Abstract
Globally, low-income households are faced with crippling effects of energy poverty which limit them to the use of polluting energy sources such as coal and wood. The high prevalence of the use of these ‘dirty’ fuels and the severity of their impacts on human health and the environment have necessitated widespread transition towards the adoption of cleaner energy sources. Against this backdrop, this study assesses the effectiveness of interventions that are designed to encourage and facilitate the long-term use of clean energy sources in low-income areas of South Africa. This study is based on the participants of the Eskom’s air quality offsets programme that was implemented in KwaZamokuhle in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa...
M.Sc. (Environmental Management)