Beer, Wood, and Welfare- The Impact of Improved Stove Use AmongDolo-Beer Breweries
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article Sep 2015 ; 25 pages
Aut. Michael Grimm & Jörg Peters
Ed. PLOS - San Francisco
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Abstract:
Local beer breweries in Burkina Faso absorb a considerable amount of urban woodfuel demand.Weassessthewoodfuel savings caused by theadoptionof improved brewing stoves by these micro-breweries and estimate the implied welfare effects through the wood fuel market on private households as well as the environmental effect. We find substantial woodsavings amongthebreweries, 36% to 38%iftheyfully switch to an improved stove. In absolute amounts, they save about 0.176 kg of fuelwood per litre of dolo brewed. These savings imply huge reductions in CO2-emissions and reduce the overall demand for wood fuel, which is predominantly used by the poorer strata for cooking purposes. We provide estimates for the price decrease that might result from this and show that the urban poor are likely to benefit. Thus, the intervention under study is an example for a green growth inter vention with pro-poor welfare gains– something green growth strategies should look for.
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