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A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods and Innovation in Biofuel Production among Smallholder Farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Nyamwena-Mukonza --- , South AfricaThere has been renewed interest in biofuel production globally as a response to the continuous increase in oil prices, the depletion of fossil fuels and as nations move towards a low carbon economy. The paper is a work in progress... -
A Rapid Solar Transition is not only Possible, it is Imperative!
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Schwartzman --- Department of Biology, USA Peter Schwartzman --- Department of Environmental Studies, USACatastrophic climate change (C3) is inevitable if carbon emissions to the atmosphere are not rapidly reduced and the now unsafe atmospheric level (400 ppm) CO2 (and rising) is not brought down by sequestration technologies to below 350 ppm. C3 prevention is possible... -
Organic matter fuel briquettes as a forest conservation tool in Lake Malawi National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Rantala --- WWF Finland, Finland T. Tyynelä --- MTT Agrifood Research, Finland M. Vickers --- , USAEnvironmental degradation including deforestation is of great concern in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, even in many protected areas. One of them is Lake Malawi National Park (LMNP), which encases the most populated village in Malawi, Chembe. The rise in... -
Performance of exotic tree species planted for poverty alleviation in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MM Pama J ZwolinskiThe people of Lesotho are among the poorest in the southern African region. The country is located in the Drakensberg mountains where winters are bitterly cold. Rural communities depend on woodfuels and cow dung for heating and cooking. Since the... -
The possible relation between bio-fuels, agriculture and the demand for food in South African cities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Charl van der Merwe --- Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Republic of South AfricaGlobal food security is constantly faced with new challenges as new driving forces emerge. One of these new emerging driving forces is the link between the demand for energy and agriculture, specifically with regards to food security discourses. This paper... -
Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya Q Luke --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya E Delmas --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya K Otoi --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya L Vandepitte --- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium B Adkins --- Dadacha Consulting Ltd, KenyaFew studies have addressed the terraces adjacent to the Tana River and delta. In May 2012 a survey assessed the woody vegetation of the terraces in anticipation of their conversion to a biofuel farm. The 64 000 hectares targeted by... -
Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon O. Giwa --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Collins N. Nwaokocha --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Abayomi T. Layeni --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaCement production is a significant source of air pollution as both gaseous and particulate materials released are detrimental to the ecosystem. This work was carried out in a cement industry located in Southwest Nigeria. The emission rates of carbon monoxide... -
Clean versus dirty energy: Empirical evidence from fuel adoption and usage by households in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alhassan Abdulwakeel Karakara --- , Ghana Evans S. Osabuohien --- , NigeriaThere are few studies on the determinants of energy consumption of households in Africa, particularly in Ghana. Thus, this study identifies the drivers of households’ fuel consumption for domestic purposes and examines two fuel categories (‘clean’ fuels versus ‘dirty’ fuels)... -
Spillovers, correlations and hedging among green bonds, clean energy stocks and fossil fuels: The effects of four turmoils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Foday Joof --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey Cahit Adaoglu --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey Nigar Taspinar --- Eastern Mediterranean University, TurkeyThis study investigates the volatility spillovers and the hedging among green bonds, clean energy stocks, and fossil fuels markets. During the ten-year sample period between 2012 and 2022, four major turmoils are observed chronologically: The oil price plunge of 2014–2016,... -
Potential for production and use of liquid biofuels as a strategy for developing green and circular economies in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CS Dlamini --- Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), Botswana RP Tshidzumba --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa T Gotore --- Forest Research Centre, Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe G Kabia --- United Nations Development Programme, Resilience and Sustainable Growth Portfolio, Malawi RSM Munjoyo --- Forest Management and Bioenergy, Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane Universitario, Mozambique D Kachamba --- African Forest Forum, KenyaThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) responded to global calls to address environmental challenges such as high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the use of liquid biofuels. This study assessed the potential of liquid biofuel production in the SADC region...