Assessing the Household Preference Level for Sustainable Clean Cooking Energy in Lagos State, Nigeria: Case Study of Biofuel

Abstract

AbstractThere is need to assess household preference level for sustainable clean cooking energy such as biofuel gel to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7 of affordable and sustainable clean energy. The study determines the factors affecting respondents’ awareness, identified factors influencing the preference level and factors influencing respondents’ willingness to pay for biofuel gel in Nigeria. Data were obtained from one hundred and eighty biofuel gel users and one hundred and eighty non-users leading to a total of three hundred and sixty respondents’ through a multi-stage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, 5-likert scale type, probit regression model, tobit regression model and double-bound logit were used to analyze the data collected. The result of the probit regression model revealed that age, years of consumption of biofuel gel, marital status, knowledge of renewable energy and familiarity with greenhouse gas were the variables affecting the respondents’ awareness of biofuel gel. The tobit regression model result revealed that years of consumption of biofuel gel, household size and price of biofuel gel, income, familiarity with climate change and gender were the variables influencing the preference level of biofuel gel. The result of the double-bound logit revealed that bid amount, years of education, household size, income and awareness of biofuel gel were variables influencing the respondents’ willingness to pay for biofuel gel in the study area. The study recommends that government at all levels should sensitize the households on the usage of biofuel gel in Nigeria to achieve goal seven of SDGs.KeywordsClean cooking energyBiofuel gelSustainable environmentPerceptionTobit regression modelNigeria