College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Institute for Six-sector Economy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Sci Total Environ. 2021 Jul 15;778:146208. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146208. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
Energy is the backbone of a country's economy and development. The potential contribution of renewable energy technology to energy stability, climate change mitigation and economic growth is immense. Biogas, is a renewable energy resource and enriched with methane, produced through the breakdown of organic matters (anaerobically). The large quantity of livestock has significant contributions in Pakistan's economy, and also having a high potential for production of biogas. Therefore, this study was conducted in 6 southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, to identify the expected willingness of households for adopting any biogas system. A sum of 360 households (livestock-farmers) was selected for data collection by the procedure of equal allocation. The identification of the influencing factors on the household's willingness to adopt any biogas system was determined through probit analysis. It has been validated from the research outcomes of probit analysis that the selected household's qualification, electricity shortfall on daily basis and its impact on children's education and female work, awareness of the selected household's about the biogas utilization and its benefits as well as the availability of space have demonstrated their significance and relationship with the household's willingness to adopt biogas system. The overall model is statistically significant at 1% significance level and confirmed the impact of socioeconomic features as the prominent factors for the household's decision to adopt a biogas system. This study suggests the public awareness, which has more significant impact on identifying the household's adoption behavior. Similarly, adequate investments both at the private and public level, should be encouraged for promoting biogas technology. At the same time, the government's fiscal policy should be subsidized which will encourage the lower-income populations' participation in adopting and installing biogas plants.
能源是国家经济和发展的支柱。可再生能源技术在能源稳定、减缓气候变化和经济增长方面的潜在贡献是巨大的。沼气是一种可再生能源，富含甲烷，是通过有机物（厌氧）分解产生的。牲畜的大量存在对巴基斯坦的经济有重大贡献，也有很高的生产沼气的潜力。因此，本研究在巴基斯坦开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省的 6 个南部地区进行，旨在确定家庭对采用任何沼气系统的预期意愿。通过等额分配程序，共选择了 360 户家庭（畜牧业者）进行数据收集。通过概率分析确定了影响家庭采用任何沼气系统意愿的因素。通过概率分析的研究结果验证，选择家庭的资格、日常生活中的电力短缺及其对儿童教育和女性工作的影响、选择家庭对沼气利用及其效益的认识以及可用空间，都表明了它们与家庭采用沼气系统的意愿之间的重要性和关系。该模型在 1%的显著水平上具有统计学意义，证实了社会经济特征是家庭采用沼气系统决策的突出因素。本研究建议提高公众意识，这对识别家庭采用行为具有更重要的影响。同样，应鼓励私人和公共层面进行足够的投资，以推广沼气技术。同时，政府的财政政策应给予补贴，鼓励低收入人群参与采用和安装沼气厂。
