Cooking energy choices in urban areas and its implications on poverty reduction

Developing nations face higher stakes in the race towards a cleaner energy future, where it's matter of life, wealth, and basic human needs. Using Tanzania Panel Survey data, this study examined urban households' cooking choices their impact on reducing poverty. Employing advanced statistical models, it found that traditional sources still dominate methods, households relying them are more likely to be trapped Clean sources, other hand, reduce poverty prevalence. Education income diversification programs can facilitate an immediate shift clean achieve Sustainable Development Goals. This highlights urgency situation need for decisive action cleaner, equitable world all.