A vision for clean cooking access for all
Nearly one in three people, the vast majority of them in the poorest regions of the world, still lack access to clean cooking facilities, with major ramifications for public health, local environments
Chulhas (Cookstoves)
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Why sustainable energy matters to Children: the critical importance of sustainable energy for children and future generations
UNICEF has launched a new report highlighting the many ways in which sustainable energy is vital for children, providing major opportunities to improve their health, education, well-being and development.
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Do improved biomass cookstoves reduce fuelwood consumption and carbon emissions? evidence from rural Ethiopia using a randomized treatment trial with electronic monitoring
This paper uses a randomized experimental design with real-time electronic stove temperature measurements and controlled cooking tests to estimate the fuelwood and carbon dioxide savings from an improved
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Kenyan firm receives global recognition for ‘Cleantech’ success
BURN Manufacturing Kenya are the recipient of this year’s Ashden International Awards, the world’s leading green energy awards; for its role in helping improve the lives of women and girls in East Africa
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Women and Health: the key for sustainable development
Girls' and women's health is in transition and, although some aspects of it have improved substantially in the past few decades, there are still important unmet needs. Population ageing and transformations
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Govt to install 3 crore environment-friendly stoves by 2030
The government has stressed on the environment in the proposed budget for 2015-16 fiscal year. Among the initiatives it spelled out in the budget is to install around 3 crore environment-friendly stoves
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WHO: Air Pollution Is The World's 'Largest Single Environmental Risk'
Air pollution is the world's "largest single environmental risk", according to the World Health Assembly, which closed last week in Geneva. The assembly passed a "landmark" resolution on air pollution
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Identifying behavioural drivers of cookstove use: a household study in Kibera, Nairobi
This paper presents findings from the first phase of an ongoing case study to identify some key influences on behaviour related to energy use and the uptake of alternative clean cookstoves in households
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Rural women can play crucial role in tackling climate change
New Delhi: Women, especially those living in rural areas, can play a crucial role in tackling climate change "by changing the way they cook, gather wood or maintain household", French Ambassador to India
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Tanzania: Moshi Residents Now Crave for Energy-Saving Stoves
Moshi — THE introduction of energy-saving stoves in Moshi municipality is making a difference in the lives of people and contributes to environmental conservation. Beneficiaries of the project say that
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Speaking truth to power: why energy distribution, more than generation, is Africa’s poverty reduction challenge
Energy is important to reduce poverty, but increasing electricity generation alone will not solve the problem. In this paper, ODI uncovers that most investment in electricity generation in Africa is not