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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Offsets in action
<p>From Cambodian kitchens to Argentinian sugar mills, offset projects are cutting emissions and spurring development.</p>
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Fuel-efficient gas stove developed
A city-based entrepreneur has developed a gas stove which he says is several times more fuel efficient than conventional gas stoves.
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The energy-poverty-climate nexus
Close to two-thirds of the world's poorest people live in rural areas. Eradication of rural poverty depends on increased access to goods, services, and information, targets detailed in the United Nations
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Silent and deadly
AFTER vaccines and bed nets, could the humble cooking stove be the next big idea to save millions of lives in poor countries? Hillary Clinton, America
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Cleaner, Healthier Cookstoves
Here is a shocking statistic: nearly two million people
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Measuring energy access: supporting a global target
The paper notes that nearly one-third of humanity still lacks access to modern energy, which is considered a critical factor in realizing sustainable development. It suggests establishing an international target for universal access to modern energy, and investigates the practicalities of measuring and reporting on such a target.
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Improved cookstoves and better health in Bangladesh: lessons from household energy and sanitation programs
The objective of this study is to identify lessons for improving cookstoves in Bangladesh through an evaluation of existing programs, the international experience on improved stoves, and the lessons from successes in the sanitation sector.
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Better burning, better breathing: Improving health with cleaner cook stoves
Every morning and evening, millions of women in India spend an hour or two cooking their rice, dal, curry, and roti or other flat bread. Most will prepare their meals over a smoky, 3-stone open fire or a traditional clay or brick cook stove called a chulha.
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UNEP awards for two institutions
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday awarded an appreciation to two institutions that managed to produce environmental-friendly products while at the same time having capability to improve livelihood for poor people.
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Two laureates take on global warming's 'black beast'
Two Laureates of the Rolex Awards, one from the United States, the other from the Philippines, will team up in a bid to devise a fast-track solution to help overcome one of the major drivers of global climate change.