Africa At The Crossroads Of Women’s Empowerment & Renewable Energy
Women are beginning to emerge as a powerful force for accelerating the renewable energy transition in Africa.
clean cookstoves
A New Push for Clean Cooking Solutions
With approximately 950 million people in Africa still reliant on traditional cooking methods, predominantly wood and charcoal, there is a pressing need to disseminate clean cooking technology as fast as possible. Research by the World Health Organization shows that the air pollution created by these methods leads to heart disease, … [continued]
Only 1% of Electricity Customers In Kenya Use It To Cook, As Wood & LPG…
Kenya Power wants to help change this and accelerate cooking with electricity.
Ready To Buy An Induction Stove? Here’s What You Need To Know
There are lots of reasons why induction cooking is better than gas: control, speed, safety, health, and the environment. In our last post, we sang the praises of induction and dug into all the reasons it is crucial for decarbonizing our lives. In this post, we assume you’re sold and … [continued]
Where Elephants Roam, Struggle For Clean Cookstoves Continues
New National Geographic series “Secrets of the Elephants” is a stunning piece of visual story telling that has a hidden backstory in the struggle for clean cookstoves.
Clean Cooking: 33 Solutions For One Renewable Energy Problem
Renewable energy has a clean power problem in the cookstove area, but help is on the way.
Clean Cooking: Let The Data Speak For Itself
Large-scale efforts and resources have been directed towards low- and middle-income countries to encourage individual households to adopt more efficient clean cooking solutions including improved cookstoves and cleaner fuels. While households initially express enthusiasm for their new stoves, they eventually abandon them.
One Million Clean Cookstoves Delivered By Envirofit
Envirofit, a for-profit social enterprise, has delivered one million clean cookstoves to customers around the world. These devices save money by decreasing annual fuel costs and they reduce exposure to household air pollution, which is a leading cause of death globally. According to the World Health Organization, in 2012 4.3 … [continued]
One Million Clean Cookstoves Cut CO2 Emissions, Fuel Costs
Social enterprise Envirofit tallies up the benefits created by its sale of one million clean cookstoves in the developing world.
DelAgua Water Filters And Clean Cookstoves Benefit 500,000 In Rwanda
Originally published on Sustainnovate. We focus a lot on innovative businesses and organizations that are bringing clean technologies to the developing world, but there’s a place for charity too. Especially during this holiday season, we think about how we can give more to those in need. But it’s not just … [continued]
