Despite the urgent need to reduce emissions and indoor air pollution from traditional cooking methods, Africa continues to lag behind other regions in transitioning to cleaner cooking fuels and stoves, writes Bukola Adebayo for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Despite the urgent need to reduce emissions and indoor air pollution from traditional cooking methods, Africa continues to lag behind other regions in transitioning to cleaner cooking fuels and stoves,Around 80% of Africa n households, or about one billion people, still rely on smoky, high-emissions fuels like wood, charcoal, and dung, posing significant health risks and contributing to climate change.
What's the context? A summit this week aims to kickstart Africa's push against polluting cooking stoves that hurt climate progress and people's health The IEA summit, where oil and gas execs are well-represented, will see gas as the solution. What Africa needs is people-centred renewable energy.
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