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Analysis: Improving Cookstoves in Bangladesh: A Novel Case Study on Blockchain Technology and Climate Change Initiatives
A greener and more sustainable society can be achieved through practical market approaches.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- blockchain, clean cooking, research
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As LPG Prices Soar, Women Return To Toxic Traditional Stoves
A 51.7% rise in the price of LPG refills between January 2021 and July 2022 has forced women from low-income homes to minimize the use of gas stoves.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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OFID Funds $36.5 Million to Accelerate Access to Clean Cooking in Madagascar
The Opec Fund for International Development is providing Madagascar with $36.5 million in loans and grants to accelerate access to clean cooking.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- clean cooking, energy access, forests, SDGs
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Analysis: Slum Women of India’s Cleanest City Exposed to Household Air Pollution
Indore has around 30% of its population living in slums with most households using mud stoves and unaware of health hazards.
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- Education, Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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To Stop Climate Catastrophe, Invest in Clean Cooking: Exploring the Lack of Funding – And Signs of Progress – In the Industry
As devastating heat waves and wildfires become an unwelcome part of summer around the world, it's clear that climate change is no longer a future risk we need to prepare for, but an ongoing crisis we need to navigate. To tackle this challenge, Dymphna van der Lans at the Clean Cooking Alliance argues that the world needs to phase out inefficient, greenhouse gas-emitting cooking methods like wood- and charcoal-burning fires – but for that to happen, funders will need to step up. She explores the lack of funding that has typically plagued the clean cooking sector, and discusses some promising signs of growing momentum.
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- Energy, Environment
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Report: IRENA Reveals Stark Reality of Electricity Access for All by 2030
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s latest annual report on the progress towards the United Nation’s sustainable development goal seven.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Press Release: COVID-19 Slows Progress Toward Universal Energy Access
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key factor in slowing progress toward universal energy access.
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- Energy
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Spark+ Invests US $4 Million in BURN to Accelerate Its Multi-Country Expansion Across Africa
The Fund’s investment will enable BURN to meaningfully increase the capacity of its manufacturing facility in Nairobi.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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