At least one million households in Rwanda are expected to adopt bioethanol as a clean cooking fuel within the next five years, as part of a broader push to reduce dependence on wood-based fuels and ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR said Sweden has contributed 2.9m$ to support the SAFE+2 programme for ...

Beth Tome, a farmer in Enabelbel village, Narok South-Sub-County, Narok County demonstrates how she operates a biodigester she uses at home for cooking. [Anne Atieno, Satndard] More than 6,000 ...

Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, or Tanzania need cheaper and cleaner alternative fuels for heating, cooking, or ...

The government has commended the private sector’s role in supporting the initiative to transition from wood fuels to clean ...

Most households and institutions in Uganda rely heavily on wood and charcoal to prepare meals. These two fuels are key contributors to global warming. Fast tracts of forests have been cut over the ...

The G20 elevated clean cooking as a standing item for discussion at the G20 summit held in November in South Africa.

A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia has found that polluting cooking fuel users may be at a higher risk for cognitive impairment. Highlighting the need for policies ...

Cooking fuels used across sub-Saharan Africa are a double engine of global warming. Tropical forests and savanna woodlands are hacked down to supply charcoal and firewood, removing an invaluable ...

LONDON - When Sanga Moses was traveling to the tiny Ugandan village where his mother lives, he spotted a familiar figure walking beside the road, carrying a large bundle of firewood. It was his ...