This article is part of Insider's weekly newsletter on sustainability, written by Catherine Boudreau, senior sustainability reporter. The modern stove probably doesn't make you think about protecting ...

Nearly four in five people in Africa prepare their meals over open fires or traditional stoves, utilizing wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels, but moving towards clean cooking is hard when ...

Could changing the way you cook help fight global warming? If you’ve considered this question and you live in a rich country, you’ve probably been thinking about whether to ditch your gas stove for an ...

Nigeria has pledged to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2030. But over 70% of its population still relies on unsafe charcoal and firewood for cooking, exposing mostly women and children to ...

Imagine a world where access to clean energy not only powers homes but also lifts millions out of poverty and reduces inequality. Dedicated to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...

Over 60 countries, developments institutions and companies pledged on Tuesday May 14 a total of $2.2 billions to finance access to clean cooking solutions in Africa and reduce the collateral health ...

The Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa on May 14 will bring together government leaders, heads of financial institutions, development partners, and policymakers from around the world to develop a ...

The World Bank has been increasing its financing to the clean cooking sector. Over the last seven years, between July 2015 and June 2022, the World Bank provided about US$562 million for clean or ...

About 34% of Kenyan households currently access clean cooking solutions, primarily LPG and electric cooking The government has, however, set a target of increasing access to clean cooking to at least ...

More than 2 billion people, most of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa, still rely on traditional biomass such as wood and charcoal for cooking, leading to health risks, reinforcing gender inequalities ...

Health and environmental issues looms in Africa following unregulated adoption of harmful cooking fuels that have dire ...