Cookstoves

 
10 Sep 2024

Improved cookstove projects: Fighting climate change and empowering women in Kenya 

According to the Clean Cooking Alliance, 25% of the world’s population relies on polluting open fires and inefficient fuels such as charcoal, wood, and kerosene for cooking. This puts considerable stress on forest resources and leads to approximately 3.2 million deaths annually, particularly among women and children, due to exposure to smoke ...
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20 Apr 2021

Improved cookstoves play a vital role in transition to low-carbon economy

Traditional cooking methods used in poor regions of the world can hugely damaging to the health of local communities and the environment. Improved cookstoves not only reduce carbon emissions, but also reduce wood consumption and local deforestation. By investing in offsetting projects that distribute cleaner cookstoves, organisations not only reduce and avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
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17 Sep 2019

A clean winner for the US Open Tennis Championships

It was the US Open Tennis Championships this month and we were particularly excited as we have been collaborating with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on their climate program. As a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, the USTA is committed to driving climate awareness and action throughout the world. Annually ...
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13 Sep 2019

Best Carbon Offsetting Project awarded to Cookstove project in Sudan

EcoAct’s Sudan Improved Cookstove Project has today been announced as Best Carbon Offsetting Project in the Environmental Finance 10th Annual Voluntary Carbon Market Awards. The awards are selected by carbon market industry participants who vote for the projects and companies that they believe are driving change in the world of voluntary carbon finance. EcoAct’s Sudan ...
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