Approximately 3 billion people, most of whom live in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, rely on solid fuels (i.e. wood, crop wastes, dung, charcoal) and kerosene for their cooking needs. Exposure to...
BreatheLife webinar presentations: Financing access to LPG - Programs that improve LPG service and access in Ghana, Kenya and Haiti
Black carbon (BC) emissions from household cookstoves consuming solid fuel produce approximately 25 percent of total anthropogenic BC emissions. The short atmospheric lifetime of BC means that...
“Burn Right” is a campaign launched in Sweden and Chile, along with a global online campaign sponsored by the CCAC. It asks woodstove users to followia few simple steps to get...
The global development community has taken up the challenge of improving cooking technology, but achieving health and climate benefits will require greater focus on clean fuels and broader use of...
In 2015, 193 countries worldwide adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to tackle major issues the world faces, from ending poverty, protecting the planet, to ensuring prosperity for all...
The goal of this publication is to provide an overview of solid biomass fuels suitable for cooking other than firewood or charcoal. Which solid biomass is suitable for cooking; what...
This protocol was developed and subsequently tested in 2012–2015 by Nordic test and research institutes, with Danish Technological Institute as project manager. This protocol describes a potential...
Household air pollution is the single most important environmental health risk worldwide, and women and children are at particularly high risk from exposure. This global report provides new data...
A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science of the American Heart Association
Abstract - Air pollution is a heterogeneous,...