International Day of Clean Energy: Scaling up clean energy for clean cooking

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(Paris)
Virtual

In celebration of the International Day of Clean Energy, held on 26 January with the theme of “Clean Energy for People and the Planet”, the CCAC Secretariat hosted a webinar to share the latest trends, identify opportunities and share experiences from CCAC-funded projects on mitigating black carbon from household energy in Mexico, Ghana and Eswatini.  

Progress toward SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy is slow. With its current pace, about 1.8 billion people will still lack access to clean cooking in 2030, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This stalled progress not only exacerbates public health crises and gender disparities but also intensifies the impacts of climate change. Polluting cooking fuels (biomass) accounts for 58% of global black carbon emissions – a potent warming-causing pollutant – and accounts for 2% of global CO2 emissions.  

Acknowledging the inherent linkage between household energy use and climate change, several governments in access-deficit countries have already considered clean cooking initiatives in their NDCs (IRENA, 2025). As countries prepare for the NDC 3.0, there is an opportunity to amplify the momentum of having more governments adopt cleaner and more efficient household fuels and technologies that can significantly contribute to climate goals and improve public health. 

Programme

Welcome  

John Mitchell, Co-Chair of the CCAC Household Energy Hub, United States EPA

Opening remarks: Opportunities to advance clean cooking through the NDCs  

Caroline Ochieng, Programme Officer – Energy Access Policy, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA  

Developing a household energy strategy for the State of Puebla, Mexico  

Saul Pereyra, Climate Action Manager and Ana Cecilia Perales, Technical-Administrative Coordinator for Air Quality, WRI Mexico

Support for integrated national clean cooking strategy in Uganda 

Rob Bailis, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Build capacity to meet new regulation on biomass cookstoves in Ghana

Gloria Boafo-Mensah (PhD), Research Scientist, CSIR

Encouraging adoption of electric cooking technology in Eswatini  

Mathokoza Sibiya, CEO, Ntjilo-Ntjilo Arts Network, Eswatini

Discussion & Closing remarks  

Moderator: Sandra Cavalieri, Hub Manager, CCAC Secretariat

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