International Day of Clean Energy: Scaling up clean energy for clean cooking 23 January, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 (Paris) Virtual Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Registration Link Image [media_placeholder] Breadcrumb Home Events & Meetings International Day of Clean Energy: Scaling Up Clean Energy For Clean Cooking 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. ProgrammeWelcome John Mitchell, Co-Chair of the CCAC Household Energy Hub, United States EPAOpening 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 MexicoSupport 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 GhanaGloria Boafo-Mensah (PhD), Research Scientist, CSIREncouraging adoption of electric cooking technology in Eswatini Mathokoza Sibiya, CEO, Ntjilo-Ntjilo Arts Network, EswatiniDiscussion & Closing remarks Moderator: Sandra Cavalieri, Hub Manager, CCAC Secretariat Watch Recording Remote video URL Activity Household Energy Mexico – Household energy sector strategy for the state of Puebla Mexico City 2023 - 2026 Mexico City Activity Household Energy Eswatini - Deliver training and awareness raising material on SLCPs from household energy use and their impacts 2023 - 2026 Activity Household Energy Uganda - Support for integrated national clean cooking strategy Kampala 2023 - 2026 Kampala Activity Household Energy Ghana – Build capacity to meet new regulation on biomass cookstoves 2024 - 2025 Organizers Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Add to Calendar Google Yahoo! Outlook.com Office.com iCal / MS Outlook
Activity Household Energy Mexico – Household energy sector strategy for the state of Puebla Mexico City 2023 - 2026 Mexico City
Activity Household Energy Eswatini - Deliver training and awareness raising material on SLCPs from household energy use and their impacts 2023 - 2026
Activity Household Energy Uganda - Support for integrated national clean cooking strategy Kampala 2023 - 2026 Kampala
Activity Household Energy Ghana – Build capacity to meet new regulation on biomass cookstoves 2024 - 2025