Mexico – Household energy sector strategy for the state of Puebla

This project responds to a request made by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to reduce black carbon emissions from the household energy sector in the state of Puebla.

Project reference: [MX-23-002] Mexico - Household energy sector strategy for the state of Puebla 

What we're doing

This project will deliver a Household Energy Sector Strategy for the State of Puebla which includes a black carbon assessment for the residential sector with a focus on the burning of residential fuels for cooking to support Mexico’s inclusion of black carbon in their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), as well as policy recommendations for SLCP reductions in the sector. The project will lay the foundation for improved air quality monitoring of PM2.5 and black carbon exposure in targeted communities. This project compliments ongoing projects for black carbon mitigation funded by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation for North America.

This project will achieve by its completion: 

• The Government endorses the Household Energy Sector Strategy, local community assessment, black carbon assessment and policy recommendations by the end of the project. 
• The Government of the State of Puebla has increased capacity to monitor, assess, and reduce black carbon emissions from the household energy sector by the end of the project.

Project Updates

Seminar: Experiences of sustainable cooking in Mexico and the world

On March 4th, 2025 the WRI organized a seminar on the experiences of sustainable cooking in Mexico and the world in order to identify national and international experiences, with different degrees of success, that have focused on promoting sustainable cooking actions, including the integration of new, more efficient technologies. 

Update on Demonstration Workshop on 29 November 2024

On November 29, 2024, WRI Mexico organized a demonstration workshop entitled “Sustainable Cooking Technologies: A strategy to mitigate environmental and health impacts” at Cuetzalan, in Puebla. The public event brought together representatives from the public sector, civil society organizations and sustainability experts to discuss how these technologies can contribute to the well-being of rural communities and Mexico's climate goals.

The workshop aimed to make visible and value the role of women in household cooking tasks, promoting sustainable solutions that reduce the use of firewood, improve health and maintain the cultural traditions of the region. It also explored opportunities to integrate these technologies into Mexico's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), specifically in the reduction of black carbon.

This workshop will allow WRI Mexico, as implementer of this CCAC funded project, to gather valuable inputs to design strategies to improve the adoption of sustainable cooking technologies in rural communities, promoting gender equity, health and sustainability. In addition, it will contribute to generate recommendations for the federal government to strengthen the rural household energy sector.