Activities

Workstream | Household Energy Hub
Ongoing
Developing and conducting black carbon emissions testing and protocols for heat stoves
The domestic heating component of the Household Energy Initiative seeks to decrease emissions of black carbon from the residential burning of solid fuels (biomass and coal) for space heating: one of...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Uruguay | Closed
Addressing air pollution from firewood use in the residential and service sectors in Uruguay
The Coalition's Solution Centre funded a workshop to address air pollution from firewood use in the residential and service sectors in Uruguay based on good practice established in Chile. Responding...

Activity | Finance, Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines Hub, Household Energy Hub
Closed
Black carbon finance study group
Black carbon is a major contributor to near-term climate change and a dangerous air pollutant. It increases glacier melting, harms public health, disrupts weather patterns and reduces food security...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Ongoing
Burn Right campaign
“Burn Right” is an awareness campaign launched in Sweden and Chile, along with a global online platform sponsored by the Coalition. It asks woodstove users to follow a few simple steps when burning...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Ghana | Closed
Designing cookstove labels to influence consumer behavior in Ghana
More than 70% of Ghanaians use biomass fuel, such as firewood, charcoal, and agricultural waste for cooking, which exposes them to harmful air pollutants. Around 13,400 deaths occur per year in Ghana...

Activity | Finance, Household Energy Hub
Nigeria | Closed
End-user finance for clean energy in Adamawa state, Nigeria
Nigeria is severely constrained by an insufficient supply of reliable electricity. Most villages are off-grid, and those who do have access to electricity, are subject to daily blackouts. As a result...

Activity | Bricks, Cooling Hub, Finance, HFC, Household Energy Hub
Closed
Feasibility assessment: Short-lived climate pollutants finance innovation facility
There are many technologies and project types with demonstrable short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) mitigating potential that are in theory commercially viable. However, even for these cases private...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Kenya | Closed
Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in Kenyan homes
Approximately 3 billion people around the world use open fires or traditional stoves with solid fuels, such as wood, charcoal, dung, crop residues, and coal, for cooking and heating their homes. Open...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Closed
Market assessment to identify potential outcome payers for clean cookstoves and fuels
The Coalition supported a feasibility study to assess market enabling activities designed to activate and scale up adoption of clean cookstoves and fuels. The study has high potential to unlock new...

Activity | Household Energy Hub
Congo (Kinshasa) | Ongoing
Opportunities for transition to clean household energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), 95% of the country’s energy supply is made up of biomass. It is the form of energy most in-demand in rural areas where approximately 65% of the...

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