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Nature: An innovation prize for clean cookstoves
A radical shift in engine technology in the 1970s (Honda’s CVCC) drastically cut motor-vehicle emissions. A comparable game-changer could solve an even bigger pollution problem today. Read more
Former First Lady leads campaign on clean cooking
The wife of the former Head of State, Mrs Ajoke Murtala Mohammed has unveiled the Clean Cooking Energy Ambassadors Network. Read more
Sakhi Unique Rural Enterprise Wins Sankalp – Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Award; Receives Cash Prize of US$ 15,000
Sakhi Unique Rural Enterprise, which provides rural women with livelihoods by creating a supply chain dealing in clean energy products, was felicitated by Hon. Minister Social Welfare Department of Bihar Mrs. Parveen Amanullah at the Sankalp Award ceremony on April 17, 2013. Read more
Inspiring UNF-GACC documentary “BLACK INSIDE: Three Women’s Voices" Wins Grand Prix Award at the Deauville Green Awards 2013, Normandy France
United Nations Foundation film champions clean cooking solutions to protect women and the environment from deadly household air pollution. Director Rodney Rascona accepts the award for Best Corporate Film, commissioned by UNF’s Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Read more
Green energy champions line up for global prize
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Read moreSolar Cooker Review – Spring 2013
The Spring 2013 edition of the Solar Cooker Review, along with archives dating back to 1995, is available Read more
What Do You Have in Common with a Low-Income Indian Mother? More Than You Think
Imagine this: You wake up early, as always, to prepare breakfast for your family. Wiping the sleep from your eyes you shuffle to the kitchen and light the stove—out comes billowing black smoke that immediately fills the room. Business as usual. Read more
Soot is No. 2 global-warming culprit, study finds
A new study suggests that soot plays a major role in climate change – second only to carbon-dioxide emissions. Targeting soot could lead to quicker results in battling global warming. Read more
Energy-saving stoves benefit Muheza villagers
When Khadija Mtungakoa was growing up, she had only one dream – to become a policewoman. But that did not happen as she did not go beyond Standard seven and subsequently went into subsistence farming. Read more