Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Nearly one billion people across Africa cook over charcoal or firewood every day. $3.1 billion in commitments is what it’s going to take to change that, and the number keeps climbing. African countries secured $900 million in new financial commitments to expand access to clean cooking technologies, the International Energy Agency announced last Thursday. The funding builds on the $2.2 billion mobilized at the inaugural Africa Clean Cooking Summit in Paris in
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