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A groundbreaking UN carbon credit program just funded cookstoves in Myanmar that will save lives, protect forests, and cut emissions. This first-of-its-kind project shows how global climate action can deliver real health benefits to communities that need it most.
A local government in Lagos is handing out free cooking gas refills to 4,000 residents across seven wards, offering immediate relief from rising energy costs. The initiative distributes 3kg gas cylinders on a first-come, first-served basis at designated stations in each ward.
When a clean cooking company wanted to claim Kenya's entire carbon credit allocation, the government said no. Now Kenya is building one of Africa's strongest frameworks to ensure climate progress benefits its own people first.
A bold new initiative aims to replace deadly wood and charcoal cooking methods across Africa, reaching people in places as remote as those that already get Coca-Cola. Mission 300 Accelerator is expanding access to modern cooking technologies that could save millions of lives.
Two major development banks are teaming up to bring electricity and clean cooking to hundreds of thousands of Rwandan families. The $300 million program will create 6,000 jobs while cutting indoor air pollution that harms women and children.
Nigeria just signed a major agreement with the International Energy Agency to reduce methane emissions and bring clean cooking gas to 5 million homes by 2030. The partnership marks a turning point for Africa's largest economy as it tackles pollution while expanding energy access.