The Clean Cooking Alliance, formerly the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, is a non-profit organization operating with the support of the

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to promote

clean cooking One aspect of energy poverty is lack of access to clean, modern fuels and technologies for cooking. As of 2020, more than 2.6 billion people in developing countries routinely cook with fuels such as wood, animal dung, coal, or kerosene. Burning t ...

technologies in lower and middle-income countries. According to the

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, 4.3 million people a year die from health problems attributable to household air pollution from the use of polluting open fires and inefficient fuels for cooking. The Alliance was announced in 2010 by then-

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. Dymphna previously worked as CEO for the

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organization. They also provide grants for research and initiatives that support the aims of the Alliance, advocate for international standards for stove manufacturers, and coordinate research and knowledge of the issues surrounding the use of clean cookstoves.

Endorsements

A number of celebrities and musical artists have used their platforms to shed light on an issue that affects 3 billion people worldwide, including American actor

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, world-renowned chef

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, Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana

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, Indian chef

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, China's

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, and Ghana's

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External links

Ghana News Agency: Govt distributed LPG cylinders and cook stovesGhana Soccer Net: Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah made ambassador for Global Alliance for Clean CookstovesGov.UK: Climate change: DFID wins award for clean cooking initiativeThe Guardian: Cookstove designs are failing the poorest communitiesInternational Business Times: Green Development: Advocates Say There's One Simple Solution To Health And Energy Woes In Developing Countries: The Clean CookstovePBS Newshour: Designing cleaner stoves for home cooks in the developing world
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140715015131/http://www.energimyndigheten.se/en/About-us/Press-/Press-releases/The-Swedish-Energy-Agency-supports-Improved-Cookstoves-in-Africa/ Swedish Energy Agency: The Swedish Energy Agency supports Improved Cookstoves in Africa]
United Nations Foundation: Strengthening the Safety of Women Refugees through Cleaner CookstovesThe White House: Protecting Public Health and the EnvironmentUniversity of Washington Clean Cookstoves Research
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