OPINION
So, to answer the question, “when it’s Earth Day in America is it Earth Day everywhere?”
The answer is, sadly, no.
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In 2007, Indoor Air Pollution from inefficient biomass combustion cost Peru U$321,123,160
Peru could have bought every rural poor two energy efficient stoves in 2007 for the equivalent of what Indoor Air Pollution cost the country. That would be U$321,123,160 in 2007, in case you were wondering.
As we discussed last week, The Charcoal Project is leading a research on a global analysis that would put a price tag on the inefficient domestic combustion of biomass as practiced today in the vast majority of the developing world.
The figure mentioned above comes from the World Bank’s Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) reports published on their website.
We randomly selected the 2007 assessment for Peru.
Where does one turn to for support in implementing stove & briquette programs?
We realize that not every stove and briquette program is viable until some serious “ground-truthing” has occurred. But who, or what agency, does one turn to to carry out this work? What multi-lateral or development agency is spearheading the coordination of a global effort to ramp up the adoption of green technology and clean fuels for the Bottom Of the Pyramid? Does one have to go knocking on every agency or NGO door for support? Every week we get several emails from all over the world asking for help in establishing a stove or briquettes program. From Burkina Faso, to Continue reading
Meet the brave men and women of our Advisory Board!
So, you’ve been wondering how decisions get made at The Charcoal Project? Is it just Kim and Nina and the elves?
Not always.
We receive invaluable input from individuals who voluntarily serve on our Advisory Board.