“Rather than ignoring reality, a far more pragmatic approach is needed to reduce the impact of charcoal on our forests and our climate. This means taking a holistic look at both the supply and demand side of the equation,” explains Anne Wheldon of Ashden.
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Enterprises currently working in the clean cooking sector and seeking $100,000 to $5 million USD in outside debt or equity investment are invited to complete the simple 3 page application form, which should take no more than 2 hours to complete. Applications must be submitted by July 21, 2013 11:59 pm EDT.
GACC: $100,000 to $5 million USD available for investment Read More »
A letter from TCP to the Global Fraternity of Energy Poverty Geeks and Practitioners.
TCP confesses to unbridled procreation of new ventures. Read More »
Ned Starck is rumored to have said, “Winter is coming. And every home needs a good stove. And every stove needs good fuel.”
Weekend reading: Focus on Cookstove Fuels Read More »
If, like us, you were unable to attend this year’s biennial Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove meeting in Phnom Penh in March, then here’s your chance to” geek out” to all things clean cookstove.
Proceedings of GACC Biennial meeting in Phnom Penh available now Read More »
Via Kenya’s Daily Nation — (16/04/2013) Investment in private forestry is becoming profitable, in Western Kenya due to increased demand for wood fuel by textile and food processing industries.
Grain farmers who have invested in commercial forestry are recording huge profits as a result of the high demand for wood products that has outstripped forest plantation establishments.
NEWS: Grain farmers shifting to planting trees, especially for fuel Read More »
Think of it as the Higgs Boson of energy poverty alleviation.
Seriously, though, this blog post comes to us from Harvest Fuel Initiative-partner, ARTI-Tanzania (a type of Large Hadron Collider on its own) and tells the whole story of how ARTI, The Charcoal Project and the Scale-Ups program at MIT’s D-Lab are coming together to help address one of the root causes of various social and environmental problems in the developing world: the dependence on wood and charcoal for cooking and heating in the developing world.
TCP+MIT+ARTI = HFI in TZ Read More »
Is your institutional wood or charcoal stove gobbling up fuel faster than you can feed the sucker? Are you looking to sell institutional stoves? Do you want to know more about how these puppies work? Than search no further and sign up for this free webinar on March 7th!
WEBINAR: Institutional Cookstoves Read More »
In this issue of WASHplus Weekly, the focus is on fuel “stacking,” which is the use of multiple fuels/stoves at one time. Stacking is a complex factor that influences the adoption and use of cookstoves. In many households, traditional stoves are used at the same time as improved cookstoves, or the different stoves may be used for different foods. Evidence points to the simultaneous use of different fuel regardless of income levels. Households continue to use different fuels as their incomes rise, and they do not immediately abandon the use of fuelwood. Other factors, such as reliability of supply, safety, and taste preferences of food cooked using fuelwood, may be factors under consideration by households.
WASHplus Update focuses on fuel “stacking” Read More »
Let’s just say that after almost 40 months since The Charcoal Project paddled out sea, the big waves are finally starting to form on the horizon.
The Harvest Fuel Initiative is the name of the first very big wave we plan to surf this year.
TCP + MIT = Harvesting Waste for Energy & Poverty Alleviation Read More »
I feel strongly that better fuels and technology is as close to a silver bullet for improving the livelihoods of half of the world’s population as any other intervention out there.
What 40 Months Mean to TCP Read More »
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