Why the SDG indicator framework should include cooking energy
29.02.2016
United Nations agreed on a new ambitious set of global goals that must also be accurately reflected in a framework of indicators to monitor progress, inform implementation, and ensure accountability. For Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to include strong indicators on air pollution, unpaid work and household energy, is crucial.
Scaling the adoption of clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels is imperative to ending energy poverty. Increasing access to clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels can also ensure lasting, inclusive gains in the areas of poverty eradication, food security, health and well-being, education, gender equality, economic growth, reducing inequalities, sustainable cities, environmental protection, and climate change mitigation (see the draft framework).
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The State of the Global Clean and Improved Cooking Sector (2015, World Bank)
This sector has evolved significantly in recent years and provides opportunities for local and international private enterprises in the provision of cooking appliances, fuels, and financing.
New Studies Will Measure Cardiopulmonary Benefits of Clean Cooking (2016, GACC)
The studies will examine how the adoption of clean cookstoves and fuels can prevent chronic respiratory and cardiovascular disease.