Global Bid To Tackle Cooking Smoke

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 9, September 2010

 

Cooking smoke is estimated to shorten the lives of 1.9 million people a year; it also contributes to climate change.

 

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a partnership between the US government and other nations along with charitable foundations.

 

It is believed to be the first major attempt to tackle the issue worldwide. Read the full report here.

 

Source: by Roger Harrabin, Environment analyst, BBC News, UK.

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