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Kenya Vows to Cut Emissions as Dirty Stoves, Fuels Kill 21,500 a Year

Reuters

   NAIROBI - More than 21,500 Kenyans die each year from cooking with
   traditional fuels like charcoal and firewood, new government data
   showed on Tuesday, as authorities pledged to meet a global goal of
   universal access to clean cooking energy by 2030.

   The health risks were greatest in rural areas, where 90% of households
   use wood stoves, compared to 70% nationwide, Kenya's first household
   survey on energy usage in cooking by the energy ministry and the Clean
   Cooking Association of Kenya found.

   It also found that 80% of households relied solely on either charcoal
   or firewood as their primary cooking fuel, with 68 billion shillings
   ($660 million) of charcoal consumed each year.

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