Advancing renewables-based clean cooking solutions
The SDG 7 target on achieving universal access to clean cooking fuels and technologies remains elusive. Over the next decades, the world will need to accelerate its shift to renewables-based clean cooking solutions aligned with the 2030 Agenda. To facilitate knowledge sharing on scaling up adoption, IRENA is organizing a series of virtual knowledge exchange webinars in partnership with leading institutions focusing on different solutions, including bioethanol, biodigesters, and electric cooking.
Past webinars
19 September 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST
Key Messages and the Way Forward
The final session of the IRENA Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Renewables-based Clean Cooking convened policy makers and decision-makers in the private sector, financing institutions and market development organizations to reflect on the key findings emerging from the solutions deep-dives, and discuss urgent actions needed to raise ambition and investment flows at the scale necessary to achieve SDG 7 by 2030.
See the session agenda here.
19 July 2023, 13:00 – 15:00 CEST
Solutions deep dive on solid biomass
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The fourth solution deep-dive session was co-organized with Practical Action focusing on solid biomass. The session discussed the current landscape of solutions and the role of solid biomass fuels, as part of a broader clean cooking strategy, to achieve universal clean cooking access. It also discussed enabling conditions needed to facilitate adoption and build sustainable markets and supply chains for such solutions.
See the session agenda here.
10 May 2023, 13:00 – 15:00 CEST
Solutions deep dive on electric cooking
This third solution deep-dive session was co-organized with the Modern Energy Cooking Services programme focusing on electric cooking. The session explored the barriers and challenges faced by stakeholders especially from a policy, financing and local market development perspective. It showcased lessons from developing countries and various initiatives highlighting the pathways to accelerate the adoption of electric cooking solutions as part of broader clean cooking, climate and agriculture development strategies.
See the session agenda here.
19 April 2023, 13:00 – 15:00 CEST
Solutions deep dive on biodigesters
This second solution deep-dive session was co-organized with SNV focusing on biodigesters. The session explored the barriers and challenges faced by stakeholders especially from a policy, financing and local market development perspective. It showcased lessons from developing countries and various initiatives highlighting the pathways to accelerate the adoption of biodigester solutions, and maximize their socio-economic and environmental benefits as part of broader clean cooking, climate and agriculture development strategies.
See the session agenda here.
5 April 2023, 13:00 – 15:00 CEST
Solutions deep dive on bioethanol
This first solution deep-dive session on bioethanol was co-organized with the Council on Ethanol Clean Cooking (CECC) and UNIDO. CECC was launched at COP 27 in Egypt jointly by Mali, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and Kenya, as a multi-stakeholder platform to share information and experience, including best practices so as to create a sustainable bioethanol industry and associated value-chains for clean cooking in member countries towards achieving SDG 7 and NDC commitments.
The session explored the barriers and challenges faced by stakeholders especially the private sector, SMEs and entrepreneurs. It showcased success stories in developing countries and various initiatives highlighting the pathways to accelerate the adoption of bioethanol solutions as part of broader clean cooking strategies.
See the session agenda here.