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Around 2.4 billion people use biomass fuels - wood, charcoal and animal dung - for their domestic energy needs. These are typically burned in inefficient stoves or on open fires, with serious consequences for health and the environment. SEI identifies and designs actions to help households transition to cleaner technologies and energy sources.
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Journal article / Datasets on the local impacts of biofuel feedstock production and the factors that influence adoption and/or sustained use of ethanol stoves in southern Africa.
Media coverage / Dagens Nyheter interviewed SEI Senior Research Fellow Francis X. Johnson as part of the newspaper’s investigation into the Swedish Energy Agency’s CDM program.
SEI brief / In what ways does the bioeconomy interact with the rapid developments in wind, solar and storage?
Past event / Nordic countries offer proven and scalable solutions for cutting emissions globally. What would the impacts be if more cities joined in?
Press release / SEI participated in the release of a report highlighting the contribution of innovative green solutions in Nordic cities to the reduction of carbon emissions.
Press release / Scientists at SEI and the University of York have been awarded £674,000 to develop a project to measure air pollution.
Journal article / Quantitative public acceptance studies can help countries like Kenya achieve their climate and energy ambitions.
Project / Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies in Energy Efficiency Projects
Journal article / A government programme has not yet led to an increase in liquefied petroleum gas sales, suggesting the needs for policy revisions.
