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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Past event / SEI scientists join a panel of experts to unveil a new WHO household energy policy repository, which lists clean household energy policies for 30+ countries.
Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.
Project / The objective of this study is to identify possible scenarios that would help to achieve a carbon neutral heating and cooling sector in Estonia by 2050.
Journal article / How can governments incentivize more sustainable household behaviour that reduces energy consumption?
Journal article / Researchers measure the effectiveness of a grass-roots campaign in Western Kenya to increase cooking with rock-beds for open fires and simple woodstoves.
Project / The focus of this study was on the impact of measures financed by EU Structural Funds on the fulfillment of national energy economy objectives in Estonia.
Feature / SEI has taken the first step towards creating scenarios and roadmaps for a circular economy based on organic waste resources in Naivasha.
Journal article / Renewable energy mini-grids can have significant impacts on livelihoods and improved business performance and productivity in rural parts of Africa.
Feature / Poop is a sustainable alternative source of energy that could help reduce emissions that lead to climate change.
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