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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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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.
Journal article / A case study examines how different mixes of land use and energy technology policies could affect progress on climate action, health and energy access SDGs.
Media coverage / Francis X. Johnson, lead author of the IPCC special report on climate change and land, explained on TV4 how we need to change the way we use our land.
Other publication
Journal article / What determines household cooking practices of the dominant cooking cultures in Lusaka, Zambia?
SEI working paper / This paper explores how to combine models to better understand the interactions between energy, economy, and land use in regions that rely on woodfuels.








