The total number of people lacking access to clean cooking has remained relatively stagnant for decades, with gains outpaced by population growth. The progress on reaching SDG 7 is farfetched and in some situations going into reverse.1 Approximately 2.3 billion people, or nearly one-third of the global population, still prepare their meals using open fires or rudimentary stoves, exposing themselves to dangerous smoke from burning coal, firewood, charcoal, animal dung, and agricultural waste.
The purpose of this policy brief is to communicate the urgent need to accelerate access to clean cooking as a critical part of a just energy transition given the significant negative socio-economic and environmental impacts of continued reliance on polluting cooking solutions.
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