This review highlights the importance of air quality in the African urban development
process. We address connections between air pollution and (a) rapid urbanization,(b) social …

Energy development in Indigenous lands has been historically controversial from socio–
ecological and ethical perspectives. Energy-development projects often privilege the …

Stove stacking (concurrent use of multiple stoves and/or fuels) is a poorly quantified practice
in regions with ongoing efforts to transition household energy to cleaner options. Using …

Abstract Globally, 2.8 billion people cook with biomass fuels, resulting in devastating health
and environmental consequences. Efforts to transition households to cooking with clean …

The use of solid fuels stoves contributes to a range of adverse health and social outcomes
and can impact regional and global climate. Reducing these impacts requires both adoption …

9 Billion people lack access to secure and affordable clean cooking fuels and technologies.
Numerous studies and initiatives have attempted to design and implement more efficient …

With a focus on renewable energy to achieve low-carbon transition objectives, there is a
greater demand for effective collaborative strategies for planning, strategic decision …

Charcoal and firewood, together comprising woodfuel, are key in the cooking energy mix in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Charcoal is made by burning wood under controlled oxygen to …

There is a wide consensus within policy, practice, and academic circles that the adoption of
modern cooking options can benefit sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous studies have examined …

Aim Globally, household and ambient air pollution (HAAP) accounts for almost 7 million
premature deaths each year. Over half of these are from incomplete biomass fuel …