Today 2.3 billion people globally lack access to clean cooking

This injustice can be addressed with investment of $8 billion a year to 2030 – a tiny fraction of what the world spends on energy

Read more in our report, developed with African Development Bank Group → iea.li/3WCD129

Reaching universal clean cooking access by 2030 would:

✅ Decrease premature deaths from air pollution by 2.5 million a year

✅ Save time, allowing women to pursue new opportunities

✅ Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes a year

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🗣 “I have no other option, my life depends on using firewood to cook for my kids”

Our new video explores how a lack of clean cooking access prevents women & children in Africa from pursuing opportunities like education or work

We'll tackle this issue at our Summit on 14 May ⬇️

Our Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa kicks off in 6️⃣ days!

Leaders from government, industry, international organisations & civil society will explore how strong global collaboration can drive the clean cooking agenda forward

Follow along LIVE ➡️ iea.li/3wri7Im

A pleasure to host former US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette at International Energy Agency HQ in Paris.

We discussed a wide range of issues, including global energy market developments, the growing role of electricity in energy systems worldwide, and traditional & emerging energy security risks.

🗣 “Moving households onto newer forms of household heating — for cooking in particular — accomplishes a number of things'

In this Everything Energy Talk, James Irungu Mwangi highlights the benefits of clean cooking solutions 👉 iea.li/4duEI7w

🗣 “Universal access to modern energy by 2030 is imperative & requires game-changing approaches … the rich data & insights from this report will inform & shape our collective approaches to this noble goal”

More from African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina ➡️ iea.li/4btRl18

Nearly 300 million people need to gain access to cleaner cooking each year to 2030 to achieve universal access goals this decade.

The solutions needed to do this are low-cost & all commercially available today.

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Progress in Asia & Latin America has helped reduce the number of people without clean cooking access

But in Africa, that number is still rising. Under today's policy settings, most African countries are not set to reach universal access even in the 2050s: iea.li/4ai8cD6

In just 1 week, we’ll bring together global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa!

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, 🇹🇿 President @suluhusamia, 🇳🇴 PM Jonas Gahr Støre & AfDB President Akinwumi A. Adesina will co-chair the discussions

Watch along LIVE 👉 iea.li/3JMTCIS

Cooking meals over open fires or on basic stoves results in significant damage to health, living standards & opportunities.

And women suffer the worst impacts from the lack of access to cleaner options.

Tackling this issue is affordable & achievable ⬇️ iea.li/4a8kC03

In one week, international leaders will meet at our Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa

At the Summit in Paris, International Energy Agency & our partners from around the world will mobilise resources to make 2024 a turning point on this major health, gender & development issue: iea.li/3QvpEwQ

Looking forward to co-hosting with #COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev the first COP29 AZ-International Energy Agency High-Level Dialogue on 15 May in Paris

Global energy & climate leaders will convene at IEA HQ to discuss how to deliver on the outcomes of #COP28 and build ambition for Baku

Delighted to speak alongside Ethiopian State Minister Sultan Welle Ahmed at International Energy Agency's workshop on energy information systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Co-hosted by Ministry of Water & Energy, the training offers key insights on how policy makers can use data & modelling to support energy planning

Under today’s policy settings, the uptake of EVs – including cars, vans, trucks, buses & 2/3-wheelers – is set to avoid the need for over 10 million barrels of oil a day in 2035

That's equal to all the oil demand from road transport in the US today 👉 iea.li/4a86d3O

Clean energy technology manufacturing is a new engine of growth

It creates opportunities for employment & economic development around the world, and is essential to the energy transition

Read more in International Energy Agency's new report ⬇️iea.org/news/surging-i…

Global electric car sales are on track to grow strongly again this year, reaching about 17 million

With more than 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide in 2024 set to be electric, the rise of EVs is transforming the auto industry & the energy sector

Read more → iea.li/3yf1TTa

Despite near-term challenges in some countries, the global electric car market is gearing up for the next phase of growth

Under today's policy settings, nearly 1 in 3 cars on China's roads by 2030 is set to be electric & almost 1 in 5 in the US & EU → iea.li/4bbwpw8

Investment in manufacturing clean energy technologies is surging. Last year, spending rose to $200 billion, up 70% from 2022

This is supporting economic growth & offering new industrial & employment opportunities worldwide

Read more in our new report ⬇️ iea.li/4a7mdDh