Health in the green economy: co-benefits to health of climate change mitigation - household energy sector in developing countries

Overview

Significant gains for both health and climate can be attained by providing access to clean cookstoves and fuels for the 2.7 billion people still dependent on the use of rudimentary, traditional biomass and coal stoves. The use of cleaner household energy technologies to reduce climate change represents a major opportunity that is not been adequately explored. More systematic assessment of benefits is needed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – along with greater consideration within climate, energy and health sectors of investment opportunities.