Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African countries have secured $900 million in new financial commitments to expand access to clean cooking technologies, which replace polluting fuels with cleaner alternatives, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said Thursday. The new pledge builds on the $2. 2 billion mobilized at the inaugural Africa Clean Cooking Summit in Paris in 2024, bringing total commitments to more than $3. 1 billion, which will be used to expand access to cleaner cooking fuels, stoves and...
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