IEA Chief: Clean Cooking is Africa's #1 Energy and Climate Issue

The International Energy Agency's Executive Director Fatih Birol recently made headlines saying, "Today in Africa, when it comes to energy and climate, the number one issue is clean cooking." The Clean Cooking Alliance, which works with global partners including the IEA to bring clean cooking to the billions living without it, can discuss why it's so critical to accelerate clean cooking access now, particularly in the leadup to COP28.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2023 In an interview last week with Euractiv, the International Energy Agency's Executive Director Fatih Birol said, "Today in Africa, when it comes to energy and climate, the number one issue is clean cooking."

Birol added that he's asked the European Union to back a clean cooking initiative for Africa at the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai and he plans to share a major funding proposal with officials of the European Commission and other European leaders to address the cooking crisis.

"Today in Africa, when it comes to energy and climate, the number one issue is clean cooking," said Fatih Birol.

To learn more, reach out to the Clean Cooking Alliance, which can discuss Dr. Birol's recent comments, as well as:

• why African governments including Kenya and Sierra Leonne are prioritizing clean cooking at the Presidential level
• how clean cooking can help mitigate climate change as a nature-based solution
• how responsible carbon markets can dramatically accelerate access to clean cooking