Universal clean cooking access could be reached worldwide by 2030 with yearly investment of $8-billion, and clean cooking is a cornerstone of global efforts to improve energy access, gender equity, economic development and human dignity, says global body the International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Dr Fatih Birol. Nearly one-in-three people around the world cook their meals over open fires or on basic stoves, resulting in significant damage to health, living standards and gender equality.
Karpowership has been given permission to proceed with applications for environmental approval for plans to install ship-based power plants at South Africa’s Richards Bay and Saldanha ports. Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s environment minister, dismissed appeals from five environmental groups against the Richards Bay plan, according to the ruling seen by Bloomberg. In a separate ruling she allowed Karpowership to pursue environmental approval at Saldanha, overturning an earlier decision by her department to deny permission.
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