AVisionforCleanCookingAccessforAll Incollaborationwith WorldEnergyOutlookSpecialReport AVisionforCleanCookingAccessforAll WorldEnergyOutlookSpecialReport INTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCY TheIEAexaminesthefullspectrum ofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits 31membercountries, 13associationcountriesandbeyond. IEAmembercountries: AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanada CzechRepublicDenmarkEstonia FinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLithuania LuxembourgMexicoNetherlands NorwayPolandPortugal SlovakRepublicSpain SwedenSwitzerlandRepublicofTürkiyeUnitedKingdomUnitedStates TheEuropeanCommissionalsoparticipatesintheworkoftheIEA IEAassociationcountries: ArgentinaBrazilChinaEgypt IndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingapore SouthAfricaThailandUkraine AFRICANDEVELOPMENTBANK GROUP TheoverarchingobjectiveoftheAfricanDevelopmentBank(AfDB)Groupistospursustainableeconomicdevelopmentandsocialprogressinitsregionalmembercountries(RMCs),thuscontributingtopovertyreduction.TheBankGroupachievesthisobjectivebymobilizingandallocatingresourcesforinvestmentinRMCsandbyprovidingpolicyadviceandtechnicalassistancetosupportdevelopmentefforts. Pleasenotethatthispublicationissubjecttospecificrestrictionsthatlimititsuseanddistribution.Thetermsandconditionsareavailableonlineatwww.iea.org/t&c/ Thispublicationandanymapincludedhereinarewithoutprejudicetothestatusoforsovereigntyoveranyterritory,tothedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundariesandtothenameofanyterritory,cityorarea. Source:IEA. InternationalEnergyAgencyWebsite:www.iea.org Foreword ForewordbytheExecutiveDirector,InternationalEnergyAgency Today,nearlyonethirdofpeoplearoundtheworldcooktheirmealswithrudimentarymethods.Theyburncoal,firewood,andevenanimaldungasfuel,breathinginhazardousfumesdaily.Itisasilentkiller,contributingtomillionsofprematuredeathseachyear,withwomenitslikeliestvictims. Manyinadvancedeconomiestakeforgrantedaccesstomoderncookingapplianceandtheenergythatisreliablydeliveredtoourhomestorunthem.Yet,theseappliancesareunaffordableorunattainableformanyhouseholdsindevelopingeconomies.Bringingcleancookingtothe2.3billionpeoplewholivewithoutittodaycantransformtheirlives.Itiscentralnotonlytothetransitiontomodern,secureandsustainableenergy,buttomanyotherfacetsofthedevelopmentagendasuchaspovertyreduction,healthandgenderequality. Byalmosteverymetric,womensufferthemostduetoalackofaccesstocleancookingsolutions.Withouttheseamenities,cookingbecomesafull-timejobformanywomen.Theyspend,onaverage,fivehourseachdaycollectingfuelandcooking,whichdeprivethemoftheirhealthaswellasopportunitieslikeaccessingbasiceducation,takingupemploymentorstartingabusinessthatcoulddeliverfinancialindependence.Manyinspiringwomenleadersareattheforefrontofadvancesincleancookingtoday,buttroublingdisparitiesinfemaleempowermentingovernment,business,andthehomemeanscleancookingremainsanafterthoughtinmanypartsoftheworld. Nearly20yearsago,asIEA’sChiefEconomist,Ifirstcalleduponpolicymakerstomakemoderncookingsolutionsforeveryhouseholdaroundtheworldapriorityissuein“EnergyEconomics:APlaceforEnergyPovertyintheAgenda?”.In2015,universalaccesstocleancookingby2030wasrightlyincludedamongtheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoals,andthisyearmarksthemidwaypointtowardthatgoal.Unfortunately,theworldhasnotcommittednearlyenoughresourcestoreachingit,mostnotablyinsub-SaharanAfricawherethenumberofpeoplewithoutcleancookingcontinuestorise. Thebarrierstodeliveringonthepromiseofcleancookingforallarenottechnical.Whatisencouraginganddisturbing,inequalmeasure,isthatthishugeenvironmental,economicandhumanchallengecouldbesolvedwithrelativelymodestinvestment.Whileaddressingtheissueiscomplex,therearesuccessstoriesinIndia,China,andIndonesia,wherethosewithoutaccesswerehalvedlastdecade. IEA.CCBY4.0. In2005Iwrote“Richindustrialisedcountrieshaveanimportantroletoplayinthisprocess.Inadditiontomoralissuesinvolved,wehaveobviouslong-termeconomic,politicalandenergy-securityinterestsinhelpingdevelopingcountriesalongthepathtoenergydevelopment.Foraslongaspoverty,hungeranddiseasepersist,thepoorestregionswillremainvulnerabletohumanitariandisasters,tosocialinjusticeandtopoliticalinstability.Lackofresourcesisnotanexcuse.Thecostofprovidingassistancetopoorcountriesmay Foreword3 turnouttobefarlessthanthatofdealingwiththeinstabilityandinsecuritythatpovertycreates.” Thisreport,inpartnershipwithourcolleaguesattheAfricanDevelopmentBankGroup,indeedfindsthatthecostsofachievingfullaccessareminimal-andthebenefitshuge.In2023,itisinexcusablethatpeoplestilllackthesefundamentalservices.BetweennowandCOP28,wehaveanopportunitytomakevitalprogressoncleancookingbyrapidlyscalingupimplementationandmobilisingthenecessaryfinancialresourcesthatwillhelpreachoursharedtarget. DrFatihBirolExecutiveDirectorInternationalEnergyAgency IEA.CCBY4.0. 4Internatio