People who harness free solar energy for cooking breathe cleaner air, drink safe water, and preserve the environment.
Nearly 3 billion people cook over wood, animal waste, or charcoal fires. They breathe in smoke and soot for hours every day. And more rely on expensive, unsustainable fossil fuels.
Using no-emission solar energy to cook and make drinking water safe improves health, builds resilient families, breaks the cycle of poverty, boosts local economies, empowers women and children, and helps achieve all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Solar cooking helps reduce the high social, economic, and environmental costs of black soot and fossil fuel emissions that impact all humans and environments today.
SCI influences changes in policy, practice, and research that result in an increased adoption of solar cooking worldwide.
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Women, children, and community members breathe cleaner air, save trees and soil, save money for food and education, and stay safe from violence. Solar cooking improves the quality of life and provides a way to adapt to a changing world.
Up to 1.3 billion USD = potential global cash saved by reducing household air pollution with solar cookers.
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This 50-page guide will give you what you need to begin solar cooking, wherever you live in our world.