This assessment report presents an overview of the energy access situation in the Asia-Pacific region, including prevalent policies and programmes to address them, with the view to identify common challenges that could be addressed through regional cooperation.

This paper explores the emerging concept of ‘energy delivery models’, looking at the nuts and bolts of how energy is delivered from resource to user, focusing on how to reach the poor in terms of energy access and opportunities in the supply chain.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has just launched a study examining the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and human health.

This study’s main aim was to observe tribal household energy habits and determine their relationship to subsequent greenhouse gas emissions.

Some 3 billion people worldwide are dependent on rudimentary stoves that burn wood, dung or coal. These account for about 20% of black-carbon emissions globally, as well as 2 million deaths annually from smoke inhalation. More-sophisticated stoves could dramatically reduce these figures, helping to combat climate change and improve public health. (Correspondence)

An Improved Stove with Carbon Emission Programme is being launched to raise the livelihood of the communities of nine districts in the Far- Western Development Region through improved stoves.

This is compendium of 28 success stories different parts of India, of the zeal to bring about change, a determination to surpass barriers in access to energy, and a drive to adopt and promote renewable energy technologies to suit local requirements.

A coalition of countries and agencies seeking to curb Earth-warming pollutants like soot released by wood-fired ovens and methane from oil extraction, on Tuesday welcomed seven new members to its f

This study conducts a review of World Bank-financed operations, and selected interventions by other institutions, on household energy access in an attempt to examine success and failure factors and to inform the new generation of upcoming interventions.

This report by USEPA identifies and evaluates the low cost and high-impact opportunities to reduce black carbon emissions in South Asia in the industrial, transportation and residential sectors.

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