by Nigel | Jun 9, 2024 | Air pollution, Blog Posts, Energy, Environment, Health, Sustainable development
On 14 May 2024, the International Energy Agency hosted a high level Summit on Clean Cooking for Africa. This was potentially the most influential meeting ever held on a negelcted topic that is nevertheless vital for health, development, climate, gender equality, and the nevironment, for almost 1 billion of the world’s poorest people. Read here what was discussed, the concrete actions decided upon, and commentary on whether this initiative is likely to succeed in catalysing clean cooking energy across Africa by 2030.
by Nigel | May 15, 2024 | Air pollution, Blog Posts, Energy, Environment, Health, Sustainable development
An all too common tragedy Most Kenyans could tell you a story of a relative, friend, or acquaintance who has died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. In our new documentary film, published on the occasion of the historic International Energy Agency Summit on Clean...
by Nigel | Mar 6, 2024 | Active ageing, Ancient (BC), Art, Blog Posts, Commentary, Cycling, Early (1st to 10th Centuries), Hiking, History, Maps, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Sport, Tourism, Travel
My blog of a 7-day (6-night) tour of Cycling UK’s fabulous 350 km King Alfred’s Way bikepacking route, an incredibly varied adventure through stunning landscapes and thousands of years of history
by Nigel | Jan 17, 2024 | Air pollution, Energy, Environment, Feature Articles, Health, Sustainable development
This new documentary film produced by the CLEAN-Air (Africa) research team at the University of Liverpool tells the story of this major health and environmental challenge through the accounts of cooks, students, the head teachers of two schools, and those leading an exciting new initiative aiming to convert school kitchens from use to wood fuel to clean fuels such as LPG right across East Africa.
by Nigel | Dec 8, 2023 | Air pollution, Energy, Environment, Feature Articles, Health, Sustainable development
Air pollution is a critical issue for health, climate and development globally, and especially so for Africa. To date, facilities for accurate measurement of air pollution in Africa have been limited. This is now set to change with the opening of a new ‘State-of-the-Art’ air pollution laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), in Nairobi.