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.
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...
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
My story of a 6 day/5 night tour of Cycling UK’s excellent Rebellion Way, a 400 km bike-packing route around Norfolk, ridden in the beautiful weather of early September 2023. The ride, around two-thirds of which is on roads and one-third on bridleways, runs through beautiful landscapes and is packed with fascinating historic sites. This blog (in two parts) is written from the perspective of older cyclists (like me! – aged 68); we are inevitably slower, but also have priorities that may differ from younger and/or other riders who may be more focused on completing the route quickly.
My story of a 6 day/5 night tour of Cycling UK’s excellent Rebellion Way, a 400 km bike-packing route around Norfolk, ridden in the beautiful weather of early September 2023. The ride, around two-thirds of which is on roads and one-third on bridleways, runs through beautiful landscapes and is packed with fascinating historic sites. This blog (in two parts) is written from the perspective of older cyclists (like me! – aged 68); we are inevitably slower, but also have priorities that may differ from younger and/or other riders who may be more focused on completing the route quickly.
Africa is lagging behind in achieving SDG-7 The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal-7 (SDG-7) sets the ambitious goal of affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, by 2030’. The importance of this for health, development and protection of the...