The Clean Cooking Alliance brought an important message to the
Clean Cooking Summit: Action on clean cooking cannot wait.
PARIS, May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Over 1,000 people from nearly 60 countries
convened in Paris, France on
May 15, 2024 for the first-ever
Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa,
hosted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and co-chaired by
the leaders of the governments of Tanzania and Norway, the African Development Bank, and the
IEA.
"We are here at this Summit not just to
discuss another energy issue, but to drive a movement — one that
transforms the pace and scale of progress on the most underinvested
climate, health, and development challenge we face. " - Dymphna van
der Lans, CEO, CCA
The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) brought an important message to
the Summit: Action on clean cooking cannot wait.
"This is not a time for half-measures or incremental progress,"
CCA CEO Dymphna van der Lans told the audience. "We need bold,
transformative action that puts clean cooking at the center of our
global agenda. Together, we can unleash the immense potential of
clean cooking to improve lives, empower communities, and safeguard
our planet for future generations. Let us seize this moment and
commit ourselves to nothing less than a clean cooking revolution —
one that leaves no one behind."
Just a few of the Summit's many highlights include:
Governments and the private sector pledged US $2.2 billion in financial support to clean
cooking efforts.
Fatih Birol, Executive Director,
IEA: "Going forwards, we will rigorously track the commitments
announced today to make sure they're met on time and in full — and
continue to do our utmost to bring greater resources and attention
to this critical issue."
The importance of collaboration was repeatedly emphasized,
including at the Plenary Session on Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
chaired by CCA CEO Dymphna van der Lans. CCA was heavily involved
in coordinating with the IEA on preparations for the Summit.
Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, CCA: "We are here at this Summit not
just to discuss another energy issue, but to drive a movement — one
that transforms the pace and scale of progress on the most
underinvested climate, health, and development challenge we
face. "
CCA and partners launched the Principles for Responsible Carbon
Finance for Clean Cooking during a pre-Summit technical session on
carbon finance, co-hosted by CCA and IEA. Focusing on integrity,
transparency, fairness, and sustainability, the Principles serve to
guide responsible conduct and enhance the confidence that buyers,
investors, households, and governments have in clean cooking carbon
markets. The Principles were recognized in the IEA's Declaration on
Clean Cooking and were endorsed by over 100 organizations.
Hanaan Marwah, Chief Investment
and Strategy Officer, KOKO Networks:
"These Principles provide much-needed guidance to actors in clean
cooking carbon markets. This includes the commitment to
continuously improving methodologies, while codifying other best
practices around financial transparency and use of funds. Carbon
financing is a unique and vital tool for scaling access to modern
clean cooking energy, and I hope these Principles will enable them
to be used ambitiously."
CCA and the World Resources Institute (WRI) announced a new
strategic partnership to further embed clean cooking into a broad
range of sustainable development initiatives.
Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director
for Africa and Global
Partnerships, WRI: "This partnership with CCA enables us to work
collaboratively to tackle one of the biggest development challenges
ever. We are thrilled to combine efforts with CCA to embed clean
cooking solutions into our work across energy, cities, vital
landscapes, and food at WRI."
CCA engaged heavily with the media, with interviews and stories
appearing in The World from PRX, Le Monde, Radio France, France 24, Quantum Commodity Intelligence,
Climate Home News, and many other prominent outlets.
Jillene Conners Belopolsky, Chief
of Staff and External Affairs, CCA: "Clean cooking has been the
most under-invested global health and environmental solution, but
the commitments made at the Summit represent a promising turning
point. Our task now is to hold these commitments to account,
ensuring they turn into real funding for concrete programs and
projects on the ground."
Media Contact
Kip
Patrick, Clean Cooking Alliance, 2028879040,
kpatrick@cleancooking.org, https://cleancooking.org/
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