How Tanzania’s ‘War on Charcoal’ harms people and the environment A World Bank study from a few years ago concluded that Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, consumed the equivalent of 16 olympic-sized swimming pools of wood charcoal every day. Added end to end, our back of the envelope calculation concluded this was enough charcoal
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The news about the environment hasn’t been good these last few months and this article in Mongabay by Sam Friedberg may offer a window in what might be in store for other parts of Africa as the impact from the climate crisis turns once fertile lands into dusty fields, leaving rural farmers with no option
NEWS: Charcoal demand extinguishes a way of life in Madagascar Read More »
Kenya’s first briquette association to be held in Nairobi on July 23rd.
Kenya briquette manufacturers association to hold first general meeting July 23rd Read More »
Today we inaugurate SPOTLIGHT, a new regular series that focuses on social entrepreneurs on the frontlines of the battle to deliver cost-efficient, quality, and sustainable energy solutions to consumers and small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. Our Spotlight today is on Raising Gabdho Foundation, a Uganda-based non-profit with robust charcoal briquette sales in Kampala. But Raising
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Credit the International Center for Investigative Reporting for breaking the story of an unlicensed Chinese company setting up large-scale illegal charcoal operation deep in the Nigerian jungle. Unfortunately, it seems the Chinese nationals behind these two illegal charcoal factories had inside help when it came to setting up shop. According to the article, reported by By
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IEA: By 2040, SSA will see a 40% increase in bioenergy consumption and a burgeoning $70 billion USD industry.
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A recently completed weed-fired power plant in Kenya is set to generate 12MW of electricity while also creating some 2,500 new jobs.
A Kenyan weed promises to deliver energy! Honest! Read More »
The Charcoal Project is pleased to announce a new collaborative effort with MIT D-Lab to host a convening for biomass briquette producers in October 2018. The Advancing Sustainable cHarcoal Enterprises at Scale (AScHES) Convening will be held in Naivasha, Kenya Oct 1st-Oct. 5th. At this convening, producers will be provided training in a range of business
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