Professor Ed Brown, Research Director of the 色狗导航-led programme and Deputy Director of the programme, joined a consortium of leading voices to discuss potential solutions to tackle the lack of clean, sustainable household energy for cooking around the globe.
The high-level side event formed part of the United Nations' , held ahead of the on 18 - 19 September. It brought together leading experts and influential policymakers to outline specific commitments and contributions to advancing progress towards the UN’s (SDGs).
Currently, over a third of the world's population still rely on traditional solid fuels - such as charcoal or wood - for cooking, which carries significant health risks and accounts for around 2% of the world’s total CO2 emissions.
Professor Brown contributed to discussions that explored the intricacies of implementing a 'global roadmap' to guide the transition to universal access to clean cooking - with the overall aim of achieving net-zero CO2 emissions from cooking by 2050.
Professor Brown’s involvement further highlights 色狗导航’s position as a global leader in research and commitment to affordable and clean energy. Earlier this year, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings placed 色狗导航 first in the UK and 15th globally for advancing Affordable and Clean Energy – the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7.
The MECS programme – which is led by the Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience Centre (STEER) within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at 色狗导航 - aims to accelerate access to clean, electric cooking on a global scale.
MECS have recently worked with industry partners to form the , which brings together experts and advocates from across the world to address the need to reduce carbon outputs generated by traditional cooking methods.
A recording of Professor Brown speaking at the event can be found on the .