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Three billion people remain reliant on traditional stoves

Graham Watson

20th April 2018

How many people are still reliant on traditional methods of cooking? 3 billion. Yes. Half of the world's population. And one of the simplest ways of improving cooking efficiency and reducing indoor air pollution and increasing fuel efficiency is to provide better stoves. This clip highlights a World Bank scheme that has been successful in doing this in Bangladesh.

Three billion people remain reliant on traditional stoves

Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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