Measurement of the GBEP indicators in Kenya and links to the Bioeconomy in Africa
Stockholm Environment Institute
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Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, 72 % of urban and 98% of rural households use fuelwood for energy. ? In Kenya use of charcoal in urban areas has risen by 64 % in two decades. ? charcoal industry provides employment to 500,000 people and generates over US$427 million but kept out of the formal economies of this country (Njenga, 2018) ? A ban in 2018 for charcoal production
Author:
Rucio A Diaz Chavez
Theme/Sector:
Environment and Natural Resources, Bioenergy
Year
2018
