Ireland commits vital funding to global clean cooking initiative
Minister Darragh O'Brien announced a €300,000 contribution during the United Nations General Assembly. This funding aims to tackle global household air pollution and empower women.
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O'Brien committed €300,000 over the next two years to bolster the Clean Cooking Alliance. Operating globally beneath the International Energy Agency umbrella, this initiative addresses critical environmental and public health challenges by lowering carbon emissions and curbing deforestation.
The announcement took place during the inaugural meeting on Clean Cooking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Minister O'Brien highlighted that nearly two billion people globally still lack access to clean cooking facilities, which drives millions of premature deaths each year and disproportionately harms women and girls.
Ireland has maintained a partnership with the alliance since 2010 and is a founding member of its newly restructured operation within the International Energy Agency. This financial backing will assist the organisation ahead of the upcoming Clean Summit scheduled to take place in Kenya in January 2027.