I had to get a third dose 1 month after having Covid just to be allowed into a Western country. My second dose wasn't recognised by "the West" because administered in Kenya. Of inequalities and stupid power games 👇 #COVIDIOTS

"The heat is already here and it’s unbearable. What we’re experiencing in Freetown right now has never happened before — it’s unprecedented. We need adaptation, not just mitigation" Heat officer Eugenia Kargbo. Vanessa Nakate Greta Thunberg David Wallace-Wells bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Two new exciting interdisciplinary postdoctoral positions at BES Stirling to study conflicts between biodiversity/energy/justice with Dr Isabel Jones

JOB ALERT: New open-ended lecturer post Loughborough Geography and Environment Loughborough University! Research specialisms in economic and urban geography, preferably at the intersections of climate change, finance, infrastructure and development. Closing date is 3 April. Full details lboro.ac.uk/join-us/outsta…

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: Join CCA and partners for the Clean Cooking Forum 2022, to be held from October 11-13 in Accra, Ghana! #CCF2022 This event will convene key stakeholders to take action on achieving universal access to #cleancooking. Learn more ↓ ow.ly/zz2g50I1l6I

Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah remembered – 50 years after graphic.com.gh/features/opini…

🚨We are #hiring a Senior Knowledge Broker! If you are convinced of the power of knowledge to improve #internationaldevelopment and eager to make knowledge more useful and accessible, then check out the #vacancy at this link 👉 thebrokeronline.eu/were-hiring-se… #Job #jobopening

Come and work with us In Loughborough! Five new posts available in MECS. mecs.org.uk/mecs-research-…

Job alert! UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources is seeking a Research Fellow for CCGResearch. #CCG seeks to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems, and understand the political economy of #CCG in Kenya, Zambia, Lao and VietNam. Applications close 31/08! bit.ly/3PKJSiK

Ghana's Director of Renewable Energy, Seth Mahu, closes the workshop by stressing the growing opportunities for higher tier cooking solutions like electricity. He also accentuates the importance of data management.

Today at #CCF2022: Modern Energy Cooking Services launched the #Ghana eCookbook, the latest in the MECS eCookbook series! Results show that cooking with electricity can be 2-4 times cheaper than cooking with LPG or charcoal. #CleanCooking Access the eCookbook 👇 ow.ly/8gWi50L5eI1

"Electrification and Clean Cooking Go Hand in Hand"- so they do! Integrated Energy Plans launched in #Nigeria and #Malawi pave the way for a more holistic approach to #energy #access planing. prosyn.org/eIg1JJN by Damilola Ogunbiyi #electrification #cleancooking #energyaccess

Starting today at 18:30 UTC+2: ‘LCEDN at the COP: Voices from the frontline’ A roundtable discussion organised by LCEDN, chaired by Yacob Mulugetta (CCG, ICL) & featuring speakers from TENN, IPCC, South Centre, Loughborough University & UCL. Watch at: climatecompatiblegrowth.com/cop27-livestre…

Happening today 13:00 GMT #webinar Join us online to learn about “Rwanda’s National School Feeding Programme – lessons for institutional energy transitions and climate resilience” Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Hosted by WFP, Loughborough University STEER & Rwanda Min of Edu

1. Here are a set of extraordinary, crucial facts that scarcely anyone is aware of. What is the biggest source of PM2.5s (the deadly particles that cause a very wide range of health conditions and early deaths) in the UK? Diesel exhaust? Tyre and brake dust? Smoke? No. Ammonia🧵

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Professor Ed Brown, Research Director of MECS, introduces the global aims of the Global electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo), highlighting the critical importance of partnerships for rapidly scaling electric cooking worldwide. #eCooking #COP28📷 #GeCCo

Adnan Amin, CEO of #COP28 , launching the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (Global Ecooking Coalition ) - an initiative involving Loughborough Geography and Environment Loughborough University colleagues via Modern Energy Cooking Services @LboroSTEER who are working to improve worldwide access to clean cooking. 2.8BN people currently don't have this

I'd wished I had a forum like this when I was youth climate ambassador 15yr ago! Great to speak and engage with LCOY Ghana and share some insights on energy access, the modern energy cooking transition and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. Keep up the great work!