Increasing the use of clean fuel will be a win-win situation for the environment as well as for women and families. Explain (200 Words)
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· The World Health Organization estimates that 4 million people die each year from pneumonia and other diseases caused by household air pollution.
· Burning wood and other biomass fuels indoors increases the concentration of PM2.5 particles.
· According to the latest National Family Health Survey (2019-21) report, 56 per cent of the rural households still use solid wood, and 11 per cent use grass, crop residue, or dung cake for cooking.
· Poor ventilation, cooking inside the living areas, asbestos roofing, and gaseous pollutants like formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds released from paints, etc., compound the challenge.
· The provision of free LPG connection to BPL households under the scheme boosted the access to clean fuel among these households as evident from the NFHS data.
· Usage of clean cooking fuel among rural households has increased from 24 per cent during NFHS 4 to 43 per cent during NFHS 5.
· As India takes over the presidency of the G-20, it would be an ideal opportunity to bring developing world sensibility to the climate commitments.
· At present, much of the discourse on reducing carbon footprint emphasises vehicle emissions and fossil fuel use in the production of electricity, but much less attention is paid to the use of clean cooking fuel.
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