Ostheimer: Working with World Partners

Gerard Ostheimer
Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign
Wed., February 21, 2024 (10:30am)
Working with World Partners: The International Outlook

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1. African Ethanol Cooking Fuel Opportunity for Market Growth February 2024 Gerard J. Ostheimer, PhD Manager CEM Biofuture Campaign
2. AFRICA IS NOT SWITCHING TO CLEAN COOKING FUELS FAST ENOUGH Switching to LPG and electricity dominates increases in clean cooking access Change in the number of people (in millions) cooking with the indicated fuel, 2015 - 2022 # of Asians cooking with traditional biomass, coal, and kerosene DECREASED # of Africans cooking with traditional biomass INCREASED Change in Cooking Fuel Users (in millions of people) Traditional biomass
3. AFRICAN ETHANOL COMMERCIAL SUCCESS KOKO Networks sells ethanol cooking fuel to 1.2 million households in Kenya
4. Power Transport Industry Buildings Cross-Sectoral Enabling Environment INTERNATIONAL PUSH FOR AFRICAN CLEAN COOKING 2024 IEA Clean Cooking Summit • Increase funding for clean cooking • 14 May 2024 2024 G20 Brazil • Social Dimensions of the Energy Transition • 01 October 2024 2025 G20 Presidency South Africa • Focus on African Energy Transition • Fall 2025 2025 COP30 Brazil • Stocktaking • Global commitments • Fall 2025 IEA Clean Cooking Summit Co-Chairs • Tanzania President | Samia Suluhu Hassan • Norway Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre • IEA Executive Director | Fatih Birol
5. COLLABORATION TO GROW AFRICAN ETHANOL MARKETS The global Agri-Ethanol Industry should 1) Build international support for Ethanol Fuel • IEA Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa • G20 Brazil 2024 > G20 South Africa 2025 2) Show African governments the benefits of reducing tariffs and improving tax policy 3) Recruit Development Finance Institutions, Foundations and Donor Agencies 4) Connect African Business Leaders to the global Agri-Ethanol Industry to enable joint business ventures GLOBAL SUPPORT NATIONAL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCE MARKET CREATION 1 2 3 4
6. Assembling the Net Zero Circular Carbon Economy Gerard J. Ostheimer, PhD Manager | CEM Biofuture Campaign gerard.ostheimer@biofutureworkshop.com THANK YOU