Canadian Consulting Engineer

Burning Up

January 30, 2012
By Canadian Consulting Engineer

Roughly 2.7 billion people -- 40% of the world's population - depend on wood, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating.

Roughly 2.7 billion people — 40% of the world’s population – depend on wood, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating.

More than 20% of the global population, or 1.4 billion people, remain without access to electricity.

— source, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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