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Updated in [February 21st, 2023]

Access to clean cooking solutions, including modern stoves and cooking fuels, is often overlooked as part of the wider energy access agenda. This is surprising, given that four billion people – over half the world's population – lack access to modern energy cooking service, also known as MECS, for their daily cooking practices. This means that families around the world continue to rely on fuels like wood or charcoal and rudimentary stoves, leading to devastating health, climate, environmental and gender impacts that cost the world an estimated 2.4 trillion dollars each year.

While the imperatives are clear, attention and focus on clean cooking have not been commensurate. To address this gap, the World Bank's Open Learning Campus (OLC) and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) are partnering in a virtual Knowledge Exchange (KE) that builds on the recently launched, first-of-its-kind self-paced e-learning course titled The Hidden Side of Energy Access: Understanding Clean Cooking. The KE is a month-long interactive workshop series that will feature speaker presentations from various clean cooking innovators and practitioners, discussion forums, and self-paced exercises across the four modules of the e-learning.

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This course provides an opportunity to learn about the hidden side of energy access, and the importance of clean cooking solutions. It will explore the devastating health, climate, environmental and gender impacts of relying on fuels like wood or charcoal and rudimentary stoves, and the estimated 4 trillion dollars in costs to the world each year. Through the virtual Knowledge Exchange, learners will gain insights from various clean cooking innovators and practitioners, and gain a better understanding of the importance of clean cooking solutions.

Possible Development Paths include pursuing a career in energy access, clean cooking, or energy sector management. Learners may also choose to pursue further education in the field, such as a degree in energy engineering, energy policy, or environmental science.

Learning Suggestions for learners include reading up on the latest developments in the field, attending relevant conferences and seminars, and networking with professionals in the field. Learners may also benefit from exploring the various clean cooking solutions available, and researching the potential impacts of these solutions on health, climate, environment, and gender. Additionally, learners may find it beneficial to explore the various financing options available for clean cooking solutions.