Indoor Air Pollution

LP Gas is being increasingly recognized as a solution to indoor air pollution caused by the use of traditional cooking and heating fuels in multiple applications.
Fact … smoke from indoor cooking fires kills 1.6 million every year, much more people than malaria, and almost as many as unsafe water and sanitation
… smoke in the home is the fourth greatest cause of death and disease in the world’s poorest countries WHO has highlighted LP Gas as the cost effective solution for reducing pollution from cooking fuel “… investing US$ 13 billion per year to halve, by 2015, the number of people worldwide cooking with solid fuels by supplying them with LP Gas shows a payback of US$ 91 billion per year”
Source: ‘Fuel for Life Household Energy and Health’, WHO, September 2006

Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor air pollution is one of the biggest health problems afflicting poor communities in developing countries. The use of cleaner and more efficient LP Gas is increasingly recognized as an ideal solution to the problem of indoor air pollution caused by the use of traditional cooking and heating fuels such as firewood or coal.

WLPGA has established a relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) and has appointed Industry Council member, Kimball Chen, Chairman and CEO, Energy Transportation Group as WLPGA’s “Special Envoy on Health” with the specific role of supporting the WLPGA in contacts with health ministries and health-focused organisations such as WHO. A joint study released Fuel For Life, Household Energy and Health highlights LP Gas as the cost effective solution for reducing pollution from cooking fuel in the developing world. It recommends that $13 billion be invested annually in providing LP Gas access to deliver health benefits to the poor and contribute to sustainable development.
Source: ‘Fuel For Life, Household Energy and Health’, WHO September 2006

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Household Fuels & Ill Health in Developing Countries: What Improvements can be brought by LP Gas? - 4.5mb