The many lives of charcoal

(University of Pennsylvania) In sub-Saharan Africa, charcoal dominates as an energy resource for cooking. Catherine Nabukalu, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Master of Environmental Studies program, traveled to her native Uganda to study how this fuel is produced, traded, and used. In a new article, she and School of Arts and Sciences' Professor Reto Gier é share information about the livelihoods that depend on charcoal and about its environmental toll.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news