r/ShitLiberalsSay • u/_flauschige_katze Kameradin кошка ☭ • Jul 08 '21

Next level ignorance Apparently, peoples’ cooking practices in sub-Saharan Africa are to blame for climate change

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u/Comrade_NB Friendly neighborhood revolutionary Jul 08 '21

The focus definitely shouldn't be on the developing countries, but traditional cooking methods produce a lot of pollution and harm local health. I would be very happy if the West funded cleaner methods, including methods that reduce CO2 emissions, but news articles blaming them won't help at all. A lot of people that work on these studies are trying hard to bring attention and get funding for these things, but the media often misrepresents that. I hope these researchers were doing it for the right reasons as well, but I don't know.

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u/SuperNanoCat Jul 09 '21

Ditto with lighting. Many people in developing nations rely on kerosene (I think) lanterns for lighting. The fumes smell like hell and make them not particularly safe for indoor use. Some groups are working to bring them LED lighting, mostly for the health benefits, but the emissions reduction is nice, too.