国际能源署（IEA）宣布，在由该机构与肯尼亚共同主办的虚拟会议上，非洲国家获得了价值 9 亿美元的新的清洁烹饪领域融资承诺 [1]。这笔新资金加上此前已筹集的 22 亿美元，使得相关领域的总承诺额超过 31 亿美元 [1]。
IEA 表示，这些资金旨在扩大整个非洲大陆在清洁燃料、炉灶及相关基础设施方面的普及率 [1]。目前，全球贸易中约 30% 的液化石油气（LPG）供应仍受到航运中断的影响 [1]。尽管已有超过 7.4 亿美元的资金投入部署 [1]，但仍有近 10 亿非洲人无法获得清洁烹饪服务 [1]。
美国能源部长克里斯·赖特在会议上表示：“获取清洁烹饪是我们这个时代最具影响力却被忽视的挑战之一。”[1] 肯尼亚总统鲁托则强调：“仅有雄心是不够的，必须辅以投资。”[1]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Thursday that African nations have secured an additional $900 million in financing commitments for clean cooking initiatives [1]. This announcement was made during a virtual meeting hosted by the IEA and Kenya, which aims to expand access across the continent to clean fuels, stoves, and related infrastructure [1]. When combined with previously raised funds of $2.2 billion, the total commitment now exceeds $3.1 billion [1].
Despite these new pledges, nearly one billion people in Africa still lack access to clean cooking solutions [1]. To address this gap, a significant portion of the funding has already been deployed; specifically, $740 million is reported as having been utilized so far [1]. The initiative also supports broader policy development, with 121 new clean cooking policies identified or implemented in the region [1].
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright emphasized the urgency and scale of the issue during the event, stating that "Access to clean cooking is one of the most impactful yet overlooked challenges of our time" [1]. Kenyan President William Ruto added that while ambition is necessary, it must be supported by concrete investment, noting that "Ambition alone is not enough. It must be backed by investment," he said [1]. The sector faces external pressures as well, with shipping disruptions affecting 30% of globally traded liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies [1].