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Developing on Coal
There are both benefits and challenges of developing on coal. Visit Vietnam to learn more.
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Modern Cooking Fuels
Join Dr. Scott Tinker on an unexpected journey -- in turns heart-warming, funny, eye-opening and unsettling -- to understand the benefits and challenges of bringing energy to more than 3 billion citizens of the developing world.
Modern Cooking Fuels
Season 1 Episode 1 | 26m 46s | CC
3 billion people still use wood or biomass to cook their food and heat their homes. But these necessities come at a devastating cost: 3 million people die each year from breathing smoke. Dr. Scott Tinker visits Nepal, to see how they – like many developing countries – are transitioning to modern cooking fuels, and the many benefits these bring.
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