In this part of the world, despite cooking with the wrong technology - firewood has the highest carbon emission of 1170.57g/J, it takes time 9.43 minutes and consumed 354.29g of firewood to boil the water while Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumed 11.43g of fuel in 5.43 to emit 34g of carbon - the average individual in Uganda emits 11 times less CO2 than the average North American.

As reported by the International Energy Agency on the commentary “The world’s top 1% of emitters produce over 1000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1”, published on the 22 February 2023, on their ongoing work to explore people-centred energy transitions, it is no surprise that disparities of emission footprints between countries remain profound. Yet, variations across income groups were even more significant. “ The top 1% of emitters globally each had carbon footprints of over 50 tonnes of CO2 in 2021, more than a 1000 times greater than those of the bottom 1% of emitters. Meanwhile, the global average energy-related carbon footprint is around 4.7 tonnes of CO2 per person…these large contrasts reflect great differences in income and wealth, and in lifestyles and consumption patterns”.

An average school with 800 children reduce approximately 105 tonnes of CO2 per year by changing the traditional 3-stone fires to institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) when preparing their daily meals. A step closer when collectively, and despite differences in footprints, everyone’s behaviours push towards decarbonising fast enough to keep 1.5 C degrees warming in sight.