“Local manufacturing changed everything,” said Etulan Ikpoki, Country Manager of BURN Manufacturing Nigeria. By reducing the amount of wood and charcoal households burn, BURN prevents carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. “Clean cooking is one of the few climate solutions Nigeria can scale quickly, credibly, and at household level. Their message was unified: clean cooking is not a luxury – it is infrastructure. As Ohaji concluded, “When clean cooking is affordable, everyone wins – the family, the forest, and the future.”By Ajibola Adedoye