Climate Solutions: Clean Cooking And Efficient Energy Use With Ben Jeffreys, CEO Of ATEC Global

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As individuals, how do we make a difference? Clean cooking is part of that solution. In this episode, Ben Jeffreys of ATEC Global talks about how we can create an impact through decarbonizing cooking and efficient energy use. With over 14 years of experience managing teams across the social enterprise, international development, and corporate sectors, Ben brings an unwavering commitment to unlocking the potential of clean cooking. Never forget that each of us can make an impact. And by supporting companies like ATEC Global and the work they're doing, we're heading in the right direction. By educating ourselves and funding interesting projects like this, we can all make a difference every day. Show Notes: (from video file)02:21 Ben's inspiration for decarbonizing cooking05:55 Solutions to a decarbonized future07:51 Air pollution from wood cooking08:51 Impact of air pollution on health20:56 The shift to green energy25:29 Moving away from microwaves29:42 ATEC's goals for household products35:04 Creating systems through IoT38:26 - ATEC's carbon impact over time About Guest: Ben Jeffreys is the CEO of ATEC, a social enterprise startup that aims to create global access to clean cooking systems. He is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur working to bring clean, decarbonized cooking to households across Asia and Africa. His work also advocates for a reduction of synthetic fertilizers that destroy our topsoil, working with organic fertilizers instead so that we can rebuild our soils. Before his role at ATEC, Ben worked as National Development Manager at SSE, Product Development Manager at Oxfam, and Retail Sales Executive at Westfield. Website Links: https://www.atecglobal.io/https://www.linkedin.com/in/btjeffreys/https://www.facebook.com/atecglobal1https://twitter.com/atecglobal1 Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below)Website: https://www.caremorebebetter.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

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0:00.0	The reason someone in, say, the United States should care about someone cooking in Asia or Africa is that we are a globally connected sort of community.
0:09.8	And the behaviours that are happening by us in, say, America or us in Africa, for example, when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions are all connected.
0:18.7	So the more we can get everyone to move towards
0:21.5	decarbonizing their lives, be that cooking, be that electric vehicles, be that grid, it's
0:27.1	going to impact all of us. So that's what connects these two areas together.
0:31.5	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.
0:40.3	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.
0:46.3	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
0:50.3	Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host,
0:59.2	Karina Belizzi, an activist and cause marketer who's passionate about social impact and building a more
1:04.6	sustainable future for all of us. Every week, I invite you to care a little bit more so that together
1:10.0	we can all build a better,
1:12.0	brighter future. Did you know that nearly half of the world's population? That's around
1:17.2	4 billion people lack access to clean and modern cooking products? This issue affects women
1:23.4	and girls in particular who lose around 13 hours per week cooking with wood, which causes
1:29.3	smoke pollution. And it's also tied to almost 4 million deaths per year. This isn't something we
1:35.4	often think of in the West. But guess what? That all impacts our global climate. That's almost
1:41.8	three times more than global deaths from traffic accidents. So think about
1:47.0	that for a moment. Lack of access to clean cooking costs the world economy approximately $2.4 trillion
1:54.7	each year. This adversely impacts and makes our global systems pretty unsafe. It pollutes people's health,
2:03.7	and it ultimately pollutes our climate. To unpack this issue and get to the meat of the problem
2:09.0	and possible solutions, I'm joined today by Ben Jeffries. He is the CEO of Atec, a social
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