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This debate can be quite a conundrum. LPG is a non-renewable fossil fuel. Charcoal is a renewable biofuel, CO2 neutral if we replace trees we consume. Biomass is 70% of our energy. Replacing it with LPG is not eco-friendly. 1/3
Also LPG is imported it consumes forex while the charcoal business provides jobs at the the bottom. We should be looking at more efficient ways of producing charcoal, e.g retort/pyrolysis kilns (see picture) and also planting more trees than we consume 2/3 
In #BottomsUpEconomicsKE we are looking at how we can transform the charcoal value chain into a win-win-win proposition. Win for jobs, win for households, and win for the environment. These are some of the conversations we are having with #HustlerNation #BottomsUpEconomicsKE 3/3
