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Radio 4,1 min

"A brutal piece of technology"

Costing the Earth

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Tom Heap learns why kerosene lamps are so dangerous to people living off-grid in Africa. He meets Steve Andrews, CEO of solar company Sunny Money, who describes them as "a brutal piece of technology" and explains how using one at home is "the equivalent of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day".

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