What we do.

One quarter of humanity still relies on oil lamps and candles for lighting. Disadvantaged families spend billions of dollars every year to fuel these dim, flickering lights, which fill cramped homes with carcinogenic fumes, and routinely start fires or explode, soaking residents in burning fuel.

Further, these dirty lamps emit billions of kilograms of carbon each year. Taken together, these kerosene lamps emit more greenhouse gas than the entire nation of Belgium.

Greenlight Planet is combining cutting-edge technology with innovative distribution networks to commercialize low-power LED lanterns. The new lights are bright, long-lasting, and practical. But more importantly, they are affordable enough that villagers have immediately purchased them in cash, meaning the technology can profitably scale to help hundreds of millions.