Carbon

The regime condemns Cubans to cook with charcoal while Díaz-Canel plays at war

Seven pieces of information explaining why Díaz-Canel talks about firewood for cooking in 2026

CUPET founder urges to "keep the revolution alive." Really?

Cuba, 2026: "We are almost indigenous"

Díaz-Canel justifies cooking with charcoal in Cuba as an example of "creative resistance."

Tutorials for Surviving in Cuba: How to Light Charcoal without Fuel

A grandmother and a grandson who do not give up in the face of Cuba's crisis

When gasoline is in short supply, ingenuity takes over: The Cuban who made his Fiat run on coal

Is this a meme? Cuban military personnel boast about "attention to the staff" with the distribution of coal, provoking a wave of mockery

While the world debates over Artificial Intelligence, Cuba survives with firewood and charcoal

The official media refers to coal as an "eco-friendly alternative" in the midst of a crisis

Coal: The Business of the Moment in Cuba, Born from Darkness

Charcoal and Fans: The Incentive for Baseball Players in Las Tunas

Cuban grandmother receives a special gift and her reaction goes viral: "My little one sent it to me."

Cuba in survival mode: This is how to create a stove with sawdust to cook without electricity or gas

Between rice, peas, and hope: This is how those evacuated by Hurricane Melissa in Granma are fed

They steal the pressure cooker that she had on the charcoal stove softening the beans

Artists astonish in Isla de la Juventud with a giant Mona Lisa painted with charcoal right in the street

At least 60,000 Cuban prisoners produce tobacco and charcoal that end up in Europe under forced labor, according to NGOs

Firewood bundles are being sold in Las Tunas due to the nationwide blackout in Cuba: "Something is better than nothing?"

"Cubans never have a day filled with joy": A Cuban reveals her reality in "the era of coal."

Coal exports increase, and Cubans ask: "What about the people's?"

Cuban in Cienfuegos transforms old rice cookers into charcoal stoves

"Neither vulnerable nor bedridden": official excuse to deny liquefied gas to a sick elderly woman in Matanzas

From gas to coal: Cuban government promotes the use of briquettes for cooking amid the energy crisis

Fires, logging, and less reforestation: the triple blow to Cuba's green lung

The matancero ponchero sets up a charcoal oven on the street so that the neighbors can brew coffee every morning

Alert: More than 9 million Cubans are cooking under precarious conditions due to the energy crisis

Young man recounts the ordeal of obtaining liquid gas in Cuba: "That's why you'll see many cooking with charcoal."

Without rice, without gas, and waiting for coal: This is how Santiago de Cuba is

They are exporting coal from Cuba while it is becoming scarce and more expensive for the people

"With plastic because there is no fuel": Cuban shows how he lights charcoal when the "blackout" hits

"With dark circles like a raccoon": Cuban shows how she survives amid blackouts and soot from the coal in the pots

This is how charcoal is lit in Cuba: It’s not a tutorial, it’s the harsh reality for thousands of families

Official journalist confirms that families are cooking with doors and windows as firewood in Cuba

Official newspaper highlights the struggle of cooking without electricity in Cuba