Nearly three billion people worldwide still cook and heat their homes using biomass, coal or kerosene in open fires or simple stoves, releasing pollutants that concentrate at harmful levels indoors, disproportionately exposing women and young children who spend the most time near the cooking area. Transitioning households to cleaner cooking fuels and stoves has been identified as one of the most effective ways to reduce this exposure, alongside broader improvements in ventilation.

Which among the following is the most crucial and logical inference that can be made from the above passage?