Great combination to promote sustainable energy: crowdfunding and education

Derek Markham has provided a good article on the CleanTechnica website about a team using the crowdfunding model to help bring about a revolution in clean energy investment and deployment. You should enjoy This Project Taps Into Crowdfunding & Education To Finance 100% Renewable Energy How can we get to 100% renewable and clean … Continue reading Great combination to promote sustainable energy: crowdfunding and education →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the July update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: MDBs Boost African, Asian Energy Access, European Building, Lighting Efficiency During the month of July, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released data demonstrating the growing market share of renewable energy, which has … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →

Twitter for the Sustainable Energy Transition in Europe

I actively send out tweets and have been doing so for several years. For the most part, they complement my sustainable energy blog, Energy in Demand. I now have over 5,400 followers @EnergyDemand and the level of activity is encouraging. Based in Paris and London, obviously the policy world gravitates around the European Union – … Continue reading Twitter for the Sustainable Energy Transition in Europe →

Climate change: the problem is not just the type of energy we are using, it’s what we’re doing with it

This is important summer reading. Jason Hickel, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, writes a thought-provoking article in The Guardian on what it really takes to effectively address climate change. What do you think? Clean energy won’t save us – only a new economic system can Earlier this year media outlets around … Continue reading Climate change: the problem is not just the type of energy we are using, it’s what we’re doing with it →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the June update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: World Bank and India Team Up on Solar, US$1 Billion Pledged for Sustainable Energy in Pacific The New Energy Outlook 2016, a long-term forecast published in June by Bloomberg New Energy Finance … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: MDBs Prioritize Clean, Efficient Energy, Invest in Infrastructure to Expand Electricity Access During the month of May, many multilateral development banks (MDBs) hosted their annual meetings, at which sustainable energy was often … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →

Important funding strategy for energy activities in Africa

The African Development Bank Group is taking a significant step forward by approving a multi-year strategy for a new deal on energy in Africa. The new deal includes supporting the transition to green growth that includes an emphasis on energy efficiency and scaling up energy access. The PR Newswire on the StarAfrica website provides the … Continue reading Important funding strategy for energy activities in Africa →

New multilateral support in Turkey for transition to low carbon economy

The Turkish Daily News welcomed new financial support from the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank to support sustainable energy initiatives. EiD has a confession because we work a lot in Turkey on energy efficiency issues and we are certain this support will have good impact. World Bank’s unit supports $300-million green, sustainable … Continue reading New multilateral support in Turkey for transition to low carbon economy →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the April update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: Public Finance Leverages Private Flows to Renewables Universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy, the seventh of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed last year, starts with access to finance. … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the March update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: Majority of 2015 Renewables Investment Went to Developing Countries When governments adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September of last year, they agreed to a goal of ensuring access to affordable, … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →