The energy progress report concludes that ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is still possible but that more financial and political commitment is required. The number of people without electricity fell from 1.2 billion in 2010 to 840 million today, with India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Myanmar among the countries making … Continue reading SDG7 energy progress report concludes that ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is still possible but . . .
Tag: energy access
How we can ensure better energy access for the world’s poorest
Meeting the global Sustainable Development Goals was never going to be easy. There is growing concern that SDG7 concerning energy access is significantly not meeting its targets. Ruth Valerio writes on the Climate Home News website that just 1% of funding for energy access goes to decentralised energy, but it’s the only hope for delivering … Continue reading How we can ensure better energy access for the world’s poorest
Foreign investments in Africa’s energy need to focus on self-sufficiency, inclusiveness and sustainability
There are considerable investments now in Africa to improve the energy infrastructure and ensure better energy access. However, as written in an article on The Conversation website, Philipp Trotter, PhD candidate at the University of Bath and Sabah Abdullah, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, write that more understanding of the long-term implications of current … Continue reading Foreign investments in Africa’s energy need to focus on self-sufficiency, inclusiveness and sustainability
Decentralised renewable energy technologies offer important solution for “under-the-grid” electrification in Africa
Access to energy is a big concern. As Rebekah Shirley, Research Director at Power for All and Visiting Research Scholar at Strathmore University in Kenya writes on The Conversation website, at least 110 million people in Africa still live without such access. But there are some good solutions, she explains. Millions of urban Africans still … Continue reading Decentralised renewable energy technologies offer important solution for “under-the-grid” electrification in Africa
India’s energy transition still needs to cope with country’s caste system
Every week we are reading more and more about the important strides forward that India is making in its energy transition. Vibhor Saxena, Associate Lecturer in Economics at the University of St Andrews points out in an article on The Conversation website that some social groups are not enjoying the benefits that wealthier households are. … Continue reading India’s energy transition still needs to cope with country’s caste system
Cycling as you’ve never seen it
When we think of the impact of cycling, we think of the Tour de France and the great cycling events at the Olympics. Now Chloe Olewitz writes on the Digital Trends website about an initiative to distribute 10,000 stationary bicycles throughout India that could eventually revolutionise electricity for the billions of people around the world … Continue reading Cycling as you’ve never seen it
A global perspective on fuel poverty
Nick Butler provides a very good blog on the Financial Times website about the importance of energy and yet, according to the most recent forecast from the IEA, almost a billion people will still lack electricity in 2030. It is in everyone’s interest to change that. What do you think? Energy poverty, the plight … Continue reading A global perspective on fuel poverty
The crumbling and mismanaged state of the energy infrastructure in Africa
As we concern ourselves about Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Energy for All and global climate change agreements, there are other development concerns. Pilita Clark writes a good article in the Financial Times describing how poor the energy infrastructure is in Africa and what it means to the socio-economic development of the region. Badly run … Continue reading The crumbling and mismanaged state of the energy infrastructure in Africa
Sustainable Energy for All
Globally, there is a new effort to seriously address universal energy access, improve energy efficiency and increase the share of renewable energy. Many organisations and companies are participating. In Europe, the European Commission recently began a couple of important long-term projects in Africa under the SE4ALL banner. Krysta Villeda has written an excellent blog for … Continue reading Sustainable Energy for All
UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) opened a new global centre for Energy Efficiency as part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. The Energy Efficiency Hub (EE Hub), in Copenhagen, Denmark, will seek to help “drastically increase” energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment. … Continue reading UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub
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