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Fighting Poverty with Clean, Renewable Solar Energy: Mauritius Company to...
ToughSolar, backed by a UN initiative, aims to offer some 33 million Africans access to clean, renewable solar PV systems. The program's success would help fight poverty, reduce health risks and...
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Energy Efficiency Roundup
Some more top energy efficiency news from around the internet: Lighting Science Group has completed the first phase of a relighting project in Washington, D.C. that will “save the city tens of...
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Peru, South American Nations Turn to Reverse Auctions to Accelerate Renewable...
Peru and other governments in South America, including Brazil and Uruguay's, are making headway as they strive to develop renewable energy resources that reduce CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
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REN21, UNEP Reports Highlight Challenges Amid Record Renewable Energy Growth
The drive to develop and deploy renewable energy worldwide has been no 'blip on the radar screen,' but rather a sustained effort, the cumulative magnitude and effects of which are laid out in two...
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Rio+20: More than 50 Countries, $50 Billion in Pledges for UN’s “Sustainable...
Confounding pessimistic expectations for Rio+20, Ban-ki Moon announced encouraging news regarding the UN's "Sustainable Energy for All" program. The UN Secretary reiterated his assertion that...
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Accelerating the Drive toward Renewable Energy (CleanTechnica Exclusive from...
Editor’s note: The following is an exclusive CleanTechnica article from one of the world’s top renewable energy leaders, Adnan Z. Amin. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. By Adnan Z. Amin In 2011,...
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Connie Hedegaard: Clean Energy Revolution Is Critical, Do-Able, & Good For...
Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission since February 2010, gave a great keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi...
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We’re On Target For Catastrophe, But Clean Energy Technology Is Growing Fast...
A group of international energy leaders were recently on a panel for “Sustainable Energy for All,” a major UN initiative aimed at making “sustainable energy” available for all people or the world by...
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Sustainable Energy For All Targets Not Being Hit (Charts)
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath In 2011, the UN General Assembly established three global energy objectives to be accomplished by 2030: to ensure universal...
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Report Highlights Importance of Making “Low-Carbon, Water-Smart” Energy Choices
US society needs to make the right choices today in order to assure adequate, affordable supplies of both energy and water. Pursuing a strategic pathway centered on low-carbon renewable energy...
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What’s All This About The World Bank Not Financing Any More Nukes?
As the cleanup drama continues to unspool around the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the Internets have been cheering the news that the World Bank will not be financing any more...
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Incentives Needed For Consumers To Support Grid Evolution
Originally published on ABB Conversations. By Jochen Kreusel. A major topic at the recent World Energy Congress in South Korea was how consumers can help integrate more renewable energy into the power...
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Abu Dhabi Ascent Highlights (Exclusive Videos)
I’ve already posted about the biggest highlights of Abu Dhabi Ascent*, at least from what I saw there. Links to those stories are below. However, aside from those stories, here are videos of other...
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More Than A Light Bulb: How Clean Energy Is Powering Health Clinics Beyond...
It is hard to overstate the effect that access to reliable electricity can have on people’s lives in rural communities worldwide. That’s why we are so supportive of interventions like off-grid clean...
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Why Is The World Bank Failing On Energy Poverty?
World Bank energy investments are categorically failing to end energy poverty. That’s the stark finding of a new report released by Sierra Club and Oil Change International which measures how...
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Wind & Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In UAE
A new report describes how the UAE renewable energy sector could skyrocket, taking the country off the table as a major customer for US natural gas Wind & Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In UAE was...
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Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative Gathers Steam
The Sustainable Energy for All initiative held its second annual Forum in the UN General Assembly Hall last week. SE4All is a multi-stakeholder partnership of governments, businesses, civil society,...
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Power For All: Electricity For All From Clean Renewables Is Cheapest &...
Originally published on Solar Love. Power for All is a global campaign dedicated to promoting the fastest, most cost-effective, and most sustainable approach to universal energy access. It was first...
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Energy Day At COP21 Unlocks Climate Solutions
Some of the best news of 2015 about our ability to resist and adapt to climate change is the powerful increase in numbers of subregional and panregional governments, businesses, and cities taking...
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“Sustainable Energy For All” Shifts Debate To Include How Energy Is Perceived
Originally published on Energy Post. By Marie-José Nadeau The Paris Climate Agreement and the inclusion of energy in the Millennium Development Goals were two key moments in 2015, writes Marie-José...
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