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Can local energy systems merge climate and poverty goals? Anita Makri reports from Bellagio. 

The “tremendous expansion” of businesses selling small...

Data shows finance for coal tripled in past year, but, innovative off-grid solutions and finance models offer opportunities to meet Global Goals.

Lack of access to sustainable energy is one of the most pervasively debilitating aspects of poverty holding back development in rural Africa....

Cameroon - Wood fuel, used either directly as firewood or transformed into charcoal, is the main source of energy for cooking for over 60 percent of...

Today the Energy Globe with its 182 participating countries is the most significant environmental award worldwide, which has also been confirmed...

Index Mundi offers interesting maps about the economic relevance of power outages in a typical month.

The maps show how Power outages in firms in a...

Digital technologies are helping sub-Saharan African countries tap new sources of capital as they seek ways to close the energy access gap, writes Ben...

Despite the rush to supply Africa with electricity, consumers and small rural businesses are being left behind in their ability to use electricity. A...

In battling the timber poachers who roam the thick Sierra Madre forests near his home, Larry Garaes has found a new ally: solar panels.

With solar...

Despite growing international momentum towards climate change mitigation and the promotion of renewable energy, various African countries continue to...