BNDES, the largest development bank in Brazil, announced this week it will significantly reduce the financing of power plants using coal or oil for generating electricity. The announcement this Monday is part of a growing effort to discourage carbon-intensive energy projects. BNDES released a new set of guidelines for public financing … [continued]
Bárbara Rubim, a lawyer and a climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace Brazil, gave a truly inspiring presentation during the opening night of the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum. It was moving, informative, and highlighted great initiatives that could be replicated around the world. You may remember that she made a comment … [continued]
As many of you know (including the dozens or more of you who were in attendance), I was in Vancouver last week for the first-ever Renewable Cities forum, which for now I’ll briefly summarize as “the best conference I’ve ever attended.” I think my favorite presentation there (that I gave, that is) … [continued]
