A new report from London-based development company Crown Agents has concluded that 2018 will be the year solar hits its commercial tipping point, resulting in a dramatic drop-off in price making the technology viable for a billion people, and opening the door to save developing countries up to 80% by switching to solar from diesel and petrol.
The World Bank Group has announced this week that it intends to help developing countries add 30 GW of renewable energy … [continued]
Below is another initial version of an article I wrote for The Economist Group’s GE Look Ahead website (months ago). … [continued]
The first-ever announcement of a national divestment move — the government of Norway’s decision to divest from coal — represents … [continued]
Last Thursday, September 4, marked “National Clean Energy Summit 7.0: Partnership & Progress”—a day-long annual clean energy summit in Las … [continued]
Biofuel crops need space to grow, and space is expensive… in rich countries. In poor, developing countries, not so much. … [continued]
[social_buttons] Despite not having a lot of other modern conveniences or even necessities, the developing world does have its share … [continued]
Here’s an opportunity to wisely spend some of the $100 billion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised at Copenhagen to cut the greenhouse gases of developing nations by aiding in the development of renewable energy infrastructure to by-pass fossil fuel dependence.
Apparently one in four Chinese cities and seven out of 10 counties are without sewage-treatment plants, according to the People’s Daily.
One of the contentious issues at Copenhagen is how much money to give to the developing world to help avert … [continued]
