The city of Philadelphia has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050, and the State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform is illustrating opportunities to reach that goal equitably. Access to clean energy benefits is inequitable across the nation, and Philadelphia is no exception. Philadelphia is one of the most energy-burdened … [continued]
Renewable energy communities provide a blueprint for a fairer green energy transition. San Giovanni a Teduccio is a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Italy. Once an industrial center, today it’s home to abandoned factories that sit in ruins by the sea. But the rooftop of a former orphanage … [continued]
There are few places in the world where energy poverty is more rife than in refugee camps. About 80% of those who live in camps have absolutely minimal access to energy for cooking and heating, and about 90% have no access to electricity. Displaced families can use renewable energy to create revenues, and start the journey to reclaim their lives. Women and girls are safer when they have access to a cleaner energy source for lighting and cooking.
120 million EU citizens face situations of ‘energy poverty’.
G20 energy ministers wrapped up their first ever conference with a bang, endorsing renewable energy as the path to reducing “energy poverty.”
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone Access to electricity is crucial for sustainable economic development. Yet 1.3 billion people around the world live without basic access to electricity. Many of these people rely on unhealthy polluting kerosene lamps for nighttime lighting. Those with access to electricity in the … [continued]
International wind energy leader Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has received an order to provide wind turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya, Africa — a project that Vestas claims will be the largest wind power project in Africa upon completion. The Lake … [continued]
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 multilateral development banks (MDB) fare on their efforts to end energy poverty. The report benchmarked recent MDB investments in clean energy access … [continued]
RenewEconomy. The International Energy Agency has challenged the claim by the global thermal coal industry that centralised coal-fired generation is the best solution to energy poverty – where more than 1 billion people in Asia and Africa still go without power. Over the last year, the coal industry has tried … [continued]
Somebody tried to make #climatebullies happen last spring and it didn’t take, so we thought it would be a nice idea to give them a little assist in advance of the big Climate Week event set for New York City in September. If the climate bullies thing is new to … [continued]
