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2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize (Cleantech Oscars) Finalists — Vote Now!

January 14, 20187 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony is tomorrow, January 15. I’m here in Abu Dhabi for the awards since I was on the Review Committee and will be moderating a panel discussion between some of this year’s and previous years’ winners later in the week. I will also be covering the awards ceremony, of course, covering the World Future Energy Summit, and presenting and moderating panels at The Mobility Conference. As we’ve done in previous years, I thought it would be fun to run a poll among our readers about who you think will win Zayed Future Energy Prize awards in this 10th edition of the prize.

Unsteady Progress For SE4All Objectives Leaves 1 Billion People Without Electricity

April 4, 20177 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

Unsteady and uneven progress has been made towards achieving the UN SE4All objectives, but it is not enough, and with more than 1 billion people still without electricity and many more still using unsafe cooking fuels, countries need to step up their efforts or the SE4All objectives will fall well short of their 2030 deadlines.

“Sustainable Energy For All” Shifts Debate To Include How Energy Is Perceived

June 24, 20168 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

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 Nadeau, Chair of the World Energy Council and member of the Advisory Board of the SE4all initiative of the United … [continued]

Energy Day At COP21 Unlocks Climate Solutions

December 8, 20159 years ago sandydec 16 Comments

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 action to speed the necessary transition to renewable energy. Part of the Lima-Paris Action Agenda, Energy Day at … [continued]

G20 Energy Ministers Heart Renewables, Squash “Energy Poverty” Case For Fossil Fuels

October 3, 20159 years ago Tina Casey 19 Comments

G20 energy ministers wrapped up their first ever conference with a bang, endorsing renewable energy as the path to reducing “energy poverty.”

Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative Gathers Steam

May 25, 20159 years ago sandydec

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, banks, and other international institutions aiming to meet three interlinked goals by 2030: Ensuring universal access to modern energy services; Doubling … [continued]

Incentives Needed For Consumers To Support Grid Evolution

December 4, 201311 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

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 grid More than 7,000 people from around 120 countries attended the 22nd World Energy Congress in Daegu, South Korea, from … [continued]

What’s All This About The World Bank Not Financing Any More Nukes?

December 2, 201311 years ago Tina Casey 7 Comments

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 such facilities in the future. That’s nice, really, except that it’s not exactly news. The World Bank … [continued]

Sustainable Energy For All Targets Not Being Hit (Charts)

May 30, 201311 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

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 access to modern energy services (including electricity and clean, modern cooking solutions); to double the global rate of improvement in energy … [continued]

Energy Efficiency Roundup

May 18, 201212 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

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 thousands of dollars each year in energy costs” (and a lot of energy). “Already results show these new light … [continued]