Climate Insights 2020: Policies and Politics
<p>A number of policies are extremely popular with Americans in 2020 and have been consistently popular across past surveys as well. For example, huge numbers of Americans favor government effort to shift
Renewable Energy
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Electricity Generation Costs 2020
<p>Electricity generated from wind and solar is 30-50 per cent cheaper than previously thought, according to newly published UK government figures. The new estimates of the levelised cost” of electricity,
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Wind And Solar Now Generate One-Tenth Of Global Electricity
<p>This report shows evidence that wind and solar have quickly increased to become a major source of electricity in most countries in the world, and are successfully reducing coal generation throughout
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Guiding Principles For Engaging In Cooperation Activities With The Private Sector
<p>IRENA has developed Guiding Principles for Engaging in Cooperation Activities with the Private Sector. The Guidelines aim to facilitate cooperation with the private sector to support the achievement
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Scaling up Africa's Renewable Power
<p>RES4Africa Foundation and Enel Foundation’s joint 3rd Flagship Publication “Scaling up Africa’s renewable power” is dedicated to de-risking renewable energy investments in Africa,
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Renewable Energy Statistics 2020
<p>The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. Renewable Energy Statistics 2020 provides data sets on power-generation
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The Impact Investors’ Blind Spot: Local Clean Energy Entrepreneurs In Kenya
<p>Impact investors have been criticized for investing mainly in foreign-owned clean energy access companies and ignoring local entrepreneurs in Africa. This working paper looks at the investments made
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ACCC: Local Government Renewables Action Tracker: Summary of Methods and Data
<p>The Local Government Renewable Actions Tracker (hereafter referred to as the “Tracker”) is a resource developed by the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator, a partnership
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The Impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s energy sector and the role of RE to empower a long term and sustainable recovery
<p>For several weeks now, Africa has been fighting against an invisible enemy: COVID-19. Although the spread in the continent is much lower than in other parts of the world today, it is not less worrying
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The Short-run and Long-run Effects of Covid-19 on Energy and the Environment
<p>Delayed investments in renewable energy projects can offset environmental gains during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a recent study.The global crisis, caused because