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2014-09-02 | IEA Releases Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched its 'Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2014,' which finds that policy uncertainty could slow renewable energy expansion over the next five years. While the report projects renewable...
2014-09-02 | Lighting Global Urges Shift from Kerosene to Solar Lights
Lighting Global has released a study, titled ‘Energy and Carbon Benefits of Pico Powered Lighting,' which confirms that modern solar lighting products designed for low-income families without access to grid electricity are far more energy efficient...
2014-09-02 | UN-Water, UNU, UNIDO Address Partnerships for Water, Energy Access
The UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), the UN University (UNU) and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) released a report, titled 'Partnerships for Improving Water and Energy Access, Efficiency and...
2014-08-28 | BNEF Reports on 2014 Spike in Renewables Growth in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is set to add a total of 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of electric power capacity from renewable energy sources, excluding hydropower, in 2014, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). BNEF has announced that this figure is larger...
2014-08-28 | Workshop Paves Way to Caribbean Energy Centre
A regional workshop endorsed the technical design and institutional set-up of a new Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE). The finalized project document will be presented for official approval by the Caribbean...
2014-08-26 | Event: Launch of the Decade of SE4ALL Americas and Regional Meeting
This three-day event, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Ministry of Energy of Chile, the UN and partners, will start on 15 October with the official launch of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in the Americas (...
2014-08-26 | Event: 2015 Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF
The 2015 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will bring together thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. The IMF's...
2014-08-26 | Event: 2014 Annual Meetings of World Bank and IMF
The 2014 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives and academics to discuss issues of global concern,...
2014-08-26 | ADB Assesses Climate Change Costs in South Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has published a report titled ‘Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia,' which predicts that by 2050, the collective economy of six countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal...
2014-08-26 | US Department of Energy Supports Efficient Vehicle Technologies
The US Department of Energy has announced a contribution of more than US$55 million for 31 projects that aim to support the goals of US President Barack Obama's ‘EV Everywhere Grand Challenge,' and result in improvements in other vehicle...