Energy Access & Equity
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AfricaAsiaBioenergyCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityInternational Security & WarOff-GridSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Microgrids Can Deliver Decentralized Power, Boost Renewable Energy Use and Improve Public Health
Microgrids come in at #78 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Defined as locally-managed electricity generation systems, microgrids can be powered by renewable resources ... -
Michigan Utility Deal Could Trigger 584 MW of New Solar Capacity
Michigan ratepayers stand to benefit significantly from a proposed settlement that will find the state utility finally paying the true “avoided cost” of buying ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
WoodMac Sees Peril in Trump-China Trade Dispute as Energy Decarbonization Lags
The increasingly bitter trade dispute between the Trump administration and China is shaping up as a new barrier to getting global greenhouse gas emissions ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndia
India Plans to Cut Coal Imports, Boost Domestic Production
India is planning to cut its coal imports by at least one-third over the next five years, while boosting domestic coal mining and renewable ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Senate Committee Urges Federal Support for Northern Climate Resilience
The climate resilience of Canada’s Northern communities—many of them Indigenous—is an urgent priority that calls for better financial and technical support from the Trudeau ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
High Gas Prices, Government Rebates Drive Hot B.C. Market for Electric Vehicles
Sky-high gas prices, together with up to C$10,000 in government rebates, are forecast to give a serious boost to an already healthy electric vehicle ... -
Mini-Grids+Solar Promise Reliable Power, Community Income for World’s Poorest Countries
With mini-grid technology that allows peer-to-peer solar energy trading well in hand, the next step for poor countries like Bangladesh is to allow individual ... -
BuildingsCitiesDrive to 1.5Energy Access & EquityOff-GridPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Booming Community Solar Sector Promises Access for Low-Income Households
Determined to make good on the promise of equity contained in the phrase “community solar,” more than a dozen U.S. states and non-profit developers ...
