Stories: 2011 Asia Clean Energy Forum

Looking for the innovations that can help developing countries achieve a low-carbon energy future, at an affordable cost.

As feed-in tariffs gain traction as a policy mechanism of choice, we must keep in mind the bigger picture of the financial health of developing country electricity sectors.

Renewable energy has the potential to transform Asian society, but only if its leaders can take it to the next level.

Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond.

Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a comprehensive study on renewable energy, entitled Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation. The report finds that by 2050, nearly 80 percent of the world’s energy supply could be provided by renewable energy sources. WRI Analyst Lutz Weischer, who works on renewable energy policies, sat down to talk about the report’s implications.

China, the United States, and the European Union take on transmission upgrades

Last month, WRI convened a group of international experts to discuss policies and incentives for increasing the use of renewable energy in the developing world. WRI’s Davida Wood and Lutz Weischer discuss the key lessons learned at the workshop and their work on helping developing countries make the transition to renewable energy.

This piece originally appeared in Solutions (Volume 1: Issue 6) and is reposted with permission.