Topic: renewable energy

In consultations, a range of countries and interest groups have called for an energy strategy that supports sustainable development.

Bringing clean energy to India’s rural poor consumers creates cascading economic and social benefits, in addition to profits.

This piece originally appeared in The Economic Times (India).

The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today that Dr. Kevin Kennedy will lead its U.S. Climate Initiative, within the Climate and Energy Program, starting in April 2011.

This interview originally appeared on the Asia Water Project: China website and is reposted with permission.

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy & Environment blog.

Electricity consumers interested in switching to solar often find that traditional utility metering arrangements based on a “one customer, one meter” model present barriers to selling power back to the grid, siting projects, or owning systems jointly. These limitations are starting to be addressed by more flexible net metering policies in many states.

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address setting new goals for America’s energy future.

This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org

Note: this post originally appeared on the National Journal.

This piece originally appeared in China Daily and is reposted with permission.

This paper was prepared as a conference paper for the New York University / United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workshop on Climate Finance hosted in Abu Dhabi on January 22-23, 2011.

This post originally appeared on the ChinaFAQs.org blog.

Developing countries are expecting billions of dollars to fund a clean energy transformation. How can they ensure this money is spent in the public interest?

Jennifer Morgan and our team of climate experts look back on the keys to progress in Cancun, and analyze the major decisions.

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.