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Climate
North America
Insights
March 12, 2021

Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net zero
  • climate policy
  • climate legislation
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
The United States Capitol Building at night.
  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net zero
  • climate policy
  • climate legislation
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
Energy
Africa
Multimedia
March 2, 2021

Powering Development with Energy Access

  • Energy
  • podcasts
  • Energy Access
  • WRI India
  • Energy
  • podcasts
  • Energy Access
  • WRI India
Energy
Africa
Insights
February 3, 2021

Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • manufacturing
  • renewable energy
A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • agriculture
  • finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • manufacturing
  • renewable energy
Energy
Asia
Insights
October 19, 2020

Clean Energy Can Help Southeast Asia Recover After COVID-19

  • Energy
  • Economics
  • Commentary
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Two farmers stand in their field in Thailand, in front of wind turbines.
  • Energy
  • Economics
  • Commentary
  • coronavirus
  • electricity
  • economy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Energy
Latin America
Insights
August 19, 2020

How to Use Forests to Fend Off a Water and Energy Crisis in Colombia

  • Forests
  • Water
  • monitoring and evaluation
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • water
  • watersheds
The Sumapaz Páramo landscape near Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Forests
  • Water
  • monitoring and evaluation
  • water scarcity
  • Water Security
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • water
  • watersheds
Climate
Africa
Insights
July 29, 2020

Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • findings
  • sustainable development goals
  • electricity
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • sustainable development
Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • findings
  • sustainable development goals
  • electricity
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • sustainable development
Energy
Asia
Insights
July 14, 2020

Solar Power: A Rural Indian Hospital’s Key to Fighting COVID-19

  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • renewable energy
  • WRI India
The front of Nav Jivan Hospital in Palamu district of India.
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • renewable energy
  • WRI India
Energy
Asia
Insights
October 24, 2019

Powering Remote Hospitals with Solar: Overcoming the Remaining Challenges

  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • WRI India
Makunda Hospital, in a remote rural area of India, often faces power outages. Solar panels could help hospitals like this one maintain more reliable electricity. Photo by Amala Devi/WRI.
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • WRI India
Energy
Africa
Insights
September 4, 2019

For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

  • maps
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 4
  • Sustainable Development Goal 7
  • Africa
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • kenya
  • renewable energy
Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
  • maps
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 4
  • Sustainable Development Goal 7
  • Africa
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • kenya
  • renewable energy
Energy
Africa
News
September 4, 2019

RELEASE: New Data Platform Helps Governments, Entrepreneurs Expand Access to Clean Electricity in East Africa

  • Energy
  • maps
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • maps
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Africa
Africa
Insights
August 14, 2019

Closing Sub-Saharan Africa’s Electricity Access Gap: Why Cities Must Be Part of the Solution

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • electricity
  • Africa
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals
power line in Kenya
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • electricity
  • Africa
  • poverty
  • sustainable development goals
Energy
Insights
June 20, 2019

Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • Governance
Rooftop solar panels on Sadar Hospital in Hazaribaug, India
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • India
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • Governance
Energy
Initiatives
June 14, 2019

Energy Access Explorer

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Energy
Africa
Insights
March 13, 2019

In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • kenya
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • Energy Access
  • health
  • kenya
  • public health
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Energy
Asia
Insights
February 6, 2019

In Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal, Off-Grid Renewables Bring Power to Remote Villages

  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
solar panels in Ghandruk, Nepal
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
Africa
Africa
Insights
November 29, 2018

How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • energy security
  • health
  • kenya
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
  • solar
Maasai woman
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Africa
  • energy security
  • health
  • kenya
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
  • solar

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