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    Energy
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    6 Conversations We Need to Have on the Energy Transition

    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • international climate policy
    Wind turbines on top of a mountain overlooking the sea in Costa Rica.
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • international climate policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 25, 2022

    Innovative Partnerships Bring Community Solar to Low-income Households in the US

    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Solar field in Denver, Colorado
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Funding for an Equitable Clean Energy Transition Already Exists

    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    Wind turbine at dusk, Columbia Gorge, Wasco, Oregon, USA
    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2021

    6 Innovative Ways to Fund Climate Action and Equity in US Cities

    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    Solar panels on homes in Boulder, Colorado.
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

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

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

    Clean Energy Can Help Southeast Asia Recover After COVID-19

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Two farmers stand in their field in Thailand, in front of wind turbines.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 2, 2020

    3 Hurdles to Racial Justice in Clean Energy – and 3 Ways U.S. Cities Can Overcome Them

    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Orlando at night
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    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

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • 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
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    August 14, 2019

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

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

    Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Rooftop solar panels on Sadar Hospital in Hazaribaug, India
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 6, 2019

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

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

    How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Maasai woman
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    May 10, 2018

    These 20 Water-Stressed Countries Have the Most Solar and Wind Potential

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Solar panels in Utah
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    February 27, 2018

    How Open Data Can Help Solve Kenya’s Energy Access Problems

    • Energy
    • data
    • Energy Access
    • human rights
    Kibera, Kenya
    • Energy
    • data
    • Energy Access
    • human rights
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 4, 2018

    Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Power plant in Germany
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 22, 2017

    India’s Renewable Energy Push: A Win-Win for Job Creation and Electricity Access

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Solar engineers in Tinginaput, India
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 4, 2017

    Entrepreneurs Use Mapping Tools to Locate New Markets, Dispelling Darkness a District at a Time

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    sales agents for solar power systems in Tanzania
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access

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