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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

Research

July 29, 2020

Linking Electricity Access and Development Outcomes in Africa: A Framework for Action

A pharmacist works by flashlight at a hospital in Liberia. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.

Asia

Research

October 10, 2019

Financial Implications of Parched Power: Insights from an Analysis of Indian Thermal Power Companies

Research

January 14, 2019

The Evolution of Bike Sharing: 10 Questions on the Emergence of New Technologies, Opportunities, and Risks

Stack of street sharing bikes

Insights

January 11, 2019

7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

Finance
Climate
U.S. Climate
Forests
Cities
Business
biking
circular economy
stories to watch
Responsible Corporate Advocacy
deforestation
Climate Resilience
climate change
international climate policy
Health & Road Safety

California wildfire

Finance
Climate
U.S. Climate
Forests
Cities
Business
biking
circular economy
stories to watch
Responsible Corporate Advocacy
deforestation
Climate Resilience
climate change
international climate policy
Health & Road Safety

Technical Perspectives

December 18, 2018

INSIDER: Development Bank Investments in Electricity Transmission and Distribution Should Align with the Paris Agreement

Energy
electric grid
Paris Agreement
climate finance
multilateral development banks

Power tower. Flickr/Robbie V

Energy
electric grid
Paris Agreement
climate finance
multilateral development banks

Research

December 18, 2018

Aligning Electricity Transmission and Distribution Investments with a Paris Agreement Pathway

Research

February 10, 2017

Strategies for Expanding Universal Access to Electricity Services for Development

News

January 17, 2017

STATEMENT: WRI Welcomes U.S. Funding for Green Climate Fund

Finance
Climate Resilience
climate finance
Energy Access
Green Climate Fund
renewable energy

Finance
Climate Resilience
climate finance
Energy Access
Green Climate Fund
renewable energy

Research

December 16, 2016

Stimulating Pay-As-You-Go Energy Access in Kenya and Tanzania: The Role of Development Finance

Insights

March 29, 2016

Microsoft and Local Utility Partner to Green Virginia’s Grid

Energy
Business
Responsible Corporate Advocacy
electric grid
renewable energy

Potomac River power plant

Energy
Business
Responsible Corporate Advocacy
electric grid
renewable energy

Insights

January 16, 2014

5 Opportunities for 21st-Century Transport

Cities
Business
low carbon development
transportation
Health & Road Safety

A pedestrian walkway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo credit: EMBARQ

Cities
Business
low carbon development
transportation
Health & Road Safety

Insights

July 12, 2013

Helping Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Turn on the Lights in Poor Countries

Energy
Business
electric grid
Energy Access
renewable energy

Energy
Business
electric grid
Energy Access
renewable energy

Research

February 10, 2013

Implementation Strategies for Renewable Energy Services in Low-Income, Rural Areas

Asia

Research

April 16, 2010

Over Heating

Asia

Data

April 14, 2010

Thermal Power and Hydropower Plant Locations and Water Stress Level

electric grid
Finance
Freshwater
Energy

electric grid
Finance
Freshwater
Energy

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