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This chart is a reproduction of this chart from EEI that has been used to suggest that EPA's regulatory
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by Manish Bapna and Jacob Werksman - November 29, 2010An update from the International Anti-Corruption Conference.
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by Xiaomei Tan, Deborah Seligsohn, Zhang Xiliang, Huo Molin, Zhang Jihong, Yue Li, Letha Tawney and Rob Bradley - October 2010The low-carbon energy imperative
Among the issues domestic and international policymakers must address in combating climate change is how to deploy and diffuse current low-carbon technologies in developing countries.
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by Jonathan Lash - September 29, 2010The under-served rural Indian market offers opportunities for investors to support the sustainable energy solutions of the future.
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by Stephanie Hanson - September 10, 2010Could a major industrialized country be powered entirely by renewable energy? Germany wants to be the first to try.
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Wind power is a nascent industry in the United States, but has the potential to spur job creation. Several studies show that wind power creates more jobs than power generation from fossil fuels.
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by Saurabh Lall, Santosh Singh and Sreyamsa Bairiganjan - September 01, 2010SBA Hydro is just one of the many companies starting to bring clean energy to India’s rural poor.
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by Athena Ballesteros and Smita Nakhooda - April 2010The electricity sector lies at the nexus of two urgent global imperatives: powering economic activities and livelihoods and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of fossil fuels. The international community is looking
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by Davida Wood - April 19, 2010WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.
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by Amanda Sauer, Piet Klop and Sumeet Agrawal (HSBC) - April 2010Water-related risks are receiving more attention than in the past, yet the connection to power sector development is not well understood by investors, governments, and companies in South and Southeast Asia. This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to
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by Smita Nakhooda - March 08, 2010South Africa's plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.
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by Manish Bapna - November 23, 2009Leaders must overcome the mistrust that has characterized recent U.S.-India relations on climate change and energy.
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by Athena Ballesteros and Smita Nakhooda - June 30, 2009WRI submitted comments to the US Treasury on key issues the World Bank must address during its World Bank Energy Strategy review.
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by Ella Delio and Kathy Doucette - June 30, 2009The market potential for energy savings companies (ESCOs) in India is great, yet barriers still stand in the way of the industry's growth.
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In the Southeast from 1997 to 2006, total fossil fuel consumption increased approximately 14 percent, outpacing the national average rate of 5 percent growth.
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Energy efficiency is significantly cheaper than producing electricity with new power plants (see chart) and offers additional economic and environmental benefits.
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This chart shows near-term energy efficiency potential in the Southeast, compared to DOE projections for electricity consumption through 2015.
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by Chandan Singh - April 10, 2009In India, Energy Service Companies and local governments are teaming up to increase energy efficiency and save money.
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by Athena Ballesteros - October 08, 2008This week's first-ever CIF Partnership Forum must ensure that new Clean Technology Funds will help developing countries quickly transition to zero-carbon technologies.
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by Emily Chessin - September 09, 2008The Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI)---a collaboration of decision-makers and civil society to improve electricity sector governance in developing counties---has launched a new program in South Africa.