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Category Archives: Energy and Environment
An Unlikely Development Ally: Sizing the Market for Low-Power Television
By Shanti Mahajan “In rural areas, after dark, it gets really boring.” –Abhijit Banerjee, speaking at the 2012 Bandra Literature Festival Ask a development professional about the needs of people at the base-of-the-pyramid (BoP), and you’ll probably hear the usual suspects: … Continue reading
Posted in Energy and Environment
Tagged BOP, Brazil, CLASP, development, electricity, energy, Ethiopia, gender, Global LEAP, India
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Expanding hybrid and electric bus adoption in Latin America
by Mariola Panzuela “A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” – Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá This quote, from the former Mayor of Bogota Enrique Peñalosa, has … Continue reading
Fighting illicit wildlife trafficking with the World Wildlife Fund
by Mara De Monte Wildlife crime has escalated significantly over the past decade. Between 2007 and 2011, the number of rhinos poached in South Africa increased 3000%. Illicit wildlife trade, worth at least $19 billion per year, is the fourth … Continue reading
Creating sustainable livelihood opportunities in the Himalayas
In the foothills of the Himalayas, nearly seven hours from the nearest train station, sits Avani, an NGO focused on creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities. Founded in 1997 by a couple from Delhi named Rashmi Bharti and Rajnish … Continue reading
Green growth: a new paradigm for economic development?
by Shyam Sundaram Policymakers have a number of trade-offs to consider when designing a national economic development strategy. Which sectors should they prioritize? How should foreign investment be managed? How should the country balance its short-term needs with its long-term … Continue reading
Improving water and power access in Guinea-Bissau
Estimates suggest that out of a population of 1.6 million, only 326,000 people living near the capital of Guinea-Bissau have access to a consistent power and water supply. Production and distribution of these utilities is primarily owned by the state … Continue reading
“LIGTT”-ing the way to a better growth model
Dalberg partners with technological heavyweight to launch one-of-a-kind institute by Chris Denny-Brown On March 8, via live webcast from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) campus in Berkeley, California, Dalberg’s Shashi Buluswar announced the official launch of LIGTT (the LBNL … Continue reading
Embracing a cleaner, more cost efficient fuel option in Kenya
by Naoko Koyama When I walked through Kibera during lunchtime last year, smoke was everywhere as residents cooked with firewood and charcoal. Now, a new business launched by a pioneering Kenyan company is about to change the cooking scene in … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative fuel, cooking gas, energy, fuel, Kenya, liquefied petroleum gas, LPG
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Using renewable energy to power mobile towers
As the mobile subscriber base in India rapidly grows, so does the need for expanded service. Already home to 400,000 mobile towers, the country expects to build 200,000 more over the next two to four years in order to meet … Continue reading
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Tagged DFID, electricity, energy, environment, green towers, India, mobile, mobile towers, Mumbai, rural electricity
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Supporting investment in climate change technologies
Large, increasing populations combined with rapid economic growth have positioned the Asia Pacific region as a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is also one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change: there are more people at … Continue reading
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Tagged ADB, Asia, Asian Development Bank, China, clean technology, climate change, climatech, energy, environment, India
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