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Fair Ideas: Focus - Sharing pro-poor sustainable energy solutions 16th June 2012. PUC University, Rio
… Vital to sustainable development is sustainable energy. Our current energy system is failing people and the planet. … of sustainable solutions, Saturday 16th June will open up a space for researchers and practitioners to discuss best policy solutions like … Energy … Fair Ideas: Focus - Sharing pro-poor sustainable energy solutions 16th June 2012. PUC University, Rio …
Publication, 01 May 2012
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) … in a warming world? The local dimension of the NDCs: 100% renewable energy International forum Date:  Thursday, 9 November Partner … Environment Institute); Angela Enriquez (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities), and Sarah Colenbrander (chair, and global programme …
Event, 06 November 2017
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… impact in each of our four focus areas. As part of our work to  shape sustainable markets , we undertook research with our partners on finance for energy access for the world's poorest communities. Our findings …
Page, 27 October 2017
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… and 2.7 billion people do not have clean and safe access to energy for cooking, leading them to breathe in toxic smoke created when burning … researches the potential of initiatives to improve people’s access to sustainable energy to promote socio-economic development and reduce … Energy … Improving people’s access to sustainable energy …
Project, 26 October 2012
A pot with bubbling food sits cooking on an open fire.
Sustainable energy: can a new initiative succeed where Rio+20 failed?
… in Durban in 2011 or its predecessor in Copenhagen in 2009. And yet energy was widely discussed at Rio+20, particularly in respect to … subsidies, and even less talk on providing access to energy services for the 1.3 billion people who don't currently have it. Energy for all Step forward Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) — led by UN secretary-general Ban …
Insight, 25 June 2012
A man stands in front of a group of seated people outside answering questions
Partnerships and collaboration for a more responsible minerals sector
… on the conditions of workers in these supply chains. IIED's work on sustainable mineral markets targets government and private sector … minerals sector includes: Membership of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) The EPRM is a multi-stakeholder … necessary for climate change objectives and the transition to green energy. They are also essential to bring about local sustainable …
Article, 04 May 2021
Which is the best approach when working for sustainable energy for all? (Photo: Bernard Polet, via Flickr)
How can we finance sustainable energy for all?
… of these challenges in November at a one-day workshop on 'Financing sustainable energy for all', co-hosted by the International Institute for Energy and … Energy … Sustainable markets … How can we finance sustainable energy for all? …
Insight, 15 December 2014
Solar phone charging on a Ugandan island shows even isolated areas in Africa are getting connected by mobile phones and creating demand for energy (Photo: futureatlas.com/blog/)
Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella
… others held with Dr Kandeh Yumkella, the UN Special Representative on Sustainable Energy for All. This was an opportunity for experts from organisations … Energy … Sustainable markets … Transforming energy access: a conversation with Kandeh Yumkella …
Insight, 31 July 2014
The UK government has warned that flooding is likely to become more frequent as the country’s climate changes (Photo: Dachlan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders
… to the UK, as the first law of its kind, it holds many lessons for national climate laws around the world. Often, national climate … or a mixture of laws addressing individual issues such as energy, pollution, transport and land use. But what marks this act out … such as the LDC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiative for Sustainable Development  and the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation …
Insight, 26 November 2018
A demonstration of solar PV products by the Energy and Environment Partnership in Tanzania's southern Iringa Region gathers an audience of all ages (Photo: EEP Southern and Eastern Africa, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bringing solar out of the shadows
Insight, 20 February 2017