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A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp.
New research series kicks off with look at energy delivery models
… informal and formal, is the issue that the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is considering in our  latest … Worlds . The paper series looks across sectors – agriculture, mining, energy and textiles – at the characteristics and rationale for … (and at times commercial) benefits. The first of this series,  Sustainable Energy for All? Linking poor communities to modern energy …
Insight, 12 December 2012
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… Each year international negotiators gather for global talks on climate change at the Conference of the Parties … India Pavilion Partner organisations: UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), India Ministry of Rural … value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures …
Event, 02 December 2018
Esther Msafiri demonstrates using electricity for oil pressing in Njombe region, Tanzania (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Powering local development in Tanzania
… Extending the 'productive use of energy' (PUE) for agriculture and small enterprise offers huge potential for poor … water, gender, finance and business to ensure development is sustainable and meets local needs. Government and funders can help … Energy …
Insight, 24 February 2017
Meceburi Forest, Mozambique: a young woman harvests casava (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Seeds of the post-capitalist forest?
… us a post-capitalist future? Give me a minute before you conclude for sure that these are the ravings of a lefty tree-hugger.   I recently … attended an unusually lively conference on tropical forests and sustainable development at Yale University  exploring how different … development. Here are three examples: Achieving 'Affordable and clean energy' (Goal 7) means extracting ourselves from fossil fuel use – …
Insight, 11 February 2016
Fresh vegetables on display for sale
IIED launches annual review of 2019
… to find shelter solutions. IIED works to support a shift to a more sustainable economy and inclusive markets. The review describes how the … access to forest resources. Also during 2019, IIED made the case for better collaboration between the biodiversity and development … of how, with the right approaches, IIED’s work – enriched by the energy, expertise and experience of our partners – is helping create a …
News, 05 February 2020
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… policy discussions in China Fostering collaboration and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment and trade in Africa through building … scale: examining the extent to which biogas can be a viable energy strategy for rural households in China.    BRICS urban …
Article, 01 August 2019
A man stands behind an electricity generator
Energy literacy for all? Cracking the very hard 'soft side' of energy development
… of three stock responses you get to the question of how to deliver energy access for all and leapfrog from dirty to clean energy in developing countries. … , the  Climate Change Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)  and the  Sustainable Energy for All Practitioner Network  are just a few … Energy … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 22 September 2014
House in Zambia with solar panels on the roof.
How can business help boost access to energy for those who need it most?
… £13bn Iter project announced it had gained critical final approval for the design of a key component. If all goes well for this … long to wait. While the Iter scientists attempt to solve the world's energy problems by emulating the nuclear fusion reactions of the sun, … and universal energy access, through programmes such as the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative . Yet most private sector energy …
Insight, 07 June 2013
A smiling woman from Kenya sits beside her sewing machine.
Linking Worlds: linking ‘small-scale’ producers into large and formal markets
… may reduce poverty, offer broader livelihood benefits or ensure more sustainable natural resource use. Overall, they help tackle the … series of publications . The first examines how the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative might best reach the poorest of the poor . This … Sustainable markets …
Article, 15 January 2013
New Melones Lake, California, which is facing one of the most severe droughts on record with a state of emergency declared in January (Photo: Ben Amstutz, Flickr, via Creative Commons)
2016 – when global meets local in climate action
… Centigrade'. Climate change increasingly influences the context for all development action but the ways in which that influence is felt … power , signalling massively increased corporate demand for renewable energy (though the time-frame for this is vague). The Mission Innovation …   This momentum should be reinforced by the new global goal set. The Sustainable Development Goals replaced the Millennium Development Goals …
Insight, 04 January 2016