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The trouble with growth: Make Change Happen podcast episode 4
… fourth episode explores the possibilities of economic growth from a sustainable development perspective. Led by director Andrew Norton, the … killing 4,000 people a day . Export-driven policies have proven bad for the climate and bad for basic human welfare. But there are … by shifting from production reliant on fossil fuels to renewables, energy efficiency, clean cars and so on. Where do we go from here? It …
Article, 11 March 2020
Renewables, why bother?
… For much of the developing world producing clean energy that also mitigates carbon emissions is a very low priority. After all, why should countries that haven't significantly contributed to … local actors to get involved.   Ben Garside is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group …
Insight, 04 August 2010
Glimpse of a green new future
… this. Petrol driven cars have long been phased out worldwide. They all have been replaced by electric vehicles. Noise and air pollution has … by a network of charge points where users can charge their vehicles for long-haul trips across the country. The charging stations are powered by renewable energy sources. [flickr-photo:id=2697630497, class=right, size=m, …
Insight, 29 July 2011
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Can the impact of COVID-19 unite coalitions of young and old?
… shows how innovation can prevail in challenging circumstances. But for many millions, the picture is not so rosy. Globally there are more … many. And we know such challenges – especially to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, but also in tackling the climate … are moments for the young and old to harness their experience and energy and get the needs and rights, including of the furthest behind in …
Insight, 21 July 2020
Financiers, decision makers, practitioners and researchers from across the globe gathered to share lessons and their experience in channelling finance to local levels (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Money where it matters: how to deliver finance to the local level
… Realising the world's ambitions to combat climate change and promote sustainable development will cost 'billions to trillions' of dollars. … and researchers from around the world gathered to examine the case for channelling development and climate finance to the local level. … that has helped more than two million people access affordable, clean energy through its loans to off-grid solar enterprises. And we heard …
Insight, 15 December 2016
The Midas touch: Community savings scheme turn dung to biogas gold at the 2012 Ashden Awards
… whose loans have helped 20,000 households install renewable energy technology, benefitting over 86,000 people. There are many good ideas in the field of sustainable development, but getting them to the kind of scale that … they want to do with their savings, and any loans they wish to apply for. Setting this out in writing is “very powerful”, said the Executive …
Insight, 31 May 2012
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Corporates could teach NGOs a thing or two about sustainability
… showcases its knowledge on climate change, demographic trends, energy and hunger, through news and analysis website Alliance Knowledge … , an online interactive network with a “global female perspective.” For that reason they both rank high on the Social Media Sustainability … sustainability. All of the companies ranked were listed in leading sustainable company indexes, including the Dow Jones Sustainability …
Insight, 27 June 2012
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Cities: where public health and climate experts must meet
… pandemic, drawing on our partners’ insights and providing a platform for voices from the global South. Here, IIED principal researcher  … international organisations, local governments and citizens’ groups, all working towards equitable responses to climate and disaster risk. In … city leaders, such as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy , the World Organization of United Cities , C40 and ICLEI have …
Article, 24 July 2020
Northern Ghana: a village chief learns forestry skills. Rural communities need investment to build up forest and farm enterprises and link them to markets and support networks (Photo: Treeaid, via Creative Commons)
It's time for revolution in forest business
… Investors vie for forest land. This might risk the livelihoods of the local … the cultural forested landscapes that have provided them with food, energy, construction materials, medicines and more for generations. It … defend their interests. Yet how else is it possible to incentivise sustainable forest management and poverty reduction in the same breath – …
Insight, 17 November 2014
Solar-powered irrigated water pumps such as this one in Bangladesh can help villagers cope with unreliable rainfall patterns (Photo: Neha Rai/IIED)
Climate finance must reach poor families
… of reducing the risks of crop failure (by investing in new varieties for example), the costs of putting the pieces of your life back together … investment in new technologies can make a difference. Access to solar energy can also help in rural areas that are off the main electricity … Local governments can manage the risk of conflict and encourage sustainable use, as illustrated by the work done by commune governments …
Insight, 16 February 2015