Ben Garside currently leads IIED's work on energy access and renewable energy, with a particular interest in pro-poor and inclusive business models that improve impacts for the poorest. This includes building cross-sector problem-solving processes that tailor energy services to better suit local needs and contexts.
Current work
Pro-poor energy – more access, better impacts (people-centred energy transitions; energy policy analysis and advocacy; productive uses of energy); renewable energy and climate; social-learning and climate uncertainties.