By Making It on 15 June, 2011
Patrick Kormawa argues that a shift to an agribusiness development growth trajectory is crucial for poverty reduction
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By Making It on 13 January, 2011
India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy pushes to transform the promise of boundless and clean energy into reality
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By Making It on 26 March, 2010
Miguel Mendonça is the research manager at the World Future Council
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A feed-in tariff (FiT) is a renewable energy law that obliges energy suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable resources at a fixed price, usually over a fixed period.
The feed-in tariff mechanism has been used in over 50 countries worldwide, driving the majority of renewable [...]
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