financing development
Entrepreneurship, capital and capitalism
Ranil Dissanayake was trained as an economist and historian. He now specializes in aid effectiveness, and can also be found blogging at AidThoughts
Renewable energy options in developing countries
Developing countries are witnessing a substantial growth in their greenhouse gas emissions, mostly due to rapid industrialization …
Everywhere under the sun
Solar power has a unique opportunity in undeveloped and developing regions, particularly those with over-burdened and/or limited electricity grids.
Women entrepreneurs transforming Bangladesh
Key to Grameen Shakti’s success was the deliberate drive to involve women in the take-up of renewable energy …
Carbon capture and storage:
A necessary climate mitigation tool
Helge Lund, President and CEO of Statoil, illustrates the growing importance of new carbon capture and storage technologies.
Energy for development
The private sector is a major driver of economic growth, and a thriving business environment is a pre-condition for the development of a dynamic private sector …
The next industrial revolution
Nobuo Tanaka looks at the technologies for reducing industrial CO2 emissions and the policies that are needed to ensure their widespread use.
Financing renewable energy
Extracted from Private financing of renewable energy – a guide for policymakers written by Sophie Justice, and published jointly by the Renewable Energy Finance Project, Chatham House; Bloomberg New Energy Finance; and the UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative. *** A broad range of financial institutions are now investing in or lending money to the renewable […]
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