By Yossef Ben-Meir* MARRAKECH, Morocco | 22 July 2024 (IDN) — For many organizations and agencies around the world, the matter of scaling local successes of development remains a seemingly insurmountable challenge and obligation. When participating in conferences, strategic planning, open forums, and studies on this critical necessity, so much of the consideration is focused […]
Wind and Solar Energy Make History in 2023
By Simon Evans and Dr Verner Viisainen The following excerpts from an article, issued by Carbon Brief, and being republished under a CC license LONDON | 23 June 2024 (IDN) — In 2023, wind and solar combined added more new energy to the global mix than any other source, for the first time in history, […]
Small Modular Reactors: Climate Benefits, Climate-Vulnerability
By Vitaly Fedchenko* The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published this article in ‘WritePeace Blog’. STOCKHOLM, Sweden | 9 March 2024 (IDN) — The nuclear power plants of the 20th century were, for the most part, enormous beasts. They cost many billions of dollars to build and needed a sizable and well-trained workforce to […]
UN-Backed IRENA Supports Climate Action and Sustainable Development
By Bernhard Schell DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | 28 January 2024 (IDN) — The lead global intergovernmental agency for energy transformation, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which supports countries in their energy transitions, and provides state-of-the-art data and analyses on technology, innovation, policy, finance and investment, marked its 15th anniversary on 26 January. The […]
Start-Ups Powering Up Africa’s Solar Energy Ecosystem
By Finbarr Toesland This report was published in Africa Renewal. LONDON | 27 January 2024 (IDN) — Often referred to as the “Sun continent,” Africa receives more hours of bright sunlight than any other continent. But even with 60 per cent of the world’s solar resources, Africa has only one per cent of solar generation […]
Devastating Destruction in Ghana After Akosombo Dam Overflows
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | ACCRA | 16 October 2023 (IDN) — Widespread spillage from Ghana’s Akosombo Dam on the Volta River has forced over 4,000 people to abandon their homes due to flooding. The Volta River Authority (VRA) initiated controlled spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams on 15 September […]
Trillion of Dollars Needed to Ensure Green Energy for All
By J Nastranis* NEW YORK. 15 September 2023 (IDN) —Transition to green energy, addressing energy poverty and decarbonization, requires a considerable investment and impact. In the wake of new multibillion-dollar commitments to boost renewable energy, electricity access, and clean cooking technologies by 2030, the UN has therefore pledged trillions of dollars in finance and investment […]
Ukraine War is Impacting the Global Nuclear Energy Market
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN (IDN) — In an effort to dismantle longstanding interdependencies with Russia, the West is disrupting global energy markets because of the Ukraine war. Despite the disruptions affecting most notably the trade in natural gas and oil, they have also impacted the global nuclear energy market, resulting in unpredictable consequences for global […]
Energy Poverty Grips Southern Africa
By Jeffrey Moyo CAPETOWN, South Africa, 01 March 2023 (IDN) — Thirty-seven-year-old Lwandile Zwane of Khayelitsha and her two daughters have their super by 4 pm to beat the six-hour electricity outage across Capetown. Characterized by slum settlements, Khayelitsha is a township in South Africa’s Cape Town where power outages have not spared many poor […]
Fossil Fuels Cast Dark Shadow Over Tanzania’s Green Future
By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM (IDN) — Issa Abdul’s desperate urge for solar power began when he realised a smoke-spewing generator at his barber shop was costing him too much. “Solar power is very cheap. I regret spending my money on this fuel-guzzling machine,” he said. The 32-year-old barber in Tanzania’s port city spent […]