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Launch of Japan Renewable Energy Foundation to pioneer Japan’s paradigm shift towards renewable energy
14 Sep 2011
by Christine Lins, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Tokyo, 12 September 2011. Today marks the founding of Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF). After the tragic events in Fukushima in March 2011, Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO of SOFTBANK Corp., one of Japan’s leading telecommunication company, felt the need to initiate discussion about a paradigm shift of Japan’s energy sector and initiated the creation [...]
Investment trends in early 2011
31 Aug 2011
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Given the rush to complete a number of big investment transactions in the closing weeks of 2010 – in some cases to “catch” attractive subsidy deals before they expired – it was little surprise that activity in the first quarter of 2011 was relatively subdued. Financial new investment in renewable energy totaled $31 billion, down [...]
CDKN releases new Policy Brief: Climate change and poverty reduction
23 Aug 2011
by Florian Bauer - Category: Contributed News
CDKN’s new Policy Brief on vlimate change and poverty reduction outlines the impacts of climate change on achieving and sustaining development goals. It reviews the evidence gap on climate effects on poverty, and recommends how to ensure effective development in the face of climate change. The brief, written by Simon Anderson, Head of Climate Change [...]
Improved energy business prospects in Uganda
18 May 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
A five-year programme continues to support micro businesses in East Africa to scale up in a way that boosts local economies while promoting the sustainable management of natural resources and reducing poverty. Three years ago Jude Kabanda began his business and Community Based Organisation, Friends of the Environement (FEO). Operating from Makindye, a suburb of [...]
Turning energy challenges into business opportunities in rural Tanzania
14 Apr 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
Despite recent progress, many regions in Tanzania are still grappling with low access to electricity and the lack of basic infrastructure. In partnership with GVEP International and the Developing Energy Enterprises Project (DEEP), Ruth Musenye is overcoming these challenges by expanding and diversifying her solar-charging business.
Carbon Finance: A Guide for Sustainable Energy Enterprises and NGOs
29 Mar 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
GVEP International, in partnership with the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, has published a guide for energy entrepreneurs who want to link their businesses to carbon finance. The guide, which is part of a series also covering Investment Finance and End-User Finance, aims to provide recommendations on their first steps to assess their businesses’ potential [...]
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