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UNDP calls for ‘Energy Plus’ package in newest report from Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 19 January 2012—New analysis from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), based on case studies from across Asia and the Pacific, calls for a set of “energy plus” services – one that combines access to modern energy for heating, cooking and electricity, with measures that generate cash, supplement incomes and improve health and education. [...]
Member Update: WBCSD launches first major publication on energy access
Business solutions to enable energy access for all is the first major publication of the WBCSD Access to Energy initiative. It was released to coincide with the launch of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All by the United Nations’ Secretary-General, HE Ban Ki-moon in January 2012. The document highlights the critical role that business plays in enhancing access [...]
UN Secretary-General launches International Year for Sustainable Energy for All
16 January 2012, Abu Dhabi — In his keynote address today to the World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments, the private sector, and civil society to make significant commitments to action in support of his Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. His call to action underscores the importance of energy [...]
UNCDF in need of Programme Manager
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has developed a programme that aims to assist poor households and micro-entrepreneurs to obtain access to sustainable, low-cost clean energy supplies through microfinance loans. This programme, called CleanStart for short, will support 18 Financial Service Providers (FSPs) across six countries in Asia [...]
New Member: Lao Institute for Renewable Energy
LIRE is a Social Professional Non-Profit Organisation dedicated to the sustainable development of a self sufficient renewable energy sector in Lao PDR. The institute offers agronomical, technological and socio-economic research services, and works to provide free public resources. LIRE strives to support the development of the country by exploring commercially-viable means to establish long-term alternatives [...]
International workshop on domestic biogas held in Indonesia
SNV, the convener of the domestic biogas working group of the Energy for All Partnership, together with HIVOS and Indonesia Domestic Biogas Program organized a three-day international workshop entitled “Domestic biogas programs in Asia: transformation towards commercial sectors and development of effective financing facilities” on 22-24 November 2011 in Bandung, Indonesia. More than 60 participants [...]
Energy Aid founded by IBM and Practical Action launches to provide universal energy access
New charity dedicated to the global eradication of energy poverty Supported by Secretary of State for International Development and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. Strategy includes a global awareness campaign, an Open Knowledge Base and the creation of an investment fund UN estimates that 1.3 billion people have no access to electricity and a further [...]
Member Update: Bushlight India Project is Australia’s top 2011 engineering achievementward
At the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards dinner, the Bushlight India Project was awarded the highest honour by winning the Sir William Hudson Award for engineering excellence. This gala event was hosted by Engineers Australia’s National President, Merv Lindsay, at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 23 November. The Engineers Australia Sir [...]
Member Update: Nexus/GERES hold two events at COP17
Nexus and GERES will organize two events on 7 December 2011. The details of these events are as follows: Time: Wednesday, 7 December, 20:15-21:45 Title: Side event: Financing Clean Energy for Rural Populations: Bridging climate finance with field realities Theme: –Event co-organized with Yale University– The Clean Development Mechanism has shown limits to the extent [...]
New ‘My View’ Video Contest Focuses on Energy for All
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Powering up the largest city to the smallest village in Asia and the Pacific with clean, sustainable energy is the focus of the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) ‘My View’ video contest which is launched today. The annual competition gives aspiring filmmakers a chance to produce a short film to illustrate key [...]
