This report reviews four energy efficiency programs for low income households: (1) the Brazilian Electricity Public Benefits Fund, (2) the Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation (ProBEC) in Southern Africa, (3) the United Kingdom’s Fuel Poverty Strategy (especially the Warm Front Scheme) and
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Source: World Energy Council, French Environment and Energy Management Agency
Date: July 2010
This report explores how energy service companies (ESCOs) may be incorporated into a model for the introduction of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives in poor communities on a large scale, using South Africa as an example.
Source: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Date: January 2007
This website highlights the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics in promoting public and private sector finance of clean energy.
Source: United Nations
This report—which is based on a country-by-country assessment of supply, demand, renewable energy potential and technology prospects—recommends 14 actions to accelerate the Africa’s renewable energy uptake in Africa.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency
Date: January 2015
This recorded webinar examines the Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy (RISE) project, which provides indicators for assessing the legal and regulatory landscape for investment in sustainable energy.
Source: World Bank Group, Clean Energy Solutions Center
Date: June 2015
This paper examines energy efficiency's role in boosting economic growth and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Source: The New Climate Economy
Date: November 2015
This report explains how the need for lighting products in places like Africa remains critical, as a large portion of households still have no access to electrical services.
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Date: January 2015
This report describes how energy has become the central theme in discussions on alleviating poverty, promoting economic development and improving the quality of life of people.
Source: Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All)
Date: July 2015
The public-private roundtable summarized on this web page describes how the transition to a global clean energy economy depends on the world's cities, which accounting for roughly 75 per cent of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
Date: May 2015
This report examines how ten countries have switched, or are planning to switch, from traditional fuels such as wood, coal, charcoal, animal waste and kerosene, to LPG as a cooking fuel.
Source: The World LPG Association (WLPGA), WLPGA
Date: September 2015