Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017- carbon emissions rose for the first time since 2014
Global energy demand rose by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the previous year’s rate, boosted by strong global economic growth, with oil, gas...
Forum held in Kigali on increasing access to sustainable energy in East Africa
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa took place between 19 and 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 400 high-level representatives from government,...
Boosting Energy Access through Parliamentary Action
Belgian Parliamentarian, Andries Gryffroy, shares his views on enabling energy access through pro-renewables policy making
Parliamentarians from around the world will gather next week in...
Energy is at the heart of the sustainable development agenda to 2030
Three years ago, all countries of the world adopted 17 ambitious policy goals to end poverty, protect the planet, promote gender equality, or ensure...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Energy Efficiency – and Learning from One’s Peers
China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Vietnam are critical for global climate action. Why? Among other reasons, because three-fourths of all new coal-fired...
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa 2018
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa, a key event for promoting access to renewable energy sources in the region, will take place between...
US budget bill may help carbon capture get back on track
Authors: Simon Bennett and Tristan Stanley
The 2018 US Budget Bill, passed by the House and Senate in mid-February, will shape funding for energy technologies...
International Solar Alliance vision to contribute to global sustainable development
On the occasion of the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi on 11 March, analysis from the International Energy...
Empowering Women in Nigeria with Solar Energy
Around the world, women face the largest burden of not having access to modern energy. More often than not, it is women who have...
World Energy Outlook: A sea change in the global oil trade
The new World Energy Outlook is the story of a series of upheavals in global energy, in particular the dramatic changes in the Unites...