Financing the Global Energy Transformation: Green Bonds
Despite the positive renewable energy investment
trends over the past decade, annual investments in renewable energy power alone
need to double until 2050 to meet climate...
USD200M AIIB Loan to Help Increase Electricity Access in Bangladesh
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
has approved a USD200-million loan to Bangladesh to increase access to
electricity and improve service efficiency in the capital of...
Turkey Benefits from More World Bank Support to Renewable Energy
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
today approved additional financing of EUR 289.5 million ($ 325 million
equivalent) to the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEİAŞ)...
World Bank Supports Sustainable and Efficient Power Sector in Tajikistan
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $134 million
in grant financing from the International Development Association for the Power
Utility Financial Recovery Project...
West African Ministers Adopt Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Standards
With a population of close to 400 million people, the West African
region has one of the fastest growing vehicle fleets in the world. As...
IEA gathers first meeting of network of experts on oil and gas methane regulation
The IEA held a workshop in January 2020 that brought together more than
sixty members of industry, policy and regulatory bodies, technical experts and
other knowledgeable...
New Strategy to Help Vietnam Scale Up and Better Utilize Solar Power
A
report based on two years of World Bank support to the Government of Vietnam
recommends new approaches to bidding and deployment for solar projects that
will...
Building a “Grand Coalition” to bridge the gap between energy and climate goals
Ministers
and high-level representatives from COP host countries met at the International
Energy Agency on Wednesday to review ways the energy sector can meet climate
and other...
IRENA and UN-Habitat Join Efforts to Accelerate Global Energy Transition in Cities
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) today with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme
(UN-Habitat), to cooperate on sustainable energy...
Defying expectations of a rise, global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019
Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global
energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to IEA data released
today.
After two years of growth, global...