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Innovation Priorities for India: Inclusive ICT and Renewable Energy

India is going through the first wave of a mobile boom, but the data and broadband wave is just beginning. Success in this phase will depend heavily on inclusive access to ICTs, and meeting the large energy needs of this sector. Continue reading

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2030: Global shifts and Kenya’s transformation

Today’s emerging trends will shape the world over the next two decades. Clearly, it will be very different from today and some of these changes can already be anticipated. Continue reading

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MDG : Energy NGO Teri, India's leading energy research institute solar LED lanterns

India’s villagers reap visible benefits from solar electricity scheme

Energy NGO Teri has revolutionised 500,000 lives through a scheme that uses solar LED lanterns to provide cheap power Continue reading

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Figures of the future

Figures for the future – 20 years of sustainable development in Europe? A guide for citizens

Sustainable development is such an abstract concept! How can I make an interesting presentation about it? Continue reading

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International Public Finance for Climate-friendly Investment: Vehicles, availability, and governance

This report aims to serve as a useful guide to policy-makers contemplating how to meet exactly those challenges within the energy sector and other sectors Continue reading

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Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: Drivers and Barriers for Private Finance in sub-Saharan Africa

This report outlines how current obstacles to the scaling-up of sustainable energy solutions in Africa, such as the cost of electricity generation or difficult grid access, can be tackled Continue reading

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Financing Green Growth in a Resource-constrained World

This report highlights promising examples of successful collaborations. These examples offer innovative financing mechanisms and new models for collaborative innovation and engagement of multistakeholder communities Continue reading

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European Commission Research & Innovation: Online Survey for Communication Study on Energy Research

The on-line consultation is a fundamental tool for this study. All results of this survey will be treated anonymously and will not be used for purposes other than this study Continue reading

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ICT-Sustainability

ICT for Environmental Sustainability: Green ICT Roadmap

This report presents a roadmap on ICT for environmental sustainability, divided into three themes: empowering people, extending natural resources and optimising systems Continue reading

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Greenpeace: Facebook ‘friends’ renewable energy…Victory!

After 20 months of mobilising, agitating and negotiating to green Facebook, the Internet giant has yesterday announced its goal to run on clean, renewable energy Continue reading

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