Investing in Clean Energy in Kenya’s Tea-Growing Landscapes
The Rainforest Alliance is supporting tea farmers in Kenya by developing inexpensive, accessible renewable energy sources and reducing deforestation. On December 19, 2019, the General Assembly of the United Nations announced its decision to create International Tea Day (celebrated on May
Empowerment Through Electricity: An Interview With Africa GreenTec
With just above two-fifths of its population having access to electricity (over 600 million people), sub-Saharan Africa is a region assessed to have the lowest electricity access rates in the world — lower not only than the global rates, but
The Cubans Who Taught Us About Clean Energy
Maybe you travel for the beaches and the views. Maybe it’s for the food. But did you know that with a little planning and local assistance, you could use your travels to teach your friends about clean energy? Perhaps your
Smashing the urban myths: how clean energy builds new cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much – but they also account for 80% of global carbon emissions, and are growing fast. Millions of people leave the countryside every year,
The Green Vision for China
China can change from black to green within the next 30 years. But it requires strong and persistent policies China in the past: Economic growth and severe pollution In the past 40 years, China has had a tremendous economic growth, creating a
AmpUp – The App Helping to Charge your Electric Vehicle
The promise of electric vehicles has long occupied the focus of the tech community. For years there have been claims that the adoption of EVs by the general public is right around the corner. Yet, in 2018, sales of EVs
Renewable Energy as a Basis for the Global Economy: An Interview With Poduhvat
Poduhvat has a goal of replacing fossil fuels as a basis for the global economy with renewable energy. Their inventions, designed and developed with the intention of helping bring this goal to realization, include wind turbines applicable to urban environments
Watermills in Austrian Galicia, or energy and population
It was in 2014, I think, that I read that small piece of information in Fernand Braudel’s masterpiece ‘Civilisation and Capitalism’ (Braudel 1981). According to official documents of the Habsburg Empire, in my home region, Lesser Poland (Austrian Galicia under
OFFGRIDBOX: One Unit
Solar Energy production systems in remote areas around the world, providing clean energy to poor rural communities, exist in abundance. But, OffGridBox’s proprietary technology not only produces energy at very low costs but also produces free of charge clean water
Zunum Aero: making electric planes possible
Zunum Aero is perhaps one of the most advanced tech startups in the US. The company works to build hybrid and electric planes, bringing significant innovation to the aviation industry. Not only will Zunum Aero’s planes be much cleaner compared
U.S. Action on Climate Change Will Continue
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement was a mistake of historic proportions, not only because such a move is the antithesis of Sustainable Development Goal 13 — to “take urgent
Fueling the Clean Energy Market: Global Goals Need Global Solutions
It’s nearly two years since the United Nations launched the Global Goals – also known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs – a series of ambitious targets to end extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030. Global Goal 7