Why, in a world awash with “idle capital” and in desperate need of a just energy transition to a renewables-based system, are global investment levels in renewable energy so out of sync with climate targets? And why we urgently need to pursue public alternatives.
A $10bn clean energy programme launched at the Paris climate talks “by Africa, for Africa” is in turmoil after interventions by the EU and France.
SANTIAGO, Jan 14 2017 (IPS) - Chile, Latin America’s leader in solar energy, is starting the new year with an innovative step: the development of the country´s first citizens solar power plant.
The Hamburg citizens voted in a referendum for the full remunicipalisation of the energy distribution grids in the city in 2013. Now, three years after the referendum, it is time to evaluate what has been achieved so far.
Costa Rica is an outstanding example of a country with universal public services delivery. It has extended electricity services – as well as water, health and education – to all social groups and every region of the country, with remarkable indicators for equity, quality, affordability, public ethos and environmental sustainability.