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A photovoltaic solar array sits in the foreground with mountains and sea visible in the background.

Private Sector Training Empowers Minigrid Proposals for Haiti

September 26, 2019
Alexis Powers
Sadie Cox
Blog Post
In March 2019, the Government of Haiti released an official request for proposals as part of a broader plan to support the development of minigrids...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, emissions, grid integration, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Manila, Philippines at night

How the Philippine Grid Could Achieve 30%—or Even 50%—Renewable Energy by 2030

November 30, 2018
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Blog Post
How would the addition of renewable energy affect power system operations in the Philippines? The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, grid integration, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia
Visiting First Solar-Powered Building

Community Spotlights: Clean Energy Resources

November 30, 2017
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Katherine Cunningham
Community Spotlights
This month Climatelinks focused on policies, programs, finance facilities and partnerships contributing to the rapid scale-up up clean energy. Below...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, grid integration, mitigation, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Global
REZ blog 1

Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Planning: Connecting to a Clean Energy Future

November 16, 2017
Nathan Lee
Blog Post
USAID and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have partnered to transfer lessons from Texas state's expansion into wind energy to improve...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, grid integration, mitigation, partnership
Geography: 
Global

Innovation for a More Resilient World: Climate Change Innovations in 3 Key Development Areas

November 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
Blog Post
On November 16, 2016, with COP22 on-going and as part of the Earth To Marrakech campaign, Climatelinks hosted a Twitter chat on innovations and tools that are being used to address climate change impacts in three key development areas: clean energy; agriculture; and natural resources.
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate science, emissions, forest/forestry, grid integration, insurance, land use, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Morocco Desert

Climate Change Will Bring Deserts to Mediterranean; Solar Energy Push in Kenya, Southeast Asia

November 4, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Atlantic (11/1) reported on a new study that found, if average global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, all of southern Spain could become a...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, forest/forestry, grid integration, mitigation, water
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Middle East
Climate scientists brief Secretary Kerry as they cruise the waters off Ilulissat, Greenland.

Kerry Visits Arctic, Urges Climate Action; Norway Commits to Be Carbon Neutral by 2030

June 23, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Reuters (6/18) reported on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to the Arctic, saying the Secretary seemed awed by the pace of glacial melting...
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Keywords: 
carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, grid integration, mitigation
Geography: 
Europe & Eurasia, Global
Solar panels in India, courtesy of Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures/U.K. Department for International Development.

Falling Costs, Rising Opportunities: Scaling Up Renewable Energy in the Developing World

November 25, 2015
Graham Norwood
Blog Post
“Clean energy has gone from being the ‘right thing to do’ in combating climate change, to being the most cost-effective option for many energy-insecure countries,” said Carrie Thompson ,...
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Keywords: 
carbon, clean energy, emissions, grid integration, mitigation, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Africa
Solar panels being cleaned at the Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Combined Cycle Thermo-Solar Power Plant, Morocco, courtesy of the World Bank.

Zero-Emission Energy for 1.3 Billion People? Scaling Up Renewable Energy in the Developing World

November 18, 2015
Graham Norwood
Blog Post
The renewable energy sector has reached a critical inflection point where costs are competitive with fossil fuels and investment is ramping up in a big way, said more than a dozen experts at a day-long conference...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, emissions, grid integration, mitigation, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Africa

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