Energy

What have we learned from real-world experiences with energy subsidy reforms and cash transfers?

As leaders from government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), climate change is being featured strongly;…

Loli Arribas-Banos, Gabriela Elizondo Azuela|
Climate Change, Energy, Social Protection

How to scale up renewable energy investments

Dependence on fossil fuels in many countries leads to a vicious cycle of increasing costs, higher energy prices for consumers, more pollution that impacts people’s health, and higher greenhouse…

Demetrios Papathanasiou|
Energy

Building regional drought resilience is a marathon, not a sprint: Lessons from Southern Africa

Droughts are the most deadly and costly natural disaster for most of the 16 Member States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Since 2018, the region has experienced protracted…

Nate Engle|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Urban Development, Water

Energy prices surged in August; non-energy eased—Pink Sheet

Energy prices gained 7.8% in August, led by natural gas (+17.3%) and coal (+8.5%), the World Bank’s Pink Sheet reported. Non-energy prices declined by 1.2%.

John Baffes, Maria Hazel Macadangdang|
Agriculture and Food, Energy, Extractive Industries, Trade

Access to universal and sustainable electricity: Meeting the challenge

SDG 7 aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all. Globally, about 90 percent of people across the world had access to electricity in 2020—but in some countries…

Javier Parada, Florina Pirlea, Divyanshi Wadhwa|
Energy
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