Electrification

Youth-Led Startups are Greening Algeria's Building Industry

EVs and Electrification

Rahma Diaa

What Africa's First Roadside CO2 Sensors Hope to See

Policy

Ashley Simango

Shifting Gears: Africa's EV Market Revs up for Rapid Expansion

EVs and Electrification

Andrew Mambondiyani

Chile's Bet on Green Hydrogen

EVs and Electrification

Otto Gunderson

News of the Energy Future

Undeterred by Obstacles, Architects Continue to Emphasize Environment, Sustainability, and People

Community leaders, builders, and dreamers gathered to discuss a vision for the future. One in which the people, the planet, and its institutions can find balance and address the challenges of tomorrow, offering a reminder that, despite a lack of administrative support, there is important work to be done and people motivated to do it.

Policy

Noah Ginsburg

Africa Receives €15.5 Billion Boost for Renewable Energy Transition

Africa is rich in natural resources, yet it continues to face serious challenges in renewable energy. Despite its vast renewable energy potential, the continent struggles to generate enough power to meet its population's needs. Meanwhile, critical minerals like lithium are being extracted from countries like Zimbabwe and exported to fuel the green energy revolution in the developed world, leaving many Africans wondering who is really benefiting from their resources.

Green Finance

Andrew Mambondiyani

Renewable Recs

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Podcasts

Climate Rising

Created by: Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School brings hosts that are industry and policy leaders to the mic to share insight about what business are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change.

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Literature

What the Eyes Don't See

Author: Mona Hanna

An autobiographical 384-page book that accounts how Dr. Mona's discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water. Paced like a scientific thriller, What the Eyes Don’t See reveals how misguided policy put an entire city at risk.

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Videos

How Policy Can Scale Private Investment in Climate Finance

Speaker: Ely Sandler

Estimates for the "climate finance gap" range from 2 to 7 trillion dollars a year, orders of magnitude more than governments can spend. This talk covers blended finance, bank reform, carbon pricing and carbon markets.

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Events

GreenBiz26

Phoenix, Arizona USA

February 17-19,2026

Register to attend a conference that brings together over 2,500 corporate sustainability professionals. Speakers include executives at Google, The Nature Conservancy, Mars, and Adobe.

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Policy

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Renewable Energy Innovations

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Zambia Powers Up: Renewable Energy Revolution Takes Center Stage

Zambia is part of the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP), a UNDP initiative focused on driving private-sector assessment of solar minigrids. They are doing this by implementing cost-reduction strategies and promoting innovative business models. The AMP is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented in partnership with RMI and the African Development Bank.

Renewable Energy

5 min read

Siwa Oasis: A Solar-Powered Transformation Facing Environmental Threats

Solar energy holds immense potential to transform life in the oasis by effectively harnessing its abundant natural resources. However, this potential can only be realized if stringent regulations are established to prevent misuse, ensuring that the intended benefits are not undermined or reversed.

Renewable Energy

6 min read

In Zimbabwe, Mini-Power Stations are Driving Change

Mini-grids have the potential to transform Zimbabwe's rural communities, providing clean, reliable energy and driving economic growth. With continued investment and support, these initiatives can help bridge the energy access gap and improve the lives of millions of Zimbabweans.

Renewable Energy

5 min read

The Philippines' Nuclear Gamble

Stationed on the western coast of Bataan near the foothills of Mount Natib, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) has lain dormant for nearly forty years. Commissioned during President Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s administration, the plant was almost completed in 1984, costing the country $2.3 billion. Today, the Philippines is revisiting its nuclear energy ambitions as part of a broader strategy to cut its emissions.

Renewable Energy

5 min read

Electrification

Youth-Led Startups are Greening Algeria's Building Industry

What Africa's First Roadside CO2 Sensors Hope to See

Shifting Gears: Africa's EV Market Revs up for Rapid Expansion

Chile's Bet on Green Hydrogen

News of the Energy Future

Undeterred by Obstacles, Architects Continue to Emphasize Environment, Sustainability, and People

Africa Receives €15.5 Billion Boost for Renewable Energy Transition

Renewable Recs

Podcasts

Literature

Videos

Events

Policy

Undeterred by Obstacles, Architects Continue to Emphasize Environment, Sustainability, and People

Hit by Unequal Extreme Heat in Cities– Black South Africans Retreat to Cooler Rural Homes

Fossil-Fuel Strongmen at Trump-less G20 Summit

Arab Youth Make Their Voices Heard at COP30

Where we report

Renewable Energy Innovations

Zambia Powers Up: Renewable Energy Revolution Takes Center Stage

Siwa Oasis: A Solar-Powered Transformation Facing Environmental Threats

In Zimbabwe, Mini-Power Stations are Driving Change

The Philippines' Nuclear Gamble

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