Not exact matches
2) On
Energy Bulletin there was an article about Mondragon, a coopertive started in the
poverty stricken
area of Spain in the 1950 ′ s where people pooled their money and existing business expertise to fund local entrepreneural ventures with equity instead
of debt.
Affordable Warmth Solutions (AWS) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) established by National Grid to help fight fuel
poverty by providing new gas connections and investing in
energy efficiency measures in homes that lie within the most deprived
areas of its gas distribution
area (Midlands, the North West, North London and East Anglia) For further information, please visit https://www.affordablewarmthsolutions.org.uk/.
In the past, Lama Rangbar established several benevolent environmental organizations in the fields
of solar
energy, electric vehicles,
poverty reduction for remote
areas and vital service provision.
A hard look at the issue
of energy poverty, including a new «
energy development index», a handy measure
of how far countries have advanced along the road to
energy maturity in the
areas of per capita
energy use, the use
of modern
energy services and rates
of electrification.
Energy poverty is suffered both by those on the periphery
of sprawling urban
areas and by those in remote rural villages.
Energy poverty is concentrated in rural areas, with sub-Saharan Africa and India accounting for 48 % and 24 %, respectively, of those without access to e
Energy poverty is concentrated in rural
areas, with sub-Saharan Africa and India accounting for 48 % and 24 %, respectively,
of those without access to
energyenergy.
A holistic approach encompassing cultural, institutional, and legal issues in the formulation and implementation
of energy supply strategies is essential, especially in
areas of urban and rural
poverty where conventional market approaches are insufficient.
Withholding just $ 1 million
of dividends paid to the City
of Toronto or using the «incentive plan compensation» ($ 1,126,000) paid to the top five (5) executives would have gone a long way to assist those suffering from «
energy poverty» and perhaps supported another 2/3, 000 Toronto
area seniors who wish to remain in their homes «aging in place» and those living with disabilities!
IIASA research covers broad
areas of energy and climate, food and water, and
poverty and equity.
The companies included have demonstrated leadership in one
of the 4 CGI target
areas: global health, education,
energy & climate, and
poverty alleviation.
This study builds on previous research by Zhao and colleagues from Princeton, Harvard and University
of Warwick, which found that
poverty consumes so much mental
energy that those in poor circumstances have little remaining brainpower to concentrate on other
areas of life.