Sentences with phrase «energy access initiatives»

By creating the right policy and regulatory conditions, international clean energy access initiatives can help other countries benefit from greater access to electricity through distributed renewable energy.

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But officials from President Barack Obama's transition team were given copies of the report, and it echoes the reasoning behind several of Obama's initiatives, such as increasing the scope of broadband Internet access and funding an Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy.

The initiative also provides access to experts who can help school boards develop and implement a working plan to improve school buildings, so they are energy and cost efficient, safe, and designed to provide an optimal learning environment.

This is a disappointing outcome given the increased awareness of the importance of universal energy access spurred by, among other things, the Sustainable Energy for All initienergy access spurred by, among other things, the Sustainable Energy for All initiEnergy for All initiative.

«The 100 - gigawatt solar - energy target — almost half of India's total energy - generating capacity in 2013 — is a tremendous opportunity to expand energy access through clean energy,» says Anjali Jaiswal, director of the India initiative at NRDC (which publishes Earthwire).

Some of these initiatives also come with financial resources, and while there's scope for investment in individual projects or enterprises to provide clean energy access, these initiatives can also invest in technical assistance and capacity building to help countries craft policies and regulations that foster rapid expansion of distributed renewable energy.

The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative, the US Power Africa initiative and the Norway - led Energy + partnership, and others, are helping to expand the clean energy access conversEnergy for All initiative, the US Power Africa initiative and the Norway - led Energy + partnership, and others, are helping to expand the clean energy access conversEnergy + partnership, and others, are helping to expand the clean energy access conversenergy access conversation.

It will help professionals understand the broader impacts of limited access to cooking fuel and how the Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy (SAFE) initiative can mitigateaccess to cooking fuel and how the Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy (SAFE) initiative can mitigateAccess to Firewood and alternative Energy (SAFE) initiative can mitigate them.

These would include partnerships on global initiatives on energy access, energy efficiency, energy storage, and low - carbon rural development.

Its main activities include supporting policy analysis and elaboration, technical assistance to national governments, drafting of knowledge products, help with energy planning, alignment with national and international partners, improved project preparation, guidance on access to finance, coordination of energy initiatives in the region and creation of networking spaces.

As we urgently address the fundamentals of people's well - being through initiatives focused on health, energy access, jobs, food, and cities, we are also looking toward a future that will grow from the rapidly evolving trends we observe today.

Formerly known as Energy Access SF, Energy Access Forum is a volunteer - driven initiative of GRID Alternatives» International Program.

His current focus is on implementing a global change initiative: he is the Co-Director, with Professor Joachim Knebel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany), of the consortium «Affordable Energy for Humanity (AE4H): A Global Change Initiative» that comprises 130 + leading energy access researchers and practitioners from 30 institutions and 16 counEnergy for Humanity (AE4H): A Global Change Initiative» that comprises 130 + leading energy access researchers and practitioners from 30 institutions and 16 counenergy access researchers and practitioners from 30 institutions and 16 countries.

With increasing bipartisan support for the Electrify Africa Act, alongside Obama's Power Africa initiative to double energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, calls for more equitable definitions of energy access are gaining traction.

During the visit, Obama and the prime minister, Narendra Modi, are expected to unveil a number of modest initiatives to expand research and access to clean energy technologies.

It includes 127 initiatives on how we're going to achieve ten main goals, which include affordable housing, access to open space, cleaning up our brown fields, insuring proper transit infrastructure and shorter commutes, making sure we have clean, reliable energy, achieving the cleanest air quality of any big city, insuring our waterways are cleaner and our water network is secure so we have drinking water.