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Genetically Modified Bacteria
Over the course of the past 50 years, scientists, engineers and academics have unlocked the secrets of energy efficiency by producing technologies with the capacity to harness wind, solar and nuclear...
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Six Successes of Plant With Purpose Around the World
Plant With Purpose is a San Diego-based Christian development organization. It assists the impoverished living in rural areas “where poverty and environmental degradation intersect” globally. Through...
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WASProject: 3D Printers
The company WASProject is pursuing an innovative idea: it will develop materials to build homes by using 3D printing technology. WASProject – which stands for “World’s Advanced Saving Project” – is...
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Finding Beauty Between Poverty and Tourism
In Western countries, traveling is a privilege. Travel softens people’s psyche, allowing even the simplest of sights and gestures to hit travelers with an overwhelming sense of humility. Travel is a...
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Forming a Post-2015 Agenda
The Millennium Development Goals outline specific targets to be accomplished by 2015 in the fight against global poverty. What happens after 2015, though? With all the work that has to be done to meet...
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U.N. Calls for Universal Energy Access
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change continues to work towards its goal of attaining universal access to modern energy services by 2030. Worldwide...
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How Carbon Can Power Solar Energy
According to the World Bank, renewable and efficient energy are key to overcoming global poverty. Researchers have recently found that carbon-based materials can offer some of the most effective...
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ODI Report Advocates Ambition in Setting SDGs
In September of this year, the UN Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals presented a draft set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) to the UN General Assembly. The SDGs will replace the...
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Biodigesters: Sustainable Fuel from Manure
Farmers interested in sustainable agriculture have taken to doing something different with the manure they collect from their livestock. Normally, manure is piled into a mound in the corner of the...
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Major US Solar Panel Manufacturer Plans New Investments in Africa
“Africa’s greatest growth challenge is energy, and there’s a serious need to quickly get additional generation capacity in place to meet increasing energy demands,” says Luc Graré, senior vice...
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What is Action 2020?
Is profit and sustainability possible? One organization is challenging the traditional capitalist model and paving the way for a future where business, global resources and the world’s population can...
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New Study in UK Proposes a Solution to “Fuel Poverty”
“Fuel poverty” is generally defined as spending more than 10% of income on energy bills. The numbers don’t make it seem like a crisis, but for half the world’s population, it is. Fuel poverty affects...
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WakaWaka is “Sharing the Sun”
The Personal Solar Power Station is energizing Haiti with a mission to bring the 1.3 billion people in the world without electricity the basic right to energy. Energy poverty’s progress has been...
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Why Clean Energy Development and Poverty Reduction Are Related
There is a strong case to be made for the hand-in-hand relationship between clean energy development and poverty reduction across the globe. Both causes deserve greater funding and attention because...
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Sustainable Development and Poverty in Hispaniola
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. Despite the proximity, the two countries are worlds apart. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Eighty percent of...
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan to Impact Those Below Poverty Line
On August 3, President Obama passed the landmark Clean Power Plan, which would issue new state-by-state regulations for carbon emissions. On the surface, this new legislation looks to bring promising...
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A Bright Future for Kenyan Slums with Addition of Electricity
As we stumble into a dark room, it is only natural that our hands reach for the light switch; a motion which takes only a moment before we are bathed in artificial golden rays illuminating the...
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How Renewable Energy Leads to Opportunities for All
Electricity connects people to opportunities such as the internet. The internet has multiple economic and social benefits and is increasingly the gateway to opportunities such as jobs and education....
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Can Hydropower Alleviate Energy Poverty in Africa?
The World Energy Council (WEC) estimates that only a third of the world’s potential hydropower capacity has been developed. With this knowledge in mind, an endless expansion of possibilities awaits...
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BioLite HomeStove for Safe, Sustainable Energy
In the developed world of today, it is difficult to imagine cooking food over a hazy smoke of open fire for everyday consumption. Unfortunately, this is the reality of life for an estimated 3 billion...
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