Eco-Business

Eight years after the devastating 2014 floods, residents of Srinagar fear a repeat despite a much-touted plan to reduce damage.

A lack of easterly winds and other unusual weather patterns have also meant low rainfall in north and central India.

India plans to electrify all homes this year but the country’s energy evaluation programme is deficient, say experts.

Reeling from dire floods in June, Bangladesh is set to approve a long-term plan to protect itself from the worst climate effects.

By Hans Nicholas Jong

By Farahnaz Zahidi

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Jiang Yifan, Gao Baiyu

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Women often get the short end of the stick in rural areas where energy access is poor. In the drive to improve energy access, directing finance to increase the participation of women in the energy sector is necessary. By Crescencia Valentina, Monika Merdekawati and Gabriella Ienanto

Amazon deforestation in Brazil reached a 12-year high in 2020, and over 95 per cent of it is illegal. Governments and markets must radically revalue the rainforest’s natural services and stimulate a green economy to avoid a nightmare scenario. By Ilona Szabó

‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy

In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) expressed confidence that clean energy would grow in 2021. UN News Centre

Indigenous communities play a critical role in preventing the emergence of diseases and must be involved in the response to the pandemic. By Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

By Jules Kortenhorst

By Jennifer Layke

By Sam Geall

By John Woolard

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A British conservation charity has turned to technology thousands of years old – the Archimedes screw − to provide electricity for lighting one of the historic mansion houses it looks after.

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Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.

Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

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