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Panel discussion
Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAP

On Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...

19 May 2022
Online, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Book Chapter
A Review of the Nature of Foreign Aid to the Energy Sector over the Last Two Decades

From the book: Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

Foreign aid Energy sector Climate change
Book Chapter
The Effectiveness of Foreign Aid for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

From the book: Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

Foreign aid Sustainable energy
Book Chapter
Introduction

From the book: Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

Foreign aid Climate change Sustainable energy
Book
Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

This collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century...

Foreign aid Climate change Sustainable energy
Working Paper
Energy futures modelling for African countries: LEAP model application

This study develops a scenario-based model to assess the current and future trends in energy demand in Africa and associated greenhouse gas emissions...

Energy forecasting Energy efficiency Sustainable energy
Blog
Environmental change and economic development in Africa

The MIT Global Change Forum has gained an international reputation for serious, frank, and informed discussion of global climate change...

Africa's Economic Development Climate change Sustainable energy
Video
The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions project - an interview with Channing Arndt

Channing Arndt , Senior Research Fellow of UNU-WIDER, presents the thinking behind this project and the study of implementation of clean energy policies. With the forthcoming Paris Conference of the Parties (CoP 21, December 2015) attention is...

Sustainable energy Climate change mitigation Political economy
Project
The political economy of clean energy transitions

Theme: Sustainability

Sustainable energy Climate change mitigation Political economy
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