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Defining and measuring energy-access and energy-poverty

Defining and measuring energy-access and energy-poverty In this lecture Pachauri addresses the concepts of absolute and relative energy poverty, she explains how the problem can also affect developed countries and clarifies the difference between access to electricity and access to fuels. Moreover, she highlights the dynamics of energy access in the different regions of the […]

Energy efficiency and new technologies

Energy efficiency and new technologies In this lecture, Mark Howells explain how a higher energy efficiency and the development of clean energy technologies can contribute to reach universal energy access, and Josué Tanaka highlights the role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in improving Energy efficiency in the developing countries.

Universal energy access and sustainable development

Universal energy access and sustainable development Dr Pachauri gives an answer to the following questions: – Is there a tradeoff between energy poverty reduction and climate change mitigation? – If technology is there, the main barrier for achieving universal energy access is financing. How would you suggest to tackle this financing gap? – Should Millennium […]

The water-energy-food nexus in low income countries

The water-energy-food nexus in low income countries Meeting human aspirations in an increasingly resource limited world and in the perspective of a changing climate, requires that resources are used prudently and equitably. Many low income countries are currently undergoing rapid economic development commonly fuelled by two processes: agricultural transformation and energy transitions, which in combination […]

Climate change: issues, policies and international agreements

Climate change: issues, policies and international agreements The lesson addresses climate change and climate change’s negotiations. Furthermore, it focuses on the institutions that are designed at the international level to manage climate change and to identify climate change policies. A lot of progresses on climate change issues have been achieved in the last 20 years: […]