Author: Lucia Lenci
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2022 Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum 17-19 May 2022 Kigali, Rwanda
Date: 17-19 May 2022 Location: Kigali, Rwanda Registration: In-person registration is OPEN! Please register here. The 2022 SEforALL Forum is the landmark global gathering bringing people together to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains towards sustainable energy for all. It serves as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment, address challenges…
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Opportunity: Efficiency for Access Opens Applications for Technical Assistance to Locally Owned Productive Use Companies
Efficiency for Access is looking for individual consultants with the relevant skills and experience to deliver our ‘Technical assistance to locally owned productive use companies’ initiative. This will form part of a new COVID-19 response and recovery project under the Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund, funded by UK aid and the IKEA Foundation,…
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Opportunity: Women in Power System Transformation – Graduate Summer Intern
Women in Power System Transformation aims to increase gender equality in the global transition to clean energy by providing in-depth technical capacity building and leadership training for women in developing countries, such that they are prepared to excel in science and engineering professional roles in the rapidly evolving power sector. To support this mission, Women…
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New Energy Ecosystem Can Aggravate Existing Inequalities If Gender Gap Is Not Addressed
This interview was originally published on the Heinrich Böll Foundation website. Authored by by Daniel Abunales and Lea Goelnitz Why is it important to integrate gender equality in the energy transition debate? Silvia Sartori: Women and men have different energy needs and use energy differently. Globally, women have less access to and control over…
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COP26: More than 45 organizations join forces to ensure a just and gender-equal energy transition
In the framework of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA), and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) co-hosted an event at the UNFCCC SDG7 Pavilion to catalyze action towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Moderated by…
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ENERGIA and the Gender and Energy Compact Coalition at COP26
In the framework of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA), and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) will co-host two events at the COP26 on November, 9 to catalyze action towards gender equality and women’s empowerment.…
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GET.invest launches pilot of finance readiness support to unlock financing for local clean energy companies
Delivered by leading advisory firms, the new service will help to bridge the access-to-finance gap for local, earlier stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. On the COP26 Energy Day, the European programme GET.invest – supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria – is officially launching the pilot…
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ENERGIA supports the Clean Cooking Energy Compact
Within the frame of the United Nations’ High-Level Dialogue on Energy, the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has launched a multi-stakeholder Energy Compact to “Unlock the SDGs and Net-Zero with Clean Cooking” (read the full Energy Compact here). Sheila Oparaocha’s speech at the Clean Cooking Energy Compact launch With the 2030 deadline for achieving universal energy access,…
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Clean Cooking Alliance Launches Energy Compact to Unlock the SDGs and Net-Zero
This article was originally published by Clean Cooking Alliance. Providing clean energy to households is critical to achieving global climate and sustainable development goals. Yet, with fewer than ten years until we reach 2030, the world remains far off track to meet SDG7. Within the frame of the United Nations’ High-Level Dialogue on Energy, the Clean…
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Training Opportunity: Advanced Training Course (RES4Africa Foundation)
Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa Foundation), in partnership with Enel Foundation and with the European Investment Bank, announces its second webinar programme dedicated to capacity building and training. Applications are open for the selection of 250 candidates to join an advanced training course specifically aiming at fostering local ownership to enhance project sustainability,…
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Funding Opportunity: REPP seeks innovative clean energy projects in new request for proposals
This article was originally published on REEP website. The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) issued its latest request for proposals (RFP) targeting innovative companies and entrepreneurs working in Sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy space. By focusing on clean energy pioneers, REPP – managed by Camco Clean Energy and funded by the UK Government’s International Climate Finance…
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AEEP Forum 2021: Aligning Energies for a Green and Prosperous Africa
Date: October 20, 2021 Time: 9.30 – 13.30 CET Location: virtual Register: This event requires registration, please register here. Making SDG7 a reality requires concerted efforts across the broadest possible range of stakeholders. To align on Africa’s and Europe’s shared priorities in achieving this goal, the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) is holding its Forum Aligning Energies for a Green…