COP28 side event focusing on investments and regulations / leading government on the nexus between food security, water and energy. The objective of the event is to identify how nexus investment portfolio and enabling environments can be powerful in building resilience (beyond the siloed sectorial approach)
One year ago, the World Bank committed to help African countries triple the pace of electrification with decentralized renewable energy by 2026. The event will showcase the concrete steps the WBG is taking to realize this ambitious goal, including +$6 billion of new WBG lending to regional and national energy access programs and a new… Read More »COP28 side event: Scaling up Distributed Renewable Energy Access: From Commitments to Action
Join REEEP’s official UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP28 side event, ‘Developing Markets to Scale Up Renewable Energy for Climate-Resilient Agriculture’ on 9 December, co-organised with Practical Action, CGIAR and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs. The expert panel will showcase how a full ecosystem and entrepreneurial approach is needed to accelerate the uptake of productive use of renewable energy (PURE) technologies to support… Read More »COP28 side event: Developing Markets to Scale Up Renewable Energy for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
The session aims to address the critical issues surrounding the heavy dependence on imported and volatile fossil fuels within global agri-food systems, particularly focusing on developing countries’ agriculture sector. With fossil fuels accounting for a significant portion of energy consumption in food systems, resulting in high greenhouse gas emissions, there is a pressing need to… Read More »COP28 side event: Innovative renewable solutions in agriculture
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa is arranging a side event during Energy day on 15 November at the Nordic pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), which is taking place from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results-based financing has effectively accelerated access to clean energy in rural areas and supported Africa’s green… Read More »COP side event: Scaling up clean off-grid energy access
The developing world faces a pressing challenge: driving climate action while ensuring universal energy access and economic growth. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critical to this effort, yet they are often held back by complex financial barriers. As the world prepares for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance and pushes to… Read More »COP side event – Beyond Blending: Climate finance for clean energy and adaptation businesses in developing countries
With the increasing impacts of climate change, there is a critical need to enhance resilience across agri-food value chains, especially in vulnerable regions that rely on agriculture for livelihoods and food security. REEEP and GOGLA are hosting a session aligning with COP29’s emphasis on climate adaptation and resilience, focusing on how distributed renewable energy can serve as… Read More »COP side event: Enhancing Climate Resilience in agri-food value chains through Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE)