2019 | India | Publication
Improving health and reducing costs through renewable energy in India
Electricity generation in India is still largely coal-based. In this sense, the power sector is an important contributor to ambient air pollution. At the same time, ambient air pollution has emerged as the second leading health risk factor in India, contributing significantly to India’s burden of cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and lower respiratory tract […]
2019 | India | Publication
Secure and reliable electricity access with renewable energy mini-grids in rural India
Energy access is essential for economic and human development and is an important driver for the progress of India. Access to modern forms of energy becomes even more important for the socio-economic development of rural areas. To achieve “full electrification” successive Indian governments have focussed on providing access by extending the centralised grid. Although a […]
2019 | India | Publication
Future skills and job creation with renewable energy in India
India has made significant progress in utilising its abundant renewable energy (RE) resources. The country has emerged as one of the leaders of the global energy transition, with a cumulative renewable energy installed capacity of 74 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2018, and has ambitions to meet a target of 175 GW by the […]
2019 | Germany | Publication
Factsheet: Soziale und wirtschaftliche Chancen der Energiewende [German]
Ohne die Energiewende können Deutschlands Klimaziele nicht erreicht werden. Die Richtung stimmt bereits, aber es geht nicht schnell genug voran. Dabei gibt es neben dem Klimaschutz noch viele weitere gute Argumente für Erneuerbare Energien – zum Beispiel saubere Luft, zukunftsfähige Arbeitsplätze und eine faire Regionalentwicklung. Das Factsheet gibt einen Überblick über die Co-Benefits eines ambitionierten […]
2019 | India | Publication
Lower healthcare costs, more jobs among co-benefits of renewables in India
April 2019 In India, the COBENEFITS project assessed the impact renewable energy will have in the areas of energy access, rural development, energy security, clean air and health, business opportunities, and employment generation. This is a preview of the findings. Download: COBENEFITS India: Preview of results, April 2019 […]
2019 | India
Implementing the Co-benefits approach in India
Due to sustainable development and climate literature, the co-benefits approach can be understood as the studying, implementing and replicating of positive externalities of an action. Aayushi Awasthy and Kavya Bajaj (TERI), COBENEFITS Focal Point India, highlight that the co-benefits approach presents itself as an exceptionally apt mainstreaming practice for initiating such an approach, where resources […]
2019 | Publication
Strengthening International Cooperation for a Global Energy Transition
This IASS Policy Brief makes three recommendations for strengthening international cooperation in support of a global energy transition: Promote investment in clean energy and end support for coal-based energy infrastructure. Tackle the socio-economic dimension of the global energy transition. Provide early market support to promote challenge-based energy innovation. […]
2019 | South Africa | Publication
Economic prosperity for marginalised communities through renewable energy in South Africa
South Africa’s renewable energy (RE) procurement policy is globally unique in its emphasis on providing benefits for communities in the vicinity of projects participating in the RE Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). RE projects are primarily located in rural communities, frequently categorised as “marginalised communities”. The REIPPPP has created a legal framework to incentivise […]
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