As Paris climate agreement goes into effect, geothermal energy development picks up momentum to help countries lower greenhouse gas emissions and meet their energy targets. A US$350 million World Bank project in Turkey will help scale up…
Buildings are one of the main consumers of energy, using about 35% of the world’s energy and accounting for about 70% of greenhouse gases in urban areas. Energy- and resource-efficient building solutions are crucial to avoid locking in…
Is it possible to make electricity more affordable for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa who need it most, and have the regionâs cash-strapped power providers be profitable at the same time? A new ESMAP-supported study entitled â…
Violence against women and girls is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in…
ESMAP and the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves.
November 7 2016
Issue | September - October 2016
Scale-up investments in geothermal power assisted Turkey in securing CleanTechnology Fund and IBRD co-financing for a major geothermal investment project.Along with partners, we launched the globally-applicable, harmonized standards for…
