The IEA 9th Annual Global conference on Energy Efficiency, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 21 and 22, 2024, was aimed at accelerating progress towards doubling energy efficiency progress, which is a critical goal for COP28 In charting a 1.5 degree pathway for the world’s energy transition, the IEA had estimated that to meet the […]
TotalEnergies Commits $400 Million to Bring Clean Cooking to 100 Million People in Africa and India by 2030
At the Clean Cooking Summit organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA), TotalEnergies announced its ambition of giving 100 million people in Africa and India access to clean cooking by 2030. TotalEnergies will therefore invest more than $400 million in the development of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. In addition, to make clean cooking […]
International Energy Agency Historic Summit Sparks $2.2 Billion Commitment to Achieve Clean Cooking Access in Africa
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with the Clean Cooking Alliance, hosted the first ever global summit on “Clean Cooking in Africa,” convening close to 60 countries as well as companies and development institutions at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Co-chaired by the president of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan; the prime […]
Driving Africa’s Renewable Energy Revolution: Insights from Kenya’s Energy Secretary Briefing at IRENA Assembly
Right after the 14th IRENA assembly, which was held from the 17th to the 18th of April in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, His Excellency, Mr. David Chirchir, the cabinet secretary in charge of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya, engaged in a media briefing alongside host Nicole Bockstaller, the head of communications at IRENA, and […]
First-ever Global Summit on People-Centered Clean Energy held in Paris
The Global Summit on People-Centered Clean Energy Transitions, took place at the International Energy Agency headquarters (IEA) in Paris on April 26, 2024. The summit represented a remarkable gathering of governments, labour, business, and community leaders, Indigenous voices, and youth representatives from all over the world, who engaged in vital discussions about the most pressing socio-economic […]
A Just Energy Transition Project that seeks to Create Green Jobs in Africa
LIDA Network proudly presents “ENERGIZ”, a Just Energy Transition Project that seeks to create green jobs across Africa, with a strong focus on women. This program seeks to train and facilitate the employment of interested participants between the ages of 18 – 45 who would like to work within the renewable energy and energy efficiency […]
G7 Countries Task IRENA to Monitor Group’s Renewable Energy Progress
Today, G7 leaders tasked the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) with tracking and monitoring the group’s collective contribution toward the global renewable triple target by 2030. The target was established by the UAE Consensus last November at COP28, aligning global climate ambitions with IRENA’s 1.5°C pathway, mapped out by the Agency’s World Energy Transitions Outlook. […]
Energy Poverty slows Progress in some Parts of Malawi
Patricia Mussa of Kambalame Village in Machinga District endures long walks in searchof firewood. She climbs Chikala Hills with her three girls during weekends to meet the cooking needsof her family of seven. They leave home around 2am only to return around 4 pm with bulky bundles on their heads. “The walks keep lengthening as […]
Nigeria can leverage on Renewables to Industrialize: Rep. Sam Onuigbo
Sponsor of the Nigeria Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated that renewable energy can provide the energy needed by the country to fully industrialize. Onuigbo emphasized this during a series of interventions he made during the 14th International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, the IRENA […]
Private Sector calls on Governments to Fund Renewable Energy Projects
The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) has called on governments to complement the efforts of the private sector by funding renewable energy projects to achieve the target of 11000 gigawatts of installed clean energy by 2030. This year marks exactly 6 years until 2030 but only less than half of the targeted amount of gigawatts of […]