On 1 August 2024, ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives), in partnership with the County Government of Kisumu, Kenya unveiled a tailored-made roadmap towards 100% renewable energy by 2050. Under the 100% Renewables Cities and Regions Roadmap project, Kisumu is sparking the shift to transition its energy landscape. By targeting key sectors such as electricity, transport and clean cooking, the county is setting a powerful example for urban areas worldwide on how to embrace renewable energy solutions.

If there is energy, there is development,” says a coffee buyer in Colombia.
Years of conflict have led to significant underdevelopment in rural and hard-to-reach communities in Colombia. Many of these communities struggle to access a reliable, affordable, and sustainable source of energy, which negatively affects their quality of life and economic prospects. Even when there is political will to help, local governments face challenges in providing energy, and the private sector has largely lacked interest in these investments due to high costs, risks, and consumers’ inability to pay for the services.

I first visited Rempang island in Summer 2022. Greeting me were lush fields lined with coconut and banana trees, picture-book fishing villages with houses jutting into the water on stilts, and boats carrying people between the dozens of islands that dot the Riau archipelago in western Indonesia. I had made

Anderson Kehbila, Stockholm Environment Institute Kenya’s ambition is to reduce carbon emissions by one-third by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario of 143 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also seeks to reduce carbon emissions to as close to zero as possible by 2050. How and whether these goals

Ibrahim Ozdemir, Clark University In December 2023, negotiators from countries worldwide will meet in the United Arab Emirates for the next round of international climate talks. While the talks are considered essential to securing global agreements needed to avoid dangerous climate change, confidence in the summit, known as COP28, is

This past December, a fleet of colorful swan-shaped boats lined the muddy banks of Qargha Lake, a reservoir on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The boats’ owner, 50-year-old Shah Maqsoud Habibi, said his business has vanished, along with much of the lake, a once popular weekend destination for war weary