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Africa’s energy future in a post-aid world
The world of global development has experienced seismic shifts in recent times. Several of Africa’s key bilateral funders — the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden— have all announced significant cuts to development spending to make room for their own national priorities. These recent trends further deepen what had already been a steady decline in…
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Building demand for decarbonised products of heavy industry in the EU: Recommendations for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act
Key recommendations Introduction Heavy industry sectors, such as steel, cement, chemicals, and refining, emit over 500 million tonnes of CO2 annually in the European Union (EU), accounting for 20% of the total CO2 emissions.1 Industrial emissions have declined relatively little in the past decade, as incremental improvements to existing processes…
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Joint letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero regarding the urgent need for robust methane regulation in the UK energy sector
Clean Air Task Force and more than 200 organizations and individuals urged the government to adopt strong, enforceable methane regulations in the forthcoming UK National Methane Action Plan. The letter emphasizes that tackling methane is one of the fastest, cheapest, and most effective ways to slow global warming and uphold…
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Why Context, Not Blueprints, Determines the Success of African Utilities
Reforms in Africa’s electricity sector are by no means new. Many African nations have introduced “a series of policy, regulatory, and institutional changes aimed at improving the performance, efficiency, transparency, and financial viability of the electricity sector” since the 1990s but with uneven outcomes. Although some African countries such as…
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Clean Air Task Force and Partner Organizations’ Comments to EPA on Proposed Repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
Clean Air Task Force (CATF), along with partner organizations, submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its proposal to repeal the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and over a decade of motor vehicle greenhouse gas standards. EPA has proposed reconsidering the endangerment finding and rescinding greenhouse…
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Characterizing waste to cut emissions in Latin America
The waste sector is the third largest source of methane emissions, accounting for nearly 20% of global methane emissions. Most of this methane is produced from the decomposition of the degradable fraction of municipal waste in final disposal sites like sanitary landfills, open dumps, and controlled landfills. Tackling this problem…
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Guideline for the Quantification and Characterization of Non-hazardous Solid Wastes and Residues for Ecuadorian Municipalities
The guide published by the Solid Waste Management and Inclusive Circular Economy project in Ecuador, which is part of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, serves as a tool for standardizing technical procedures related to quantification and characterization studies of non-hazardous solid waste and residues. This guide is…
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A Technology Road Map for Next-Generation Geothermal
This road map presents a practical strategy for the collective process of superhot rock geothermal technology readiness and deployment.
