INTERNATIONAL The energy transition NEWSLETTER NO. 44 • MARCH 2018 into actions P. 1 P. 2 P. 4 FOCUS EXPERTISE WORLDWIDE The International Solar Investments for the Future MEDENER: improved Alliance programme: assessment dynamics E DI T O R I A L © iStock...
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INTERNATIONAL The energy transition NEWSLETTER NO. 44 • MARCH 2018 into actions P. 1 P. 2 P. 4 FOCUS EXPERTISE WORLDWIDE The International Solar Investments for the Future MEDENER: improved Alliance programme: assessment dynamics E DI T O R I A L © iStock Although energy use is the biggest contributing factor to climate change, 1.1 billion people around the world still don’t have access to electricity and FOCUS 2.8 billion people don’t have access to safe and clean cooking equipment, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The fight against climate change in those THE INTERNATIONAL countries is thus closely linked to development issues. A number of international coalitions were created in SOLAR ALLIANCE the last few years in the follow-up to COP21 in order to meet this challenge: The first summit of the International Solar Alliance the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, (ISA), launched by India and France during COP21, which aims to increase the capacity for renewable energy in Africa by 10
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