Honduras has made progress in closing the energy access gap, a key factor for sustainable development. In 2005, only 52% of the population had access to electricity, while by 2013, this figure had reached 81%. Today, thanks to national resources and international cooperation with organizations such as the IDB, the country has achieved that 87% of its inhabitants have full … [Read more...] about Energy development lights up the Honduran Moskitia
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The energy sector needs more talent and diversity!
How can we encourage girls and women to be interested, study and work in science, technology and engineering? Throughout history, the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have been shaped by gender biases that exclude women and girls. The unequal access to education, technology and leadership positions have alienated countless brilliant … [Read more...] about The energy sector needs more talent and diversity!
The Energy Access Dividend: Accelerating off-grid solutions and bolstering reliability can generate big gains in Honduras and Haiti
For most of the last century, we’ve used a single metric to understand how a society is doing in supplying its citizens with power: electrification rates. By that standard, most of Latin America is doing very well, with 97 percent of households in the region having access. But the binary metric of whether people have electricity access or not can be misleading. It fails to … [Read more...] about The Energy Access Dividend: Accelerating off-grid solutions and bolstering reliability can generate big gains in Honduras and Haiti
Aligning Electricity Investment Plans and Climate Policy Commitments in LAC
The Role of Expansion Plans Promoting Feasible Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) The future of energy needs to be sustainable. In the future, energy consumption should not be associated with CO2 emission. Among many uncertainties, this seems to be an agreement. All the IDB member countries signed the Paris Agreement, pledging to make efforts to stabilize … [Read more...] about Aligning Electricity Investment Plans and Climate Policy Commitments in LAC
Three solutions to reduce energy consumption in your city
Investments in energy efficiency can support cities to have a smarter use of energy, helping them to reduce carbon emissions. Moreover, energy efficiency may optimize the use of public resources, which are often scarce. Cities consume more than 65 percent of the World’s Energy and are responsible for more than 70 percent of global greenhouse emissions. In countries such as … [Read more...] about Three solutions to reduce energy consumption in your city