World Bank/IFC

Do major DFIs finance fossil fuels?

Mariel Ferragamo, Katie Auth

World Bank, AfDB aim to bring electricity to 300 million Africans →

The plan, which is a partnership with the African Development Bank, would halve the number of people living without electricity on the continent by 2030.

The climate change debate dividing the World Bank →

Addressing climate change by transitioning the world’s power grids, automobiles and industries to greener sources will cost trillions — and Janet Yellen and European authorities have no desire for massive new spending right now.

Digital technologies could help create the jobs Africa needs — but will there be energy to power them?

Moussa Blimpo

Episode 6: Arvind Subramanian: We Have to Fight Carbon Imperialism

Rose Mutiso, Katie Auth, Arvind Subramanian

Sub-Saharan Africa emits a tiny fraction of the world’s CO₂

Hannah Ritchie

Episode #5 Ken Caldeira: Let’s Align Self-Interest with Global Climate Interest

Rose Mutiso, Katie Auth, Ken Caldeira

Energy Access Metrics in the World Bank’s RISE Data

Morgan Bazilian

US Adopts More Nuanced Pro-Development/Pro-Climate Approach to Downstream Gas Investment in Poor Countries

Episode #16 Tim McDonnell: Reporting on Climate and Energy With Empathy

Katie Auth, Rose Mutiso

Why the Climate Panic About Africa Is Wrong

Originally appeared in Foreign Policy, December 6, 2021. As climate pledges pile up, a worrying theme is emerging...

What makes a “credible alternative” credible? Principles for fossil fuel vetting in development finance

Todd Moss, Jacob Kincer, Katie Auth

The Other Hidden Debt – How power contract transparency can help prevent future debt risk

Originally published in the IMF Public Financial Management Blog, June 21, 2022.  Soon after the reformist businessman Hakainde…

How Can Small and Medium Enterprises Cope with Power Outages?

Ama Baafra Abeberese

Counting the cost: is electricity affordable for Africa’s non-residential consumers?

Murefu Barasa