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

Originally appeared in a Council on Foreign Relations post, May 28, 2021. The new U.S. Climate Finance Plan…
From World Development Perspectives (January 2020) A number of “disruptive” data science and sensor technologies are creating new…
Originally appeared in a Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) post, July 21, 2020 COVID-19 and the global recession…
The former chief economic advisor to India’s government on how climate policy has become disconnected from energy needs…
The former OPIC, African Development Bank and Black Rhino Group official tells Katie & Rose why she’s frustrated…
How can international donors better support Africa’s transition to a prosperous low-carbon energy future? And when should donors…
The mobile phone revolution is allowing countries to skip landlines, prompting many observers to assume countries might also skip building an electricity grid and jump right to distributed home energy systems (e.g., here and here). New disruptive technologies are exciting and alluring, especially in sub-Saharan markets where the unmet infrastructure needs are huge. After all, if you can charge your smartphone with a rooftop solar kit, then who needs power plants and a grid?