Todd Moss bought a refrigerator in 2013. The yellow energy efficiency tag showed his single appliance would use more electricity than most people living in Africa use in a whole year. That realization led to a viral graphic and the launch of the Energy for Growth Hub.
Read the Full StoryWe’re building a high-energy, climate-resilient future in emerging markets in Africa and Asia across four themes:
Our core leadership team is experienced in the policy trenches and our global network of researchers and advocates are at leading universities and think tanks around the world. We communicate early and often with policymakers to provide short sharp insights that respond directly to pressing needs.
We are known for:
*We are not: a consulting firm, a grassroots campaign, an energy company, a conference organizer, a producer of long reports… nor, we hope, boring.
new development finance agency created using our proposal is catalyzing billions of US investment in emerging markets infrastructure.
views of Rose Mutiso’s TED Talks are changing the global conversation on energy and climate in Africa.
of new private philanthropic investment uses our Modern Energy Minimum metric to redefine what it means to end energy poverty.
Our global experience spans senior government roles, academic research, private philanthropy, and advocacy.
Our funders make it possible for us to advance our mission. All work and opinions are strictly independent of funding.