Our Work
The Energy for Growth Hub works in four core areas to create a prosperous, high-energy, and climate-resilient future for everyone, with a strong focus on the countries of Asia and Africa.
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Better Metrics and Data
What gets measured gets done. That’s why we believe tackling energy poverty requires leveraging the latest data technologies and creating progress indicators more closely aligned with how energy drives economic development.
The RACE Metric
Reliability-Adjusted Cost of Electricity (RACE) is a new indicator to capture the effective cost paid by firms for 24/7 power.
The Modern Energy Minimum
Our ambitious new metric of higher electricity consumption: 1,000 kWh per person per year.
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Future of Energy Tech
New technologies hold great promise to deliver a high-energy, low-carbon future. We work to cut through the hype and better understand the opportunities for emerging markets, especially in Asia and Africa.
Hydrogen & Green Fuels
The world has huge expectations for next generation fuels. What’s the real opportunity for emerging economies?
Natural Gas
Flexible but carbon-intensive. Decisions over the future of natural gas will shape local economies, energy poverty, and climate change.
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Making Markets Work
Delivering clean energy at scale across Asia and Africa will require far more investment. Our work focuses on creating open, competitive markets and far more effective development finance, with a special emphasis on US policies.
Strengthening US Policy Tools
The world’s largest economy can do more to support energy investment in Africa and Asia.
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Shaping Energy Transitions
Every country will follow its own pathway to a decarbonized high-energy future. Our work explores how climate, energy, and development policies intersect.
African Coal Death Watch
Fears of a coal renaissance on the continent are unfounded. We’re tracking the data.
Rise of EVs
Electric transportation is a linchpin of the global clean energy transition, but Africa’s markets will evolve differently.
Net Zero Foundations
Building robust data and research ecosystems for locally-led, pro-development energy planning and transitions.
