Resilience is the foundation for sustainable development. At COP30 in Belém, MDBs are stepping up to help countries prepare before the next crisis hits. Developing countries need $365B/year to reduce loss & damage. MDBs are responding through 4 key actions: - Scaling Up Finance:

A quarter of a Century ago, “electrify everything” seemed a little far-fetched. Now it seems somewhat inevitable.

Join us for our opening event at COP30 Brasil in Belém! Marking 10 years since the Global Climate Action Agenda began, this event kicks off two weeks focused on turning ambition into real impact. It aims to reflect on a decade of progress in global climate action; recognise

As the #energytransition picks up pace, falling coal demand and prices are squeezing Indonesia’s coal profits and state revenues. Targeted actions can cut coal mine methane emissions and manage coal-dependent regions in Indonesia through this shift. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

We need to scale up #climate financing for developing countries. At #COP30 & beyond, the high cost of capital, limited fiscal space & persistent debt burdens constraining developing countries from attracting & absorbing climate finance must be addressed. seforall.org/events/seforal…

The world installed 69GW of battery capacity in 2024, nearly DOUBLING the global total 🔋 How did we get here? Battery costs = 📉 Battery storage capacity = 📈 #COP30 presents the opportunity to take this technology even further. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

5 kWh of fixed solar panels + 17 kWh battery can = 1 kW of solar electricity round-the-clock on an average day in Las Vegas 🕧 #COP30 could help accelerate the 24/7 solar + batteries revolution ☀️🔋 ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

5 try’s in 20 min. Wow. Always loved the flavour that Argentinians bring to world rugby 👏🏽 👏🏽

Achieving #3xRenewables by 2030 collectively depends on the int'l community’s ability to unlock financial support for developing countries. W/ #COP30 taking place now, countries have a chance to deliver on their finance commitments. Learn how int'l collaboration can enable this:

Ember is at #COP30. Last week Wilmar Suárez, Ember’s Latin America Analyst, and Bruce Douglas, CEO of Global Renewables Alliance, spoke on the #eletrotechrevolution. Follow us for #energytransition updates at this year’s COP30 Brasil at Belem, Brazil.

With schools being the second-largest consumers of biomass energy after households, clean cooking solutions are vital. I am pleased with the launch of the Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools at #COP30 to accelerate #cleancooking in schools globally. 🔗seforall.org/news/at-cop30-…

There was a hugely important announcement today at COP30: South Korea joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, and in doing so, announced it will not build any new coal plants and will shut down 40 existing plants by 2040. As the country with the 7th largest coal fleet, this is a

Very high-impact opportunity to join Google's Energy Market Development team, focused on the US Southeast:

Hoy se cumplen 10 años de la adopción del Acuerdo de París. En estos años atravesó múltiples crisis en la política internacional. Sobrevivió y sus resultados son positivos, no suficientes. Me tocó encabezar la delegación Argentina en esa etapa crucial. 1/2 x.com/i/status/67622…

One of the most common discussion topics in energy these days is the shortage of transformers, and why manufacturing capacity isn’t scaling to meet the moment. Great article today on why exactly that is so hard to do. wsj.com/business/the-f…

New Google paper out on Granular Certificates aka time-based energy attribute certificates. Each GC still represents 1 kWh/MWh, but with timestamp/location precision so claims can align with how the grid actually runs hour-to-hour. As renewables scale, the system runs into

Another exciting development from the Chinese Academy of Science, with important implications for decarbonising heavy industry. "Luo’s team envisions that, by 2040, ultra-high-temperature heat pumps could deliver zero-carbon heat of up to 1,300 degrees, ushering in a green

Nvidia, $NVDA, CEO: “you cannot show me a task that is beneath me.”

Damn, big tech is now just straight up acquiring power developers to scale up data centers faster Google to acquire Intersect for $4.75B! "The deal includes Intersect’s team and multiple gigawatts of energy and data center projects currently in development or under construction

Very sick resource for tracking grid projects, their permitting status, etc