Tag Archives: Renewable

Help rural poor with small scale bioenergy

  By iip | October 6, 2011 - 3:26 pm | Energy
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There are ways of helping rural poor with energy-based projects, such energy efficient cooking stove to small scale bioenergy.

A joint study of FAO and DFiD shows, when produced on a small-scale in local communities, bioenergy can play a significant role in rural development in poor countries. The study refers to 15 bioenergy projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia involving 12 countries.

Most poor areas in rural area are depending on biomass for cooking and heating. About 80 percent of them sources from wood.

The study highlights possible benefits for rural poor:

Global Green New Deal

  By iip | October 3, 2011 - 3:27 am | Earth
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In fighting of global economic recession, a greening of fiscal stimulus packages should be considered.  I think this is an important massage for the leaders of most powerful economic gathering in The London Summit 2009.

I notice recent policy brief of UNEP  called Global Green New Deal (GGND). The proposal says that fiscal stimulus should prioritize energy efficient buildings and investments in sustainable transport and renewable energy. In the meantime, developing countries should prioritize investment in agricultural productivity measures, freshwater management, and sanitation, as these have demonstrable and exceptional social returns.

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Financial crisis undermining biofuel market

  By iip | January 15, 2011 - 3:27 pm | Forest
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What happen to smallholder biodiesel-material producers when major biodiesel consumers are bumping into financial crisis? This is likely a drastic situation after biofuel (both ethanol and biodiesel) market came up in highest demand last year.

Did you know the predicted consumption of biofuels by 2030 is just over 140 millions tons of oil equivalents? A recent report of RRI says this prediction is based on the ‘with subsidy’ case, which, in a very conservative estimate would require an additional 35 million hectares of land. This prediction was taken before the financial crisis come out.

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