Energy

We focus on promoting equitable and resilient energy systems, responsible energy industries, and pro-poor access to affordable, efficient and clean energy services

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Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)

Renewable energy

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UK Chancellor delivers fiscal statement

17 November 2022

Woman bends over to put a small plastic cup in a cooking pot, which is on a stove.

Tailored cooking solutions to close the gender gap

Enzo Leone
11 April 2022

A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.

Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide

Kelvin Muthui
06 April 2022

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Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates

Giulia Nicolini
21 February 2022

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Energy enabling green development and recovery in Kitui County, Kenya

July 2021 - July 2022

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Productive uses of energy support sustainable and resilient livelihoods in least developed countries

16 September 2021

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Building resilience and greening the COVID-19 recovery in least developed countries

March 2021 - October 2021

Mechanical workshop

Productive uses of energy: what does it take to stimulate demand?

Event on 23 June 2021

Related collections

Learn more about focused areas of IIED's energy work

Transforming energy systems

A programme of work focused on equitable energy driving climate-resilient communities

Publications

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21156iied.pdf

Better farmer benefits from renewable energy: improving inclusion and uptake in Kenya

20721iied.pdf

What drives safeguarding for China’s hydropower projects in LDCs?

20356IIED.pdf

Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs

16051IIED.pdf

Energy services for local development: integrated and inclusive planning for county governments in Kenya

16681iied.pdf

Small business, big demand: facilitating finance for productive uses of energy in Tanzania

G00529.pdf

MMSD Working Paper No. 2 Indigenous Peoples, Mining, and International Law

G00562.pdf

MMSD Working Paper No. 68b Mining for the Future Appendix I: Porgera Riverine Disposal Case Study

G00601.pdf

MMSD Southern Africa - Research Topic 6: Baseline Survey of the Mining and Minerals Sector

G00624.pdf

MMSD Working Paper No. 218 Report of The Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Perth, 4-6 February 2002

G00649.pdf

An MMSD Briefing Paper

A man in a suit sits at a table with his hands crossed in front of him.

UK Chancellor delivers fiscal statement

Press release, 17 November 2022

Woman bends over to put a small plastic cup in a cooking pot, which is on a stove.

Tailored cooking solutions to close the gender gap

Blog, 11 April 2022

A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.

Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide

Blog, 06 April 2022

Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.

Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates

Blog, 21 February 2022

A group of men and women wearing masks stand around a device being demonstrated by a man.

Energy enabling green development and recovery in Kitui County, Kenya

Active Project

Outdoor shopping arcade with business adverts

Productive uses of energy support sustainable and resilient livelihoods in least developed countries

News, 16 September 2021

A woman holds a poster with instructions. Another one holds a loudpseaker and points at a poster.

Building resilience and greening the COVID-19 recovery in least developed countries

Active Project

Mechanical workshop

Productive uses of energy: what does it take to stimulate demand?

Event on 23 June 2021

Power station

We need to rethink investment treaties to ensure a rapid and just energy transition

Blog, 21 April 2021

Aerial view of a hydropower plant

Will green bonds boost finance flows to sustainable hydropower?

Blog, 05 April 2021