Pollution in Urban India: The View from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Blog Blog by Johannes Urpelainen The figure you’re looking at shows a fan inside an office in Lucknow, and the dirt on it is from air pollution. According to locals, wiping off the dirt is basically useless because it’ll be back within 3-4 days at this time of the...

The Quest for Impact: A Comment on the Energy Dividend Framework

Blog Blog by Johannes Urpelainen A new report by Sustainable Energy for All and Power for All proposes an analytical framework for quantifying the benefits of energy access. The report offers an innovative new approach to thinking about benefits and highlights the...

Renewable Energy in Vietnam’s Energy Future

Blog Blog by Johannes Urpelainen The combination of rapid economic growth and industrialization means that Vietnam’s air pollution problems and dependence on energy imports could grow worse in the future. If the economy continues to perform well, energy demand may...

Electricity Access in 2030, According to the International Energy Agency

Blog Blog by Johannes Urpelainen The International Energy Agency’s recent Energy Access Outlook examines the future of energy access by looking at scenarios for household electrification and access to clean cooking fuels by 2030. The central premise of the report, New...