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Using solar to give Honduran slum communities a voice in governmentIn Latin America, slum upgrading programmes reshape traditional solutions to poverty and the city development, writes Priscila Azevedo Rocha
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Why isn't Brazil exploiting its amazing wind capacity?Renewables star Brazil is now backtracking towards fossil fuels. Why, when wind could provide vital jobs? Fabíola Ortiz investigates
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Beating water and land shortages in the Middle East and north AfricaFocusing on the nexus between scarce resources is the only route to sustainable supplies of water, food and energy, write Holger Hoff and Tom Gill
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Scottish sea power: driving down energy prices in ChileWith a little help from Scotland, Chile may be on course to make a dramatic reversal in its energy fortunes, writes Frederika Whitehead
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Poo power: turning human waste into clean energy in Kenya's slumsBio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy, writes Frederika Whitehead
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Can coffee stimulate renewable energy in Central America?A project to turn coffee wastewater into biogas is creating healthier environments, for farmers, flora and fauna, writes Mira-Bai Simon
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Why has 'microhydro' been neglected as a solution to energy poverty?Power from streams and small rivers has been proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal - Zimbabwe is next, writes Lucy Stevens
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No planet B: how we can build a low-carbon world in 17 stepsAs the UN Climate Summit gets underway, a panel of experts explain how to transition to clean energy, writes Rachel Banning-Lover
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From Cape Town to Kinshasa: could the Great Inga dam power half of Africa?Live Q&A: what does a global carbon-cutting deal look like?
World Water Week 2014
UN's Kandeh Yumkella: 'we will raise $120bn to halve energy poverty'
World Water Week 2014
'Water efficiency should be our goal', says head of World Water WeekTorgny Holmgren tells Holly Young why the 2014 theme is energy and water and what impact he hopes this year’s conference will have
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After the Taliban: taking solar energy to remote parts of AfghanistanThe Hazara people have long been repressed and deprived of services. Could a solar power plant offer a glimmer of hope? Karl Mathiesen finds out
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Could renewable energy make rural electrification a reality?Fredrika Whitehead on how cheap solar, wind or hydroelectricity, accessed through mini-grids, could light up remote villages
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Negotiating a cheaper clean energy deal for allPeter Brun: Making wind and solar products cheaper could pave way for universal access to sustainable energy sources
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Shaking off the energy crisis: how far can kinetic deliver on its promises?Children in rural Kenya are using a percussion shaker to produce reading light for an hour – a sustainable alternative to kerosene lamps
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Keep the climate, change the economyThe UN says we need to make a 'massive shift' to renewables to curb climate change. How can we encourage investors?
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Chile's solar market is leading the way in South AmericaQuiz: what do you know about renewable energy?
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