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Renewables star Brazil is now backtracking towards fossil fuels. Why, when wind could provide vital jobs?

Focusing on the nexus between scarce resources is the only route to sustainable supplies of water, food and energy

With help from Scotlands marine power expertise, Chile may be on course for a dramatic reversal in its energy fortunes

With help from Scotlands marine power expertise, Chile may be on course for a dramatic reversal in its energy fortunes

Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy

Turning waste water from coffee farms into biogas cuts down on pollution and provides sustainable energy. Is there a catch?

Power from streams and small rivers has been proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal - Zimbabwe is next

As treaties are ratified and hopes rise for a sustainable solution to energy poverty, NGOs question who stands to benefit

The energy UN under-secretary general says funding and collaborating are key to giving renewables a fighting chance

Torgny Holmgren explains why the 2014 theme is energy and water and what impact he hopes this years conference will have

The Hazara people have long been repressed and deprived of services. Could a solar power plant offer a glimmer of hope?Carved into the cliffs behind Bamiyan town centre in Afghanistan's central highlands, massive holes scar...

Cheap solar, wind or hydroelectricity accessed through mini-grids could light up remote villages. So what's the problem?In countries where the energy infrastructure is under-developed and few towns are adequately electrified,...

Access to renewable energy will be easier if the World Trade Organisation removes tariffs on environmental goodsA meeting room in Geneva may seem a world away from the rural reaches of Africa and Asia, but the process that...

Children in rural Kenya are using a percussion shaker to produce reading light, reducing reliance on kerosene lampsWhen the sun sets in Kenya, tens of millions of people set about the daily challenge of lighting their homes...

The UN says we need to make a 'massive shift' to renewables to curb climate change. How can we encourage investors? Sponsored featureThis month, the Obama administration announced new rules aimed at cutting carbon pollution...