Global South
Ensuring an Equitable Energy Transition
Caribbean island nations are on the front lines of climate change. At the same time, they are also first movers in carrying out the energy transition on a national scale.
Montserrat — Halfway on the Road to 100 Percent Renewables
We spoke with Owen Lewis, project operations manager for RMI’s Islands Energy Program, about what this system means for the island.
The Crisis of Climate Finance: “Access Means Survival”
Unlocking the flow of finance remains one of the key challenges holding back climate progress in the Global South—and threatening to cast a shadow over COP26.
Greening India’s Homes and Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance
Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. In this pursuit, net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are the two high-leverage areas. The ability to deliver vast emissions reductions across rural and urban settings has brought NZEBs and EVs to the center of the climate…
Up to Our Necks in Water
From more intense hurricanes to the danger that sea level rise will inundate entire communities, climate change is an existential threat to islands around the world.
