willie brent 白維Why I’m ditching “energy access” (and you should too)Recently in Nairobi, at one of the seemingly countless “energy summits” held these days, a panel discussion of leading funders had the…Mar 9, 20202Mar 9, 20202
willie brent 白維For energy in Africa, it must be a “just beginning”As we navigate our way through a global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the idea of a “just transition” has…Sep 16, 2019Sep 16, 2019
willie brent 白維We’re in a #climate war, so why is #COP just once a year?Global climate negotiators just ended their once-a-year gathering, at the Conference of the Parties (COP), hosted by the UN Framework…Dec 19, 2018Dec 19, 2018
willie brent 白維inImpactAlphaMini-grid developers get ready for debt capital to scale up access to clean energyMicrogrid Investment Accelerator plans to crowd in $115 million to connect 1.8 million people by 2023Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017
willie brent 白維inEnergizing Rural IndiaWaste biomass power set to surge in IndiaSolar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition. But the country’s draft National Energy Policy (NEP)…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
willie brent 白維WTF Lotería del Estado!?My wife and I took our two sons to see a movie in Barcelona, and before the film started, an advertisement for Spain’s national lottery was…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
willie brent 白維World Poor Leaders Eat near DavosGlaris, Switzerland, Jan. 24 — Poor leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) side event for the disenfranchised, “Eat 4.0”…Jan 24, 2016Jan 24, 2016
willie brent 白維Is Consumerism the Ultimate Climate Enemy?COP21 ignores current economic growth model at its own perilNov 27, 20151Nov 27, 20151
willie brent 白維Is Your “Smartphone” the Death of Wonder?As is known by anyone with a smart phone (80% of the world by the end of this decade), mobile devices are the new arbiter of public…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
willie brent 白維inEverything WaterEconomy the Size of Russia’s Faces “End of Water”, World YawnsCalifornia, the world’s 8th largest economy (bigger than U.N. Security Council member and nuclear power Russia and just barely smaller than…Mar 15, 20151Mar 15, 20151