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BY Alina Maschirow
February 17, 2020February 16, 2020
35,000 flames for social and environmental development in Guatemala

Meet Marco Tulio Guerra, founder of EcoComal, a social business that develops improved cookstoves in Guatemala.

Feb 17
Posted in EnergyTagged Air Pollution, Clean Cooking
BY Alina Maschirow
February 14, 2020
How to prepare for the unpredictable? Global cities learn climate adaptation from one another.

An interview with Amanda Ikert, Head of Adaptation Implementation at C40

Feb 14
Posted in Cities, Climate ActionTagged CIties, Climate Action
BY Alina Maschirow
February 12, 2020February 12, 2020
Good governance is a game and the prize is winning citizens

Why digitalisation within government should always be about community, clear communication and inclusion

Feb 12
Posted in CitiesTagged CIties, Sustainable development
BY Alina Maschirow
February 11, 2020
Local women are shining a light on green business

Women are the heroes of the transition - A series of four portraits

Feb 11
Posted in EnergyTagged Energy, Sustainable development, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
February 10, 2020February 11, 2020
Capturing the power of the waves

An interview with Inna Braverman, Co-Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power

Feb 10
Posted in EnergyTagged Cleantech, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
February 6, 2020February 5, 2020
“Living in a world that is fuelled with 100% renewables is doable!"

An interview with Rana Adib, Executive Secretary at REN21

Feb 6
Posted in Energy, Fossil FuelsTagged Energy Transition, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
February 6, 2020February 5, 2020
“We need to understand that ‘success’ for clean cooking should mean reduction of pollution in the process of cooking in each household."

Feb 6
Posted in Environment, PollutionTagged Air Pollution, Clean Cooking
BY Alina Maschirow
February 5, 2020February 6, 2020
The Beam Podcast, Episode 4: Cities: Bracing for Climate Change

A conversation with Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone: Yvonne Aki-Sawyer and Amanda Ikert, Head of Adaptation Implementation at C40

Feb 5
Posted in Cities, Climate ActionTagged CIties, Climate Action
BY Alina Maschirow
February 5, 2020February 4, 2020
An army of young people fighting climate change

The American youth who wants to end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on politics

Feb 5
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
February 4, 2020February 4, 2020
“To watch the last of something die is something I hope never to experience again”

- Ami Vitale, National Geographic photographer 

Feb 4
Posted in Environmental ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation, Photography
BY Alina Maschirow
February 3, 2020February 2, 2020
Blockchain: climate friend or foe?

An article by Amy Westervelt, Energy Web Foundation

Feb 3
Posted in Blockchain, TechnologyTagged Blockchain, Energy, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
January 31, 2020January 30, 2020
One woman’s rowdy mission to change the ranching crisis

An article by Frances Pinero

Jan 31
Posted in Environment, FoodTagged Environment, Food and Agriculture
BY Alina Maschirow
January 30, 2020January 29, 2020
A European tour of climate solutions

An article by Tamara Trumbic, ICLEI

Jan 30
Posted in CitiesTagged Climate Action, Sustainable development
BY Alina Maschirow
January 29, 2020January 29, 2020
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, the woman putting up a global fight to preserve indigenous communities

An interview by Anne-Sophie Garrigou

Jan 29
Posted in Female EmpowermentTagged Indigenous People, Inspiring Women
BY Alina Maschirow
January 28, 2020February 2, 2020
The long journey to light in the tropical rainforests

An article by Rose Alvarez from LOVE FOR LIFE 

Jan 28
Posted in Energy AccessTagged Rural Electrification, Solar Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
January 26, 2020January 26, 2020
How we’ve made the web dirty

Whenever we are using the internet, we unintentionally contribute to climate change, in an avoidable way. Luckily, there are some things we can do about it.

Jan 26
Posted in Energy, TechnologyTagged Energy, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
January 25, 2020
Coal exporters wake up to the financial risk of the climate transition

South Africa faces perhaps the thorniest dilemma of all the coal exporters.

Jan 25
Posted in Cities, EnergyTagged Coal, Energy Transition, Fossil Fuels
BY Alina Maschirow
January 25, 2020
Waste pickers: the unsung heroes of our plastic-ridden world

An article by Peter Wang Hjemdahl, rePurpose Global

Jan 25
Posted in Environment, Plastic Pollution, PollutionTagged Environment, Plastic Pollution
BY Alina Maschirow
January 19, 2020
Roubaix, a city of riches

Circular economy helps families to get out of vicious circles and towards ever more fulfilment.

Jan 19
Posted in Cities, SocietyTagged Circular Economy, Society
BY Alina Maschirow
January 22, 2020January 22, 2020
How can we address climate change, pollution and women’s empowerment? Clean cooking.

Interview with Dymphna van der Lans, Chief Executive Officer of the Clean Cooking Alliance

Jan 22
Posted in PollutionTagged Clean Cooking, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
December 23, 2019December 23, 2019
Fund the transition! Zimbabwe's energy sector players call to the government

Dec 23
Posted in Renewable EnergyTagged Africa, Renewable Energy, Solar Power
BY Alina Maschirow
December 19, 2019December 18, 2019
“Solutions require people working together, understanding the various aspects of a problem”

While COP25 was at full speed in Madrid, we met with the Director of Bellona Europa, Jonas Helseth to talk about solutions.

Dec 19
Posted in TechnologyTagged Carbon Capture and Storage, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
January 15, 2020January 27, 2020
Globalization: a positive force for African entrepreneurs.

To be effective in supporting African entrepreneurs, incubators need to focus on how to increase the rate at which the forces of globalization can be accelerated.

Jan 15
Posted in EnergyTagged Africa, Entrepreneur
BY Alina Maschirow
January 14, 2020January 17, 2020
Empathy for the future

Building resilient societies on empathy to preserve humanity

Jan 14
Posted in Circular Economy, SocietyTagged Circular Economy, Society
BY Alina Maschirow
December 18, 2019December 18, 2019
“Climate solutions are only solutions if they are also advancing justice and equity”

Ensuring women empowerment and access to education, as well as giving women the right to choose for themselves are necessary steps in overcoming the climate crisis.

Dec 18
Posted in Female EmpowermentTagged Climate Change and Gender
BY Alina Maschirow
December 16, 2019
Envisioning a better world: the indispensable effort

This editorial by Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou is published in The Beam #10 — Local Heroes of Climate Action.

Dec 16
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Editorial, Future
BY Alina Maschirow
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019
Will carbon markets repeat the mistakes of the past?

An article by Erika Lennon, Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Dec 16
Posted in Sustainability FinanceTagged Carbon Markets, COP25, Environmental Conservation
BY Alina Maschirow
December 14, 2019December 15, 2019
Listen to the Amazon indigenous peoples’ voices

As COP25 is drawing to a close, the importance of the Amazon in the global fight against climate change has never been so clear

Dec 14
Posted in Environmental ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation, Indigenous People, Rainforests
BY Alina Maschirow
December 14, 2019December 15, 2019
Cities are the most ambitious actors of the energy transition

REN21’s Executive Secretary Rana Adib talks about the role of cities in the transition to a low carbon future powered by renewable energy.

Dec 14
Posted in CitiesTagged Regenerative Cities, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
December 13, 2019
People from the Global South and Indigenous People are the forgotten people of the climate negotiations

Dec 13
Posted in Climate ActionTagged COP25, Indigenous People
BY Alina Maschirow
December 13, 2019
Greta Thunberg and Luisa Neubauer lend their platforms to activists who need it most

Following Greta Thunberg example, activists from all across the world have been protesting with unwavering determination for about a year

Dec 13
Posted in Climate ActionTagged COP25, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
December 12, 2019December 11, 2019
How local women entrepreneurship supports the global efforts in fighting climate change.

An interview with Founder and CEO of Solar Sister, Katherine Lucey

Dec 12
Posted in Energy Access, UncategorizedTagged Clean Cooking, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
December 11, 2019December 11, 2019
Ocean-based solutions for climate action

What is the potential of the ocean and its ecosystems to reduce the causes and impacts of climate change?

Dec 11
Posted in Marine ConservationTagged Environment, Marine Conservation
BY Alina Maschirow
December 11, 2019December 11, 2019
Green public procurement: a strong stimulus for eco-innovation

An interview with Nora Backer Malm, Senior Consultant at EY in Oslo, Norway.

Dec 11
Posted in Policy FrameworksTagged CIties, innovation
BY Alina Maschirow
December 10, 2019December 10, 2019
How to make sustainable fashion choices without compromising style

Meet Sandra Capponi, Co-Founder of the GoodOnYou App which rates fashion brands on their impact on people, planet and animals.

Dec 10
Posted in Sustainable FashionTagged sustainability, Sustainable Fashion
BY Alina Maschirow
December 10, 2019
Tackling climate change one city — and carbon budget — at a time

A governance tool for reaching the municipalities emission targets, Oslo’s ‘Climate Budget’ budgets the city’s CO2 emissions in a similar manner to the city’s finances.

Dec 10
Posted in CitiesTagged CIties, sustainability
BY Alina Maschirow
December 9, 2019December 10, 2019
Moving from talks to action: Youth leading Climate Action

Meeting the youth at COP25 in Madrid

Dec 9
Posted in Climate ActionTagged COP25, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
December 6, 2019
Climate: the urgency to act

Since at least the late 1970s, science has known that human emissions of greenhouse gases profoundly alter the Earth’s climate. Yet, nothing has been done in time to make a difference, and the most recent studies almost always concludes that the past forecast were too optimistic.

Dec 6
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, COP25
BY Alina Maschirow
December 5, 2019December 6, 2019
Meet the three Latin American women who spur climate action at COP25

Carolina Schmidt, Lorena Aguilar and Patricia Espinosa: three names you need to remember if you’re interested in climate policy.

Dec 5
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, COP25
BY Alina Maschirow
December 5, 2019December 10, 2019
Women are central to create a more people-centred climate change policy

With women and girls being much more harmed by the climate crisis than men, it’s vital to include them in the climate change policy- and decision-making.

Dec 5
Posted in Energy Access, Female EmpowermentTagged Energy Access, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
December 2, 2019December 1, 2019
Does Climate Change cause more powerful and frequent hurricanes?

Scientists have been trying to understand why these events have become more violent, and seemingly more frequent. Their main challenge: they need to understand it as the phenomenon unfolds.

Dec 2
Posted in Environment, ScienceTagged Environmental Science
BY Alina Maschirow
November 29, 2019November 29, 2019
The Beam Podcast, Episode 3 : Women at the Forefront of Climate Action

Learn more about the gender dimensions to climate change and how women are agents of change.

Nov 29
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
November 25, 2019November 26, 2019
Energy efficiency: we can do better

An opinion piece by Christian Noll, Co-Founder of German Business Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF)

Nov 25
Posted in EnergyTagged Energy Efficiency
BY Alina Maschirow
November 26, 2019
Ghana’s energy efficiency strategy

An interview with Kofi Ady Agyarko, Director of Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Energy Commission in Ghana

Nov 26
Posted in EnergyTagged Africa, Energy Efficiency
BY Alina Maschirow
November 19, 2019November 20, 2019
“The embarrassing truth is that the gap between what scientists recommend and what is done is wider than ever”

An interview with Svein Tveitdal, Director of Klima 2020

Nov 19
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Environmental Science
BY Alina Maschirow
November 18, 2019November 22, 2019
The different faces of climate change: the Zambia drought

A series of three articles written by Sofia Ollvid from SolarAid. 3/3

Nov 18
Posted in UncategorizedTagged climate change
BY Alina Maschirow
November 14, 2019November 13, 2019
A Tanzanian woman’s entrepreneurial journey and the challenges to overcome

The story of Ashura Huruko

Nov 14
Posted in Energy Access, Female EmpowermentTagged Energy Access
BY Alina Maschirow
November 13, 2019November 20, 2019
The different faces of climate change: the Zambia drought

A series of three articles written by Sofia Ollvid from SolarAid.

Nov 13
Posted in Energy AccessTagged Energy Access, Rural Electricity
BY Alina Maschirow
November 12, 2019November 12, 2019
From the lab to the streets: why scientists join the climate movement

When she is not working towards her PhD at the University of Eastern Finland, Rebecca J. Wicker is attending Extinction Rebellion demonstration

Nov 12
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Activism, Environmental Science
BY Alina Maschirow
November 11, 2019November 12, 2019
Less CO2 emissions with Lower-Carbon Solar Energy

An article by Andreas Wade, First Solar’s Global Director for Sustainability

Nov 11
Posted in EnergyTagged Emissions, Solar Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
November 11, 2019November 10, 2019
Collaborative innovation for urban climate futures: trends and shapers

By Maja Rotter, Head of Innovation at Impact Hub Berlin

Nov 11
Posted in Cities, Urban DesignTagged CIties, Society, Urban Design
BY Alina Maschirow
November 8, 2019November 8, 2019
Covering the climate: two journalists in Botswana and Cameroon

Interviews by Anne-Sophie Garrigou

Nov 8
Posted in Environmental ConservationTagged Environment, Journalism
BY Alina Maschirow
November 6, 2019November 13, 2019
The different faces of climate change: the Zambia drought

A series of three articles written by Sofia Ollvid from SolarAid.

Nov 6
Posted in FoodTagged Environment, Food and Agriculture
BY Alina Maschirow
November 6, 2019
right.open for redefining our response to global warming

An article by Hannah Helmke, Co-Founder and CEO of right.based on science

Nov 6
Posted in TechnologyTagged Data analytics, Society, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
November 5, 2019
How to disregard 1.4 million demonstrators? Germany got you covered.

A guest contribution by Nick Heubeck, Fridays for Future Germany

Nov 5
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
November 4, 2019November 5, 2019
Installing inequality: the racial disparities in solar deployment

By Deborah Sunter (Tufts University), Sergio Castellanos and Prof Daniel Kammen (University of California, Berkeley)

Nov 4
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Access, Solar Power
BY Alina Maschirow
October 31, 2019October 30, 2019
Is it too late to tackle the climate crisis?

An opinion piece by Moustafa Bayoumi, Uppsala University

Oct 31
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Society
BY Alina Maschirow
October 30, 2019November 15, 2019
The Beam Podcast, Episode 2: How to Build Sustainable Cities of the Future

Tune in. Listen to The Beam Podcast, Episode 2: How to Build Sustainable Cities of the Future.

Oct 30
Posted in Cities, Technology, Urban DesignTagged CIties, Urban Design
BY Alina Maschirow
October 28, 2019October 26, 2019
Blockchain is important for the development of society

dena expert Philipp Richard certainly didn’t get rich from Bitcoin, but he does see potential in the blockchain — even for the energy sector.

Oct 28
Posted in Blockchain, TechnologyTagged Blockchain, Energy Transition, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
October 28, 2019October 26, 2019
Looking at the productive use of energy in rural Tanzania

An article by Sisty Basil, Coordinator Hivos Energy Change Lab Tanzania

Oct 28
Posted in Energy AccessTagged Africa, Community Energy, Energy Access
BY Alina Maschirow
October 25, 2019October 29, 2019
Dear cleantech entrepreneurs, please listen to your customers

Oct 25
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Cleantech, Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
October 24, 2019October 25, 2019
The buzz that’s energising Tanzania’s rural youth

An interview with Reginald Saria, Founder of Asilia African Honey Company

Oct 24
Posted in Environmental ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation
BY Alina Maschirow
October 21, 2019October 22, 2019
Zero Hour: a movement around the intersectionalities between systems of oppression that continue to cause climate change

An article by Zanagee Artis, Founder & Deputy Director of Advocacy for Zero Hour.

Oct 21
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
October 14, 2019October 17, 2019
Climate KIC Demo Day 2019

Europe still has what it takes to lead the Green Revolution

Oct 14
Posted in Climate Action, Living, TechnologyTagged Environment, innovation, sustainability, Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
Clean cooking: let the data speak for itself

An article by Rotimi Olatunji, Nexleaf Analytics

Oct 4
Posted in PollutionTagged Clean Cooking
BY Alina Maschirow
October 3, 2019October 3, 2019
A tribute to paradoxes

An opinion piece by Hannah Helmke, Co-Founder and CEO of right. based on science

Oct 3
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Psychology, Society
BY Alina Maschirow
October 1, 2019November 8, 2019
Meet the 12-year-old girl who documented climate change from Nicaragua

An interview by Anne-Sophie Garrigou

Oct 1
Posted in Climate Action, Environmental Conservation, FoodTagged Environmental Justice, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
September 30, 2019October 30, 2019
Blockchain is decrypting Africa’s future in renewables

An article by Andy Muranda

Sep 30
Posted in Blockchain, Renewable EnergyTagged Blockchain, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
September 27, 2019October 3, 2019
Choices made now are critical for the future of our ocean and cryosphere

More than 100 authors from 36 countries assessed the latest scientific literature related to the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate for the report, referencing about 7,000 scientific publications.

Sep 27
Posted in Climate Action, Environmental ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation, Environmental Science
BY Alina Maschirow
September 26, 2019September 27, 2019
“If you think something is impossible, then you have already lost.”

An interview with Aran Consentino, Fridays for Future Udine, Italy.

Sep 26
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
September 25, 2019
“Our responsibility for the future generations does not end as we get older.”

Grandparents from all over the world are joining the climate strikes.

Sep 25
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
September 25, 2019
Patagonia launches Patagonia Action Works, a new digital platform to help protect the planet

Patagonia Action Works supports environmental activism by connecting people to local grassroots organisations in Germany, across Europe & the US.

Sep 25
Posted in Climate Action, Environmental ConservationTagged Climate Activism, Environmental Conservation
BY Alina Maschirow
September 24, 2019September 24, 2019
The Beam Podcast, Episode 1: Powering the Globe with 100% renewables

Sep 24
Posted in Energy Access, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition, Renewables, Solar Power
BY Alina Maschirow
September 23, 2019September 24, 2019
When the young’s voices are as loud.

A guest post by Eliza Lawrence

Sep 23
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
September 20, 2019
Grab a cup of — sustainable — coffee, sit down and relax. You are listening to The Beam Podcast.

Sep 20
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action
BY Alina Maschirow
September 19, 2019September 20, 2019
There has never been a better time to become a climate activist than now. Here is why.

A guest contribution by Nick Heubeck, Fridays for Future Germany

Sep 19
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Alina Maschirow
September 17, 2019September 17, 2019
How gender inclusiveness will change China’s renewable energy future

An interview with Yisha He, Chairwoman of UNISUN Energy Group

Sep 17
Posted in Female Empowerment, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition, Women's Empowerment
BY Alina Maschirow
September 16, 2019September 17, 2019
It takes a crowd: funding solar energy in developing countries

An article by Martin Baart, CEO and Co-Founder of ecoligo

Sep 16
Posted in Energy Access, Renewable EnergyTagged Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Solar Power
BY Alina Maschirow
September 13, 2019
An energy transition for everyone

People will care about climate change if we tell the right story — and if we tell the story right.

Sep 13
Posted in Climate Action, Living, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition
BY Alina Maschirow
September 12, 2019September 13, 2019
Corporates and renewables — taking the bull by the horns

An article by Thomas Hillig — Founder THEnergy

Sep 12
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
September 11, 2019
Does a sustainable First World exist?

Sustainable citizens face a quandary. We can’t ‘buy’ ourselves into sustainability. Replacing plastic with bamboo, diesel with electric, it all sounds fabulous, but the carbon footprint calculator results are blunt and we’d still need multiple Earths to suit our eco-lifestyles.

Sep 11
Posted in LivingTagged consumption, sustainability
BY Alina Maschirow
September 10, 2019September 11, 2019
Meet Zolar, the company that is revolutionising the residential solar market

Interview with Alexander Melzer, Founder and CEO of Zolar

Sep 10
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition, Solar Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
September 9, 2019October 20, 2019
Saving Mexico’s native corn with sustainable furniture

An interview with Mexican Designer Fernando Laposse

Sep 9
Posted in LivingTagged Design, Environment
BY Alina Maschirow
September 6, 2019September 6, 2019
The story of Berta Cáceres: how her fight for indigenous, environmental and gender rights cost her her life

The incredible story of Berta Cáceres, courageous campaigner for indigenous, environmental and gender rights: her life and assassination, as told by her nephew Silvio Carillo.

Sep 6
Posted in Climate Action, Female EmpowermentTagged Climate Activism, Environmental Justice
BY Alina Maschirow
September 4, 2019October 17, 2019
Hydrogen from renewable sources will play an important role to achieve 100% renewable energy

An article by Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder of Enapter

Sep 4
Posted in Renewable EnergyTagged Energy Transition, Hydrogen, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
September 3, 2019October 16, 2019
Solar-Home Systems and Mini-Grids: Same, Same but Different!

More than a billion people around the globe do not have access to electricity. In the vast majority, this is not because of a traditional lifestyle, so not by choice.

Sep 3
Posted in Energy Access, Renewable EnergyTagged Minigrids, Rural Electrification, Solar Power
BY Alina Maschirow
September 2, 2019September 2, 2019
From Rajasthan to Mexico: why gender matters at the heart of the energy transition

An opinion piece by Costanza Burstin, Mouna Chambon, Morgane Ollier and Cécile Spanu

Sep 2
Posted in Energy Access, Female Empowerment, Renewable EnergyTagged Climate Change and Gender, Energy Transition
BY Alina Maschirow
September 1, 2019September 2, 2019
We can still save the earth from climate change. Here’s how.

A global 100% renewables system will create 15 million additional jobs.

Sep 1
Posted in Climate Action, Renewable EnergyTagged Climate Action, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
August 30, 2019August 30, 2019
Redesigning the economy: from linear to circular and from ‘me’ to ‘we’

An article by Andrew Thomson, James Gien Wong & Tom Harper, Founders of Stop Reset Go

Aug 30
Posted in Circular EconomyTagged Circular Economy
BY Alina Maschirow
August 29, 2019September 2, 2019
Living in the onlife: climate’s unseen battleground

An article by George Harding-Rolls, Campaigns Adviser at Changing Markets Foundation

Aug 29
Posted in Living, TechnologyTagged Technology
BY Alina Maschirow
August 27, 2019September 3, 2019
It’s amazing what women with energy can do

An article by Micha Sprinz, Director & Communications lead at ElleSolaire

Aug 27
Posted in Energy, Energy Access, Female EmpowermentTagged Rural Electrification, Solar Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
August 26, 2019September 25, 2019
The hidden cost of Shell oil spills in Niger Delta

An article by Bob Koigi for fairplanet

Aug 26
Posted in Environmental Conservation, Fossil Fuels, OilTagged Environmental Conservation, Oil Production, Pollution
BY Alina Maschirow
August 21, 2019August 27, 2019
Popular television: it’s time to shine a spotlight on clean energy

Dear Hollywood, clean energy is normal, not alternative. And the people fuelling this industry have powerful, underrepresented stories to share.

Aug 21
Posted in Climate Action, Renewable Energy
BY Alina Maschirow
August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
Biochar and its role in mitigating climate change

An interview with Henrietta Kekäläinen, Co-Founder & CEO of Carboculture

Aug 20
Posted in Carbon Storage
BY Alina Maschirow
August 16, 2019August 19, 2019
The Beam Summit X aware is coming to Hamburg

21 August 2019 at 25hours Hotel HafenCity

Aug 16
Posted in Climate Action, Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Finance
BY Benni Schulz
July 29, 2019September 13, 2019
Climate change is reducing the beach area at Ballena Marine National Park, Costa Rica

An article by Michelle Soto for LatinClima

Jul 29
Posted in Climate ActionTagged climate change, Costa Rica
BY Benni Schulz
July 28, 2019August 30, 2019
Sustaining indigenous forests with blockchain technology

An article by Peter S. Kinjap, advocator for the Travel4Green (T4G) Project

Jul 28
Posted in Blockchain, Environmental MigrationTagged Blockchain, Forests
BY Benni Schulz
July 27, 2019August 10, 2019
Can development and sustainability go hand-in-hand?

History might lead us to believe that they can’t — but is that true for today’s developing countries?

Jul 27
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Development
BY Benni Schulz
July 26, 2019July 29, 2019
Women’s Leadership in Cleantech: A Case Study on London’s Action Plan

An article by Women4Climate

Jul 26
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cleantech, Women
BY Benni Schulz
July 25, 2019July 29, 2019
Climate breakdown, decision-makers, we need you to wake up, to rise up

An article by Mara Dolan

Jul 25
Posted in UncategorizedTagged climate change, Feminism
BY Benni Schulz
July 24, 2019January 28, 2020
Energy transition start-ups shake up the business world

An article by Sören Amelang, Correspondent for Clean Energy Wire

Jul 24
Posted in Energy, TechnologyTagged Energy Transition, Germany
BY Benni Schulz
July 23, 2019July 29, 2019
Climate change deniers violate human rights

An Op-Ed by Eco Matser, Senior Program Manager at Hivos

Jul 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged climate change, Human Rights
BY Benni Schulz
July 22, 2019October 3, 2019
East African countries seek for the right energy mix — The heavy task of choosing one’s path

An article by Kimani Chege

Jul 22
Posted in Energy, Energy Access, Renewable EnergyTagged Africa, Energy Mix
BY Benni Schulz
July 20, 2019October 2, 2019
How are we dealing with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

An article by Ben Prior, CEO at Earthworm Group

Jul 20
Posted in Climate Action, Marine ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation, Ocean Plastic
BY Benni Schulz
July 19, 2019October 1, 2019
Why gender equality is needed for successful climate policies

An interview with Alexandra Wandel, Executive Director of the World Future Council

Jul 19
Posted in Climate Action, Energy Access, Female Empowerment, Renewable EnergyTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
July 15, 2019July 29, 2019
Women in Sierra Leone: the invisible force of the energy transition

An opinion piece by Mariama Kamara

Jul 15
Posted in Energy Access, Female Empowerment, Renewable EnergyTagged Women's Empowerment
BY Benni Schulz
July 12, 2019August 27, 2019
Editorial: The Beam #9 — Voices from the Global South

An editorial by Anne-Sophie Garrigou, Editor-in-Chief

Jul 12
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Editorial
BY Benni Schulz
June 25, 2019July 24, 2019
Sustainable Architecture: Building the future Dunkirk

Designing post-carbon Dunkirk with students from TU Delft

Jun 25
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Architecture
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Meet the woman behind the recycled plastic glasses

Interview by Anne-Sophie Garrigou

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Recycling
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Notre-Dame was just a burning symbol, but Earth is our mother

An awkwardly naïve open letter to Emmanuel Macron, by Josef Reich, Founder of Fairplanet

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Notre-Dame
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019November 6, 2019
Clean cooking: a vital tool to combating global climate change

Experts meet to discuss how to scale clean cooking solutions at Pathways to Clean Cooking conference in Wexford, Ireland

Jun 24
Posted in PollutionTagged Clean Cooking
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Ambee, the smart mobile sensors for better air

Ambee helps citizens monitor pollution and take actions to avoid the most toxic areas

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air Pollution
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Reaching climate targets with marine-based renewables

An article by Michael Hickin, Manager — Marine Environment at Renewable Grid Initiative (RGI)

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Renewables
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Clean energy for the last-mile

Customizing delivery to match rural customers’ preferences

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Last-mile delivery
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
The Real Key to Clean Cooking

In our travels across rural India, we may have come to understand what would encourage clean and modern cooking options in the home

Jun 24
Posted in Energy AccessTagged Energy Access, India
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
How to fight poverty

An interview with Meike van Ginneken, CEO of SNV

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Poverty
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Female leaders are on the rise — empowered, we are unstoppable

Anna Lässer, Co-Founder of Impact Hub Berlin

Jun 24
Posted in Female EmpowermentTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
The forgotten child of environmental justice

What has the international legal and political community been doing about tackling unsustainable consumption patterns?

Jun 24
Posted in Sustainable FashionTagged consumption, Environmental Justice
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
“There’s no place where I don’t advocate. It is just part of who I am.”

We talk with Sheila Oparaocha from ENERGIA about gender, energy, poverty and politics

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Why the economic game still outplays the environment

From Paris to Berlin and Brussels: The standardization of conflicts of interest on public decision making

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Activism
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Annie Easley, the rocket scientist who worked at NASA before it was even called NASA

This article was featured in The Beam #8 — Together for Climate Justice

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
June 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Sustainable Food: A sustainable Italian chef in Berlin

An interview and recipes from Giulia Michetti

Jun 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Rethinking how social innovation organisations can better design for scalable impact

An interview with Ajaita Shah, the Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Social Innovation
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Electricity — you can’t fight poverty without it

A response to The Economist, by John Keane, CEO of SolarAid

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Electricity, Solar Power
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Together for climate justice

This editorial, by The Beam Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou, was published in The Beam #8 — Together for Climate Justice

May 24
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
The challenges and solutions of water scarcity

An interview with Diane D’Arras, President of the International Water Association

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Water
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
The least developed countries call for urgent action at UN climate talks

“It is those countries that have contributed the least to climate change that are most vulnerable to its impacts and that have the least capacity to protect against its effects.” explains Gebru Jember Endalew, Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change

May 24
Posted in Energy Access, Renewable EnergyTagged Climate Action
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Cultivating an emergent order of the energy system

By Kyle Baranko

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
The future we want

An opinion by Rebecca Freitag, UN Youth Delegates on Sustainable Development

May 24
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Youth Activism
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
Meanwhile in China, the electric mobility revolution is in full swing

Hanna Yanchuk met with Mr. Huang Hongsheng, the Chairman of Skywell New Energy Vehicle Group, and talked to him about the electric mobility revolution happening in China

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged China, Electric Mobility
BY Benni Schulz
May 24, 2019July 24, 2019
What colour should corals be?

As the sea gets warmer, corals are bleaching. Coral-gardening projects are now flourishing all over the globe to prevent this underwater mangrove from turning completely white.

May 24
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Coral
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
On disruptive energy technology

An interview with Philip Johnstone

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Technology
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Solar energy in Yemen. Light shines through the darkness of war

The collapse of electricity in Yemen and the absence of service due to the turmoil of war pushed Yemeni people to look for another alternative

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar Power, Yemen
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
A story of sustainable journeying

By Felicia Palmer, Berlin Travel Festival

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Travel
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
The citizen-led movement that divested Berlin

By Sarah Scott, Mona Freundt and Simon Schöning, Fossil Free Berlin

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Berlin, Divestment
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019August 30, 2019
Does the future of agriculture lie in biomass?

By Elizabeth Ferguson

May 23
Posted in EnergyTagged Biomass
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
The teething problems of Mexico’s energy transition

By Agustin Llamas, EVE

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Transition, Mexico
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Solar sharing for the future generation — the story of Iitate Electric Power in Fukushima

By Shota Furuya, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Japan
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Has Germany proven that auction schemes can work for community energy?

By Franziska Mey, Nicky Ison and Jarra Hicks, Community Power Agency

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Community Energy
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Cobalt: the toxic hazard in Lithium batteries that puts profit before people and the planet

When it comes to batteries, people should not have to choose between their safety and access to power

May 23
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Batteries
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Pollution
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Energy, Energy AccessTagged Minigrids, Rural Electrification
BY Benni Schulz
May 23, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Tourism
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cryptocurrency
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Microgrids
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Blockchain, TechnologyTagged Blockchain
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar Power, Wind Power
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
A late start: renewable energy development in Vietnam

An article by Lars Blume, Green ID Vietnam

May 22
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Renewable Energy
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Microgrids
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar Power
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019August 28, 2019
Understanding the principles of the Circular Economy with Alexandre Lemille

“Rethinking and redesigning our economic model based on the constant reuse of our extracted resources is a definite modernisation and positive evolution from our standard economy.”

May 22
Posted in Circular EconomyTagged Circular Economy
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Rural Electricity
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019August 30, 2019
Bren Smith, the fisherman shaping the future of sustainable ocean farming

The ocean inventor and entrepreneur is changing the world one ocean farmer at a time

May 22
Posted in Marine ConservationTagged Environmental Conservation, Ocean Farming, Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Africa
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar Energy
BY Benni Schulz
May 22, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Hyperloop
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Costa Rica
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Politics
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Cities, Living, Urban DesignTagged Green Buildings
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Activism
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019August 28, 2019
A connected future between nature and technology

What can we learn and take away from nature that can be put into action with technology?

May 20
Posted in Cities, Living, Urban DesignTagged Technology
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Oil Production
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Books
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Agriculture
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Drones
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action, LivingTagged Water
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Design
BY Benni Schulz
May 20, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Architecture
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019September 6, 2019
From India to the UK: the youth-led solutions (em)powering communities in need

Meet Akshay Makar, Riccardo Luca Conti and Joana Dabaj, as they share their stories of successes and challenges in their paths to bringing sustainable solutions to their communities

May 19
Posted in Climate ActionTagged Climate Action, Youth Activism
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Energy, Energy AccessTagged Rural Electrification
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Africa, Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged fashion
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action, EnergyTagged Climate Activism
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Plastic Pollution
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action, EnergyTagged Fossil Fuels
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Circular Economy, Cities, Urban DesignTagged Circular Economy
BY Benni Schulz
May 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Change Activity
BY Benni Schulz
May 2, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Sustainability Finance
BY Benni Schulz
May 2, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Technology
BY Benni Schulz
May 2, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action
BY Benni Schulz
April 16, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action
BY Benni Schulz
April 15, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Renewable Energy
BY Benni Schulz
April 12, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Climate Action
BY Benni Schulz
April 9, 2019July 24, 2019
Posted in Sustainability Finance

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