This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite the Trump administration’s rollback on energy efficiency, the state of California continues to enforce light bulb efficiency standards to prevent unnecessary lost energy. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Haggerty explains that there is increased interest in and movement around microgrid-plus-storage installations as companies look to sustainable, reliable power solutions. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report that thin films made from barium zirconium sulfide have special electronic and optical properties that theorists predicted and could make solar panels better and cheaper.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jacky Habib reports on the Barefoot Women Solar Engineers Association of Sierra Leone, a group of women who are helping provide solar power to health clinics across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Rockefeller Foundation explains how investing in clean and renewable power sourcing can help create new jobs and boosting the economy. · How can donors support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jason Plautz reports that Sidewalk Labs has developed a generative design tool that can take in a number of different factors and produce a more holistic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GreenBiz reports how states across America are changing the way they think about the built environment and the importance of renewable electricity and zero carbon emissions. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maria Gallucci at Grist reports that floating solar panel projects are a growing trend worldwide. • How can funders help to clarify the advantages and disadvantages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Payce Madden at Brookings goes over reports and figures of energy access in Africa, where there are gaps, government interference and otherwise. • How can donors play a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew Yglesias at Vox discusses how harmful air pollution actually is, and how the Trump administration is only making things worse. • How are you mindful of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Environmental lawyers are accusing BP of “greenwashing,” because of its advertising campaign for clean energy that misleads the public about the core of BP’s business. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study shows that natural gas and LNG are not a ‘bridge fuel’ to renewable energy, and are instead boosting fossil fuel use. • In America,…