BASE is excited to announce its support to Geres on the implementation of the Pilot Sustainable Housing Solutions for Scale-Up project, funded by the Government of Switzerland (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC) and the Abbé Pierre Foundation. Building on Geres’ prior experience in improving access to micro-finance to promote clean energy and support the local … Continued
The Gold Standard was co-founded by BASE alongside other international NGOs in 2003 to tailor a trusted carbon offset certification standard for the growing voluntary market. Certain sectors, such as aviation, shipping, and road freight, are predicted to take longer in making strides towards a low-carbon future. In these hard-to-abate industries, carbon offsetting serves as … Continued
Amplifying youth voices to combat development challenges The success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) strongly depends on youth engagement and the active involvement of today’s innovators, eager to confront development challenges and weave a climate-safe future. As a part of its effort to listen to, nurture and incorporate ideas from the next generation of … Continued
After 8 years, RemitEnegy is still paving the way for energy access, turning remittances into a source of finance for sustainable energy. With access to modern electricity services remaining a distant dream for nearly 1.3 billion people worldwide, research estimates that an annual investment of USD 52 billion is needed to achieve universal electrification. Yet, the current … Continued
BASE has been selected as a finalist for the renowned Keeling Curve Prize for designing the pay-per-use financial mechanism, which is promoting the uptake of energy-efficient cooling technologies worldwide. The Keeling Curve Prize (KCP) is a flagship initiative of the Global Warming Mitigation Project that identifies and awards projects involved in helping rein in greenhouse gas emissions and … Continued
L’équipe ECOFRIDGES Sénégal est ravie d’annoncer le lancement du programme ECOFRIDGES Sénégal ECOFRIDGES Sénégal, un nouveau mécanisme de financement a été lancé par l’Agence pour l’Economie et la Maitrise de l’Energie et la Direction de l’Environnement et des Etablissement Classes en partenariat avec PNUE, BASE, Senelec, La Banque Agricole, Electronic Corp et SENFROID pour assurer l’accès … Continued
SEFI served as the first step for mainstreaming investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative was launched in 2004 as a part of a collaborative effort between BASE and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) to channel finance towards energy efficiency at scale and speed, globally. SEFI served as a … Continued
BASE has been longlisted for a prestigious Ashden Award for its efforts to strengthen the provision of access to cooling solutions. Ashden is a UK charity that has been supporting transformative climate solutions for 20 years. More than 800 organisations applied for the 2021 Ashden Awards, and BASE is one of just 38 to have made it … Continued
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) launched a campaign to raise awareness of why, and how, to opt for refrigerators and air conditioners that save energy and money, rather than inefficient cooling solutions. The campaign is part of the Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-COOL). R-COOL developed, and is now implementing, a National Cooling Strategy (NCS) on how … Continued
BASE in partnership with Oxfam in the Pacific, has been awarded a feasibility study grant, for the development of a remittance-based financing vehicle that aims to advance climate action and sustainable infrastructure development in the Pacific Islands. This grant funding has been awarded through Convergence’s Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window, funded by the Australian Government. “As the … Continued