“Carbon prices too low to cut emissions”
Climate policy expert and EfD Associate Professor Mark Purdon warns that current carbon pricing mechanisms are insufficient to drive meaningful reductions in emissions in developing countries. He…
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EfD-Uganda advocates community-based conservation
Over 40 senior officials from Uganda’s government ministries and agencies have been called upon to place communities at the heart of biodiversity conservation. The call came during a two-day high…
Research uncovers political influence in Bangladesh’s solar electrification program
A recently published study sheds light on how political influence affects the distribution of public resources, specifically focusing on Northern Bangladesh's TR/Kabita solar home system program. Co…
Tanzania advances clean energy agenda through research–policy partnership
A partnership between researchers and policymakers is paving the way for accelerated adoption of clean energy in Tanzania. This was stated at the national Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) Forum held at…
EfD-Uganda Holds 2nd Advisory Board Meeting, Plans Future Growth
KAMPALA, Uganda | July 16, 2025 — The Environment for Development Initiative–Makerere University Centre (EfD-Mak) convened its 2nd Advisory Board Meeting at Makerere University, where Director Edward…
Swedish ambassador urges Uganda to lead Africa’s E-mobility transition
Uganda has been called upon to take leadership in Africa’s electric mobility revolution, following the graduation of the 4th Cohort of Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) Fellows (2024–2025) at Kampala…
Strategic workshop shapes SETI’s new research agenda
The Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative (SETI) held a workshop to establish a research agenda, a strategic plan for the SETI group, collaborative research proposals for international funding, and…
Meet Paulina Oliva: From Mexico City’s smog to environmental innovations
What do rainwater-harvesting systems in urban Mexico, cleaner cooking fuel in Ghana, and a lifelong love of math have in common? The answer is Paulina Oliva, one of the keynote speakers at this year’s…
The IGE program reshaped my policy thinking
One of the participants of the Inclusive Green Economy Program relates that the program gave her a completely new approach to policymaking, which permeates her daily work as well as her discussions…
Cleaner cooking in Tanzania: Incentives for LPG stoves can help save forests
Charcoal is used for cooking in many sub-Saharan countries, but often comes with swathes of deforestation and other negative effects. EfD researchers conducted a study where they introduced liquid…