Open for Business: Entrepreneurs, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Foundation
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.coverage.spatialZambia
dc.coverage.spatialSenegal
dc.coverage.spatialGhana
dc.coverage.spatialEl Salvador
dc.coverage.spatialMorocco
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-01T08:57:31Z
dc.date.available2019-10-01T08:57:31Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionRural entrepreneurs are key drivers of new clean-energy technologies, particularly for household lighting and productive uses in small industry, agriculture and water supply. But few clean-energy industries exist, and the challenges of rural enterprise development and financing are large. New models of enterprise development and financing are needed, along with adoption of proven methods. In terms of development, clean energy - energy efficiency and renewable energy - can often provide substantial environmental improvements in addition to needed energy services. Deforestation from unsustainable wood fuel collection is a pressing problem in sub-Saharan nations, who will experience sever shortages by 2025. Indoor air pollution from the inefficient burning of wood, crop waste and dung causes an estimated two million premature deaths a year and is a leading cause of child mortality.en
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn92-807-2163-I
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30148
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number32 pages
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenergy conversion
dc.subjectenergy efficiency
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectcarbon sequestration
dc.subjectpublic-private partnership
dc.subjectfinancial institution
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectchild mortality
dc.subjectrenewable energy source
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.titleOpen for Business: Entrepreneurs, Clean Energy and Sustainable Developmenten
dc.typeTechnical report

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