Ashden brings Global South voices to COP28
Image: USAFI Green Energy CEO Brian Onyango, who will speak at the COP28 climate summit Ashden is supporting Global South organisations to take part in the COP28, so the crucial climate summit better reflects the views and needs of those at greatest risk from climate change. Ashden will also host two events at the summit […]
New funding and support available for Sharing Space climate hubs in London
More than 30 community groups and council representatives joined Ashden and community organisation Think & Do for the Sharing Spaces London launch event. Sharing Spaces are places where local communities join together to have fun sharing information and practical tips about living in a low-cost, low-impact way. This project is funded by the Kusuma Trust […]
Autumn statement leaves people out in the cold and energy efficiency organisations unsupported
Responding to today’s Autumn Statement, Cara Jenkinson, Cities Manager at climate solutions charity Ashden, said: “With just a few days to go till COP28, the Chancellor has once again missed an opportunity to show leadership on climate action. After rolling back on net zero targets last month, there has been a stony silence on energy efficiency […]
Consultant: Inclusive investment research and design
Location: Working from your own premises. Occasional travel to refugee camps and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa might be required, although we seek to minimise carbon emissions associated with our work as much as possible. We are working hard to accelerate transformative climate solutions for a more just world. We are now seeking an experienced […]
2023 Ashden Awards revealed: climate champions fight to transform energy, housing and agriculture in UK and Global South
The eight winners of the 2023 Ashden Awards have been announced. These trailblazers are driving radical progress in tackling the biggest climate challenges. Winners are taking on the need to make 21 million UK homes more energy efficient – and to transform British farming, responsible for 12% of the UK’s territorial greenhouse gas emissions. They […]
King’s Speech: Ashden response – UK should show international leadership not fossil fuel folly
The King’s Speech today (7 Nov) has announced a watering down of green policies, an increased focus on new oil and gas licenses and an absence of any mention of international climate commitments, despite the global climate summit COP28 starting at the end of this month. Dr Ashok Sinha, CEO of climate solutions charity Ashden, […]
Clean stoves Ashden Award winner from 2006 meets King Charles in Nairobi
His Majesty King Charles III yesterday met with low carbon innovators in Nairobi, including Peter Scott, CEO and Founder of BURN Manufacturing Co. On greeting the King, Scott pointed out they’d met before at the Ashden Awards – an annual global awards scheme which celebrates low carbon innovators, and to which he was Patron – […]
Consultant: International climate solutions (Africa focused)
We are working hard to accelerate transformative climate solutions for a more just world. We are now seeking an experienced consultant who will deepen our understanding of how organisations, enterprises and leaders in Africa are innovating in energy access to help build a more equal, low-carbon society. Based in Nairobi or Kampala, working from your own premises. Occasional […]
Husk Power Systems celebrate largest-ever equity raise in the mini-grid industry
Husk Power Systems has secured an equity and debt investment worth more than US$100 million to supercharge the growth of community solar minigrids in rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The company is a finalist in the 2023 Ashden Award for Integrated Energy Africa, having first won an Ashden Award more than a decade ago. […]
North East England sees huge fall in home warmth upgrades
As winter approaches, new data shows a massive drop in Government-funded projects to upgrade cold and draughty homes in North East England. In 2022/23, projects in the region drawing on the Government’s ECO scheme – which supports work to insulate draughty homes and install modern heating systems – were just 18% of the total reached […]