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Author Archives: Helena Wright

Helena Wright is a senior policy adviser at E3G, where she leads the organization’s work on international financial institutions. Prior to joining E3G, she worked for the UK government as a climate finance policy adviser, where she led on the NDC Partnership program and on climate finance accounting. She has previously worked on renewable energy and green business advice as well as working for the United Nations on green growth. She has written multiple book chapters and articles on climate change and was a contributory author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

New pylons used for power distribution are seen in Pak Se in Champasak province in July 2018 near a hydro power plant. Laos is building dozens of dams so it can sell energy to power-hungry neighbors as a fast track out of poverty. Photo: AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Posted inAT Finance, Oceania, World

Energy efficiency makes financial sense

by Helena Wright May 8, 2019February 18, 2020

If we are to succeed in stabilizing the world’s climate, energy efficiency will play a crucial role. After leaders attended the Asian Development Bank Annual Meetings in Fiji last week, it’s time to zero in on the trillion-dollar opportunity available by investing in energy efficiency. Energy efficiency pays for itself. By lowering energy demand, it […]

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