Kenya has made great strides towards ensuring all citizens have electricity thanks to their National Electrification Strategy. Still, Kenya’s hardest-to-reach places lack dependable power. Data from WRI’s Energy Access Explorer show how solar home systems can provide reliable, affordable electricity to millions of people currently living with poor access to energy. Read more.

2020 was set to be a key year for multilateral development banks (MDB) climate finance. However, recent WRI analysis of the MDB’s annual joint report on climate finance reveals that climate finance fell during a year when it should have increased. COVID-19 response efforts prevented most MDBs from meeting their own 2020 climate finance targets. Now, MDBs must act quickly to make up for lost ground. Read more.

Join us on August 5 when WRI’s Taryn Fransen and David Waskow join Kelly Levin, previously one of WRI’s top climate science experts and now with the Bezos Earth Fund, to discuss national climate action ahead of November’s COP26 climate negotiations. The three experts will analyze the latest national climate plans and discuss what’s needed to meet Paris Agreement goals, leaving ample time for Q&A. Register for the event.