scholarly journals Resource-efficient and renewable energy transition in the five least developed countries of Asia: a post-COVID-19 assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 404-413
Author(s):  
Bishal Baniya ◽  
Damien Giurco
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Least Developed Countries

Countries Progress in Solar PV in Support of NDC Implementation and Contribution to Achieving SDG7

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Dereje Azemraw Senshaw ◽  
Alexander Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Solar Photovoltaics ◽  
Taking Action

This case study examines the progress being made by 12 least developed countries (LDCs) in their effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to clean and sustainable energy for all. Focusing on solar photovoltaics (PV), the authors look at what can be done to further the spread of renewable energy, and the role various actors have to playing in helping these countries to meet SDG7. Furthermore, with countries on the cusp of submitting their revised contributions under the Paris Agreement, they look at the role solar PV can play in helping LDCs to participate in taking action against climate change. After outlining the current policy landscape, and efforts being made within these countries, they look at the obstacles, opportunities, and the role of solar PV going forward. They also look at the steps that policymakers, both national and international, can take to encourage the rapid uptake of renewable energy in developing nations.

Countries Progress in Solar PV in Support of NDC Implementation and Contribution to Achieving SDG7

2021 ◽  
pp. 1817-1840
Author(s):  
Dereje Azemraw Senshaw ◽  
Alexander Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Solar Photovoltaics ◽  
Taking Action

This case study examines the progress being made by 12 least developed countries (LDCs) in their effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to clean and sustainable energy for all. Focusing on solar photovoltaics (PV), the authors look at what can be done to further the spread of renewable energy, and the role various actors have to playing in helping these countries to meet SDG7. Furthermore, with countries on the cusp of submitting their revised contributions under the Paris Agreement, they look at the role solar PV can play in helping LDCs to participate in taking action against climate change. After outlining the current policy landscape, and efforts being made within these countries, they look at the obstacles, opportunities, and the role of solar PV going forward. They also look at the steps that policymakers, both national and international, can take to encourage the rapid uptake of renewable energy in developing nations.

Consumers’ heterogeneous preferences toward the renewable portfolio standard policy: An evaluation of Korea’s energy transition policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2094946
Author(s):  
Jihee Lee ◽  
HyungBin Moon ◽  
Jongsu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Renewable Portfolio Standard ◽  
Heterogeneous Preferences ◽  
The Government ◽  
Electricity Tariff ◽  
Energy Expansion

The low electricity tariff in Korea compared with other developed countries renders renewable energy expansion more challenging as its costs are higher than those of traditional power generation such as thermal and nuclear power. An increase in the electricity tariff is required to help the expansion of renewable energy and accelerate the energy transition. It is therefore necessary to understand public acceptance of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies implemented by the Korean government to expand renewable energy. This study analyzes public’s heterogeneous preferences of renewable energy policies and identifies the determinants of people’s divided reactions to the policy. This study also forecasts the change in the degree of public acceptance of renewable energy expansion until 2030 and provides suggestions for the enhancement of public awareness and acceptance of the RPS plan. The simulation analysis shows that a sharp decline in the public’s acceptance rate is to be expected when the renewable energy expansion target becomes more challenging in 2025. The drastic change in acceptance is attributed to the electricity tariff spike. We conclude that the government should prepare to address the severe backlash from the public against the increase in electricity tariff to have a successful renewable energy policy.

scholarly journals Exploring and Enhancing the Recent Trends and Applications in the Energy Sector of Uganda: a Legal Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
East African ◽  
African Region ◽  
Carbon Finance

This paper reviews the energy sector of Uganda, which is characterized by excessive use of Biomass to provide for over 90% of the energy needs, Uganda being one of the least developed countries in the East African Region. Hydropower provides over 90% of the electricity generated in Uganda while solar, geothermal and other energy sources are underdeveloped. The legal regime and the energy policies are geared towards the use of modern, and clean energy efficient technologies. Various institutions are important in ensuring sustainability in the energy sector of Uganda. This is in form of stimulating Public Private Partnership, attracting multilateral and bilateral agencies to provide funding, grants, and technical assistance in renewable energy projects. The Clean Development Mechanisms of the United Nations avail project developers the opportunity to obtain carbon finance. Several opportunities in Uganda’s energy sector have been highlighted. Equally, several challenges hindering the development of the energy sector and utilization of renewable energy resources have been identified. Finally, conclusion and recommendations for proper management of Uganda’s energy sector have been suggested.

Quantification of Vitamin A in Fortified Rapeseed, Groundnut and Soya Oils Using a Simple Portable Device: Comparison to High Performance Liquid Chromatography

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Renaud ◽  
Jacques Berger ◽  
Arnaud Laillou ◽  
Sylvie Avallone
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Vitamin A Deficiency ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Portable Device ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Control Food ◽  
Assay Precision

Vitamin A deficiency is still one of the major public health problems in least developed countries. Fortification of vegetable oils is a strategy implemented worldwide to prevent this deficiency. For a fortification program to be effective, regular monitoring is necessary to control food quality in the producing units. The reference methods for vitamin A quantification are expensive and time-consuming. A rapid method should be useful for regular assessment of vitamin A in the oil industry. A portable device was compared to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for three plant oils (rapeseed, groundnut, and soya). The device presented a good linearity from 3 to 30 mg retinol equivalents per kg (mg RE.kg- 1). Its limits of detection and quantification were 3 mg RE.kg- 1 for groundnut and rapeseed oils and 4 mg RE.kg- 1 for soya oil. The intra-assay precision ranged from 1.48 % to 3.98 %, considered satisfactory. Accuracy estimated by the root mean squares error ranged from 3.99 to 5.49 and revealed a lower precision than HPLC (0.4 to 2.25). Although it offers less precision than HPLC, the device estimates quickly the vitamin A content of the tested oils from 3 or 4 to 15 mg RE.kg- 1.

EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ASPECTS AND APPROACHES

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
JAVED ALAM SHEIKH
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
World Population ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status

Almost 50 per cent of the world population is constituted by the women and they have been making substantial contribution to socio-economic development. But, unfortunately their tremendous contribution remains unrecognized and unnoticed in most of the developing and least developed countries causing the problem of poverty among them. Empowering women has become the key element in the development of an economy. With women moving forward, the family moves, the village moves and the nation moves. Hence, improving the status of women by way of their economic empowerment is highly called for. Entrepreneurship is a key tool for the economic empowerment of women around the world for alleviating poverty. Entrepreneurship is now widely recognized as a tool of economic development in India also. In this paper I have tried to discuss the reasons and role of Women Entrepreneurship with the help of Push and Pull factors. In the last I have also discussed the problems and the road map of Women Entrepreneurs development in India.

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