Southeast Asia is one of the regions with the world’s highest species richness and endemism. Its tropical ecosystems are characterized by rich biodiversity and complex biotic interactions among their species. Unfortunately, today, this region exhibits the world’s highest vertebrate extinction rates, primarily due to severe habitat loss. The countries in this region have seen deforestation […]
By Oyintarelado (Tarela) Moses On July 6, 2022, the World Resources Institute (WRI) released an updated version of the China Overseas Finance Inventory (COFI) Database, which tracks Chinese-financed power generation projects in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The COFI Database draws from the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center’s suite of five interactive […]
By Magalie Masamba In November 2020, a report by the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), the University of Pretoria Center for Human Rights (CHR), the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) and others found the SADC region could potentially attain full energy access and 53 percent renewable energy (RE) […]
Decarbonizing the power sector will require a fundamental redirection of global finance from fossil fuel infrastructure towards low carbon technologies. Bilateral finance will play an important role in the global energy transition to non-fossil energy, but an understanding of its impact has so far been limited. In a new Science Direct article, Kevin P. Gallagher, […]
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this post shared a chart that was inconsistent with the title of the piece. The chart has been corrected, and the piece has been updated as of Monday, August 8, 2021. By Bridgette Lang Since 2008, China has been a fast growing and evolving player in Latin America, with […]
Faced with pressure to deliver economic development, improve access to electricity, enhance energy supply security while simultaneously addressing the growing concerns about climate risks and impacts, many countries around the world have turned to hydropower in recent years. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world has added more than 530 GW of newly […]
By Bridgette Lang The Boston University Global Development Policy Center manages a suite of five interactive public databases that collectively track hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese loans and investment to a variety of sectors, including energy and other infrastructure development. The Global China Initiative within the GDP Center manages and updates these databases […]
By Xinyue Ma In 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic significantly hindered business travel and economic activities. The global energy demand is not expected to return to its pre-crisis level until 2023; and the economic downturn is driving many countries towards their debt ceilings. Under these circumstances, as the world’s largest bilateral creditor and the only […]
The COVID-19 crisis has revealed many of inherent societal fragilities. As countries in Southern Africa recover from the crisis and mobilize to ensure resilience and sustainability are built into their economies, reinvigorating development finance to invest in renewable energy and energy access will be essential for the people and countries of the Southern African Development […]
Since the Chinese government proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Chinese investments have been rapidly increasing in BRI countries. The Chinese government’s $113 billion pledge in special funds for investments in 2013 suggests this trend will likely continue. The investment choices that Chinese financial institutions make surrounding power, transportation and other long-lasting […]