Rebekah Shirley: Why is Energy Access Important?

840 million people don't have access to energy, and by 2030, 90% of the people without energy will be in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Source: IEA) Dr. Rebekah Shirley is the Chief Research Officer at Power For All, she guides us through a conversation about the real-world impact that comes with access to energy. She introduces us to 2 research campaigns (Powering Jobs, and Utilities 2.0) that put numbers to the progress and empowerment that energy access has brought to developing communities.  Contact us: [email protected] _ Connect with Rebekah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebekahGShirley (@RebekahGShirley) Learn more about Power For All: https://www.powerforall.org/ Powering Jobs report: https://www.powerforall.org/resources/research-summaries/research-summary-jobs-decentralized-renewables-and-energy-transition Utilities 2.0 report: https://www.powerforall.org/resources/research-summaries/research-summary-under-grid-opportunity _ Music by Jensen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jensen_chuah/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensen_chuah SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jensenneedsfriends YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtHFEpuTjAVekbI1xz