Dayal, Senior Vice President of Power & Climate and The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet at The Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how he got into working on energy, why he believes in raising the definition of energy access, and the power of philanthropy. Ashvin Dayal leads The Rockefeller Foundation’s Power & Climate program, aimed at scaling up energy access and accelerating an inclusive energy transition in emerging markets.

Todd Moss gives a presentation on the Modern Energy Minimum at the G20 Webinar Series "Achieving Global Energy Access Goals in the Decade of Action" on April 27, 2022. Watch his presentation on YouTube, or see it below: https://youtu.be/uZPPw1Kau8o?t=2804  

In this thirteenth interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Todd Moss discusses new “measurable metrics” to reframe SDG7 energy targets to be more ambitious and location-specific with Clare Boland Ross and John McArthur. Listen to the full episode below, or here (with a full transcript available for download):

Power for All's Podcast Host William Brent speaks with Todd Moss on the recent launch of a new framework called the Modern Energy Minimum, which calls for a huge jump in ambition for what the global development community considers basic energy access (25:39). Listen to Todd describe the Modern Energy Minimum here or below: Power for All · Increasing Energy Access Ambition for Global Development: Interview With Todd Moss

Economists at the World Bank recently wrote that “poverty does not end when a household crosses the US$1.90 per person per day International Poverty Line.” We all know that higher levels of income are needed to improve livelihoods and expand economic opportunities.