Author Archives: April

EU ECX: The Merger of Microfinance and Carbon Finance: A Mechanism for Small-ScaleTechnology Transfer

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MEC Latest Stats

MEC has helped thirteen financial institutions, reaching over 8.5 million entrepreneurs in 10 countries get access to carbon funding for clean energy programs.

Scaling Solar Lighting in India

Now for a post from MEC fellow Jennifer, stationed in Lucknow, India:
On March 18th and 19th, Aryavant Gramin Bank (AGB) and Tata BP Solar, held a training program for over 200 facilitators, who are employees of AGB. These facilitators are responsible for advertising the solar lighting home system (SLHS) program, overseeing installation, as well as [...]

Making a Difference for Yurt Owners in Mongolia

Yurtcozy’s new peer-to-peer carbon website, http://yurtcozy.org, is already helping families in Mongolia cut their fossil fuel use and live more comfortably at the same time. This week’s blog showcases three new Yurtcozy eco-entrepreneurs, who have improved their daily quality of life as a result of your carbon purchases.
Dashdavaa Myangan is a grandmother living with her [...]

Introducing a new way to help reduce climate change

People like you and me now have a new way to help reduce climate change – by helping families and small businesses in places like Mongolia and India get access to clean energy.
The way it works is quite simple. You or I log into the website and purchase a “carbon credit”-denominated in tons of CO2 [...]

MicroEnergy Credits to attend Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Dec 16-17th

To meet with MicroEnergy Credits in Copenhagen email info@microenergycredits.com.

MicroEnergy Credits launches partnership with HSBC India and Spandana

MEC launched a partnership with HSBC in India and Spandana, a leading microfinance institution, to bring the benefits of the carbon markets to microentrepreneurs so they can adopt a clean energy path as they improve their quality of life.  Several hundred microfinance clients attended the event on December 7th in Nagpur, as well as April [...]

MEC Latest Stats

MEC has helped nine financial institutions, reaching over 6 million entrepreneurs globally, get access to carbon funding for clean energy programs.
MEC is currently working in Uganda, India, Sri Lanka, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mongolia.  MEC’s partners include respected financial institutions such as Finca Uganda, Spandana, the Aryavart Gramin Bank, Prathama Bank and XacBank.
Financial institutions working with MEC have [...]

MicroEnergy Credits Presents at ForoMic Microfinance Conference Arequipa

MEC Co-Founder speaks at One Just World Forum in Adelaide Australia