VACANCIES Call for 2 Members of the Board of YES-DC: Research and Content, and Communications We are looking for 2 new enthusiastic Members of Board. One with relevant research and content creation expertise, and one with relevant communications expertise to support the network development. Are you looking to build your
Rural Electrification of Africa: Current Scenario; Challenges As a continent, Africa simultaneously displays some of the world’s greatest potential for renewable energy generation, alongside the lowest rates of access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. With roughly 600 million people having no access to electricity, nearly 60% of the
“We need to rewrite our story to turn this tragedy into a triumph. Our burning of fossil fuels, our destruction of nature, our approach to the industry, construction and learning, and our releasing carbon into the atmosphere are already in trouble. We are, after all, the greatest problem solvers to
Despite the presence of world-wide climate related disasters, climate diplomacy has not been at the forefront of the news this year. With no large climate conference taking place, danger looms that urgently needed action will be delayed even more. This year has not only seen what kind of damage a
On the 28th of July YES-DC organized its third webinar and the first event of the new board. The theme of the night was the Green Deal and our main question was; why should and how can young people be(come) involved in the Green Deal? We started with two speakers
One of the most challenging topics when talking about the energy transition to cleaner sources is how to implement this ambition in developing countries. If these energy generating sources are facing many problems in the developed world, additional issues must be overcome in poorer areas. But thanks to passionate people
Yesterday evening the General Assembly of YES-DC took place. During this meeting the financial year report was presented and officially accepted. Also the activities of the board 2019/2020 were presented. You can find the corresponding report here. Furthermore: YES-DC welcomes the new board! Last Tuesday we hosted our general assembly
On the 12th of May the annual general assembly of YES-DC takes place. During this meeting the official financial reports of YES-DC will be discussed. Also it is time to say goodbye to the board of 2019/2020 and greet the new board of 2020/2021. This event is open to all
Due to the CoViD-19 crisis, YES-DC is not able to organise events for an undetermined period. At least, not the events you are used from us. We are happy to announce that YES-DC is able to host events online. A little less networking and community building, and a little more
Young Energy Specialists & Development Cooperation (YES-DC) is looking for new board members! We are looking for: Super awesome people (M/F/X) Master student or young professional Interested or active in the energy industry/circular economy/sustainability/international development Available for a couple of hours (2-4hr per week) to organise events In return, we
After a small break it is time to gather again and learn about energy democracy. This topic is already relevant for quite some decades, but now with the compounding potential of decentralisation and the increased new interest of the public, this topic is very pertinent. Experts claim that the democratisation
Last December, the COP25 Climate Conference was held in Madrid. YES-DC participated with a strong delegation, focused on both Article 6 negotiations and youth participation. The first week delegation consisted of members Esha Roy, Duco Coops, Carlotta Ferri and Ligin George. Carlotta wrote some interesting columns on her time at
Climate conference COP25 is taking place in Madrid until Saturday 14 December. The challenges are immense: the urgency of climate change is being felt more and more, but we are nowhere near peaking our worldwide carbon emissions. Increasingly, young people around the globe are no longer accepting this lack of
Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of hosting an energy and sustainability pub quiz with the youth organisation KEK. Together with 40 highly motivated and enthusiastic people in 6 teams, we had to remember, calculate and guess answers to questions relating to the five Dutch climate agreement themes. After a
Last Wednesday, we had a great time during our YES-DC Summer meet-up event. Great to see familiar faces, welcome new members and we even had the honour of hosting some YES-DC alumni. Questions about challenges within our (professional) life gave room to very interesting conversations. We hope you also enjoyed,
Young Energy Specialists and Development Co-operation (YES-DC) is an association of students and young professionals interested and/or working in the field of energy and international co-operation.