Lighthouse Activities

Annual Report 2013



Shining a light
on climate solutions

Lighthouse Activities are true beacons of hope, showing that transformational action
on climate change is not only possible but that it is already happening.

The 2013 Lighthouse Activities address climate change in several sectors, including
land use, energy, sustainable cities, transportation, water, waste and climate resilience.

Climate resilience

Reducing risk and building resilience to the effects of climate change

Energy

Tapping into clean, renewable sources of energy

Land use

Managing the natural environment in a sustainable way

Sustainable cities

Switching to climate friendly solutions in urban areas

Transportation

Reducing emissions with better transportation

Activities Map

The 2013 Lighthouse Activities are achieving real results in three key areas:
Urban Poor, Women for Results, and Financing for Climate Friendly
Investment
.

Urban Poor
Women for Results
Financing for Climate Friendly Investment

The 2013
Application and Selection Process

Women for Results

8 March - 26 April

Call for applications opened 8 March and closed 26 April.

Financing for Climate Friendly Investment

12 April - 31 May

Call for applications opened on 12 April and closed 31 May.

Urban Poor

17 May - 28 June

Call for applications opened on 17 May and closed 28 June.

Communication efforts underway

July and August

28 June

252
applications
received

18 September

Advisory Panel
selects the Lighthouse
Activities

6 November

Lighthouse Activities announced

20 November

Lighthouse Activities celebrated at United Nations Climate
Change Conference

Take a look at some of
the 2013 Lighthouse Activities

Scroll down to take a look at just a few of the Lighthouse Activities
that are achieving real results on the ground.

India

Bringing solar energy
to Bangalore's slums

In the slums of Bangalore families use polluting kerosene lamps, and the fuel eats
up a significant percentage of their humble incomes.

Pollinate Energy trains members of the local community to distribute and install
solar lighting systems as micro-entrepreneurs, or "Pollinators". These Pollinators are
armed with the best solar systems on the market and sell them to families within
their communities.

Pollinate Energy is set to replicate its model across India. It has the potential to operate across 50 major Indian cities with a network of 20 Pollinators per city, servicing a total of around 35,000 communities.

1

Pollinate Headquarters in
Bangalore finds the best and
most affordable products and
manages supplier relationships.
These products are then
made available to the
Pollinators to sell.

2

The Pollinator is the link
between Pollinate Energy and
the communities. They build trust
with the community's members
and sell the various products
provided by Pollinate's HQ.

3

A Worker Bee is a member
of a community who helps the
Pollinator in generating interest
and sales within their community.
They earn a commission for any
sales they help close.

4

The customer is the end user,
typically a family living in a tent
with no access to electricity. With
the help of a five-week payment
plan, they are able to purchase
products that dramatically
improve their living
standards.

Liberia

Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene

0

People provided with new or
improved access to sanitation

Improving the
toilet facilities
(at home or in
marketplaces)
Connecting
public toilets
to the sewer
system
Using septic
tanks with
biodigesters
Click to see the impact
30% owned by women
0New
businesses
0New
jobs created
Reducing
vulnerability

to waterborne diseases
that result from open
defecation and septic
tank overflows
Controlled capture of
biogas to produce
reusable
products and
fertilizer
Treating fecal
sludge

reduces methane
emissions,
which have 25 times
more greenhouse
impact than CO2

Australia

Empowering women
to take action

Since 2009, 1 Million Women has grown to become Australia's
largest women's environmental organization. Finding ways to
make 1 Million Women an organization that engages women and
girls everywhere is central to its development plans for the next
three years.

2009
1 Million Women
started with just
one woman.

2012
Within three
years, 1 Million
Women grew
to 15,000
members.

2013
76,000 women
joined 1 Million
Women.

2014
More than
110,000 women
have joined the
campaign.

The campaign goal –
1 million women cutting
1 million tonnes of CO2
equals taking 240,000 cars
off the road for a year.

Ghana

Building
Bamboo Bicycles

Propelled by women's leadership, the Ghana
Bamboo Bikes Initiative is tackling climate
change by building high-quality bamboo
bicycles. The initiative has double the
climate benefits: it reduces emissions
not only from the transportation
sector but also from the bicycle
production process.

Employment opportunities


30 jobs created (20 bike assemblers and 10 farmers) for young people, especially women.

4,798 beneficiaries


Both the production of bamboo bikes and bamboo charcoal briquettes benefit many rural Ghanaians.

Bamboo frames


Growing bamboo helps prevent soil erosion and improves water and air quality. Bamboo trees that are not cut to produce bike frames help sequester carbon dioxide.

Comfortable yet sturdy


A square inch of bamboo can carry a weight of 230 kilograms, and its tensile strength is 28,000 newtons, compared to 23,000 for steel.

Bamboo saves
5 kg of
carbon

emissions compared to
the production of
conventional steel
frames

Bamboo
generates up to
35%
more
oxygen

than an equivalent stand
of trees

Employment opportunities

30 jobs created for young people, especially women.

Mexico

Financing
sustainable
housing

The ECOCASA initiative reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and strengthens government
policies and initiatives.

Multi-regional

Deploying solar
farms
around
the world

Solar panels traditionally require a significant up-front
investment and a long-term payback period, but what if
you could rent them short-term?

Diesel
only

Solar
hybridization

<< Generator backup costs

<< Solar farm rental fee

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