In Focus

Insights

Perspectives on energy access, humanitarian leadership, and global advocacy from Lady B Bless.

EnergyAugust 2, 2026

Energy Poverty Is an Immediate Responsibility

Energy poverty must be confronted with urgency, clarity, and commitment.

EnergyJuly 14, 2026

UN HLPF 2026 Session on SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

The UN HLPF’s SDG 7 session was less a debate about ambition than a test of delivery.

EnergyJuly 13, 2026

SDG 7 Needs Finance, Not Just Technology

Damilola Ogunbiyi’s message on SDG 7 was both practical and urgent. The world already has much of the renewable energy technology needed to expand access, but t

EnergyJuly 12, 2026

Promises Are Not Progress, What HLPF Made Clear

My biggest takeaway from the United Nations High-Level Political Forum is this: too many countries still confuse promises with progress.

EnergyJuly 2, 2026

ACEN at the UN: Lady B Bless Heads to HLPF 2026

I’ve spent years making the case, in boardrooms, at community meetings, in grant applications, in policy papers, that African and Caribbean voices must not just

EnergyJune 30, 2026

Why HLPF 2026 Matters: SDG 7 and the Fight for Energy Justice

Every July, the world’s governments convene at the United Nations in New York for one of the most consequential and least talked-about gatherings in global deve

EnergyJune 20, 2026

SDG 7 Progress Report — Where the World Actually Stands on Energy Access in 2026

As of 2026, roughly 680 million people still have no access to electricity. That number should shock you.

EnergyJune 16, 2026

Why Carbon Credits Won’t Save Africa’s Energy Future (And What Actually Will)

I’ve sat in rooms where the language was beautiful. Climate action. Carbon neutrality. Net zero by 2050. And then I’ve driven home through neighborhoods where t

EnergyJune 16, 2026

Women Are the Ones Most Affected by Energy Poverty. They’re Also the Solution.

Before dawn in a rural village in Guyana, a woman is already awake. She’s building a fire to cook breakfast. Her daughter is doing homework by the light of a ke

EnergyJune 15, 2026

Africa’s Electricity Gap Is Getting Worse, Not Better — Here’s Why the Numbers Are Misleading

The headlines say Africa is making progress on electricity access. The IEA publishes rising connection rates. The World Bank points to percentage improvements.