Energy, Environment and Resources in Developing Countries student blogs

Students who have undertaken the Energy, Environment and Resources in Developing Countries module in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources were given the challenge of writing a 500-word blog detailing an issue related to energy, environment, and resources in one or more developing countries. This purpose of this assessment method was to encourage students to develop an evidence-based, personal viewpoint on a topic, help students learn to write to an external audience through less formal channels, and provide a publishing opportunity for students.

The three best blogs have been chosen from this year's submissions, which you can read now:

• Is Russian nuclear energy a silver bullet or a poisoned chalice for electricity demand growth across Africa? by Lorne Milne
• Can harvesting fog to improve water access empower women? by Natasha Savulescu
• The conflict between economy and environment by Yixnzi Wang

Dr Julia Tomei, Associate Professor in Energy, Resources and Development, and Deputy Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources said:

“For the 'Energy, Environment and Resources in Developing Countries' module, students are asked to write a short, 500-word blog on a topic related to the module.  Jim and I are always impressed by the quality of the blogs and diversity of topics that students choose to focus on and we were not disappointed this year.   In this article, we publish three blogs which received amongst the highest marks - Lorne Milne on Russian nuclear investment in Africa, Yixnzi Wang on environmental degradation in the Dianchi lake in China, and Natasha on whether harvesting fog water can empower women.  Congratulations to all our students and particularly to Lorne, Yixnzi and Natasha for their excellent blogs!   

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