MEER's Groundbreaking Urban Cooling Projects: A Visit by Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool

In the bustling streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, an innovative approach to sustainable energy and materials reuse is unfolding under the auspices of MEER (Mirrors for Earth's Energy Rebalancing). On December 17th and 18th, 2024, Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool, a Professor of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School, visited several of MEER's experimental sites to witness firsthand the groundbreaking work being done in urban heat management and sustainability.

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