Renewable energy and energy efficiency

The world invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does in fossil fuels. Energy efficiency investments focus on buildings and transport. Unfortunately, large global disparities remain. It is important that nobody is left behind.

Synergies between CE transition and net zero pathways in South Australia South Australia decommissioned its coal-fired power plants and plans to expand its... read more
A metabolic analysis in Thua Thien Hue province with water footprints Based on the data from a metabolic analysis, stakeholders convened in Thua... read more
Embodied carbon reduction in EU construction makes economic sense The European Commission is considering whether to regulate GHG emissions related to... read more
Lao PDR: The circular economy brings net carbon neutrality within reach by 2040 A metabolic analysis and broad stakeholder engagement process brought 17 interventions to... read more
Video launch: The story of Nuetech Solar Water Heaters in Bangalore Nuetech Solar is an Indian solar water heater manufacturer. This video shows... read more
Material flow analysis and metabolic analysis of Almaty, Kazakhstan in Agriculture, food, construction, industry, green growth Kazakhstan, Belt and Road Initiative / Циркулярная экономика в г. Алматы - анализ материальных потоков, Зеленый рост, Один пояс – один путь Центральная Азия Metabolic analysis and circular economy strategies for Almaty, Kazakhstan 5 July 2019. The city of Almaty is the first city in... read more
2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
Looking beyond borders: The circular economy pathway for pursuing 1.5°C Since the Paris Agreement adopted the 1.5° C limit to global warming,... read more
Policy levers for a low-carbon circular economy The Paris Agreement calls for bold action to mitigate climate change. This... read more
Microfinance to accelerate the adoption of efficient cookstoves and solar lanterns in Kenya Demand for small-scale renewable energy products among low-income consumers around the world is... read more
Due diligence on a portfolio of 11 waste water projects in Southeast Asia The Swedish Energy Agency has eleven Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects under contract... read more
Climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies Globally, countries spent USD 523 billion on fossil fuel consumption subsidies in... read more
Gold Standard carbon credits from a waste biomass boiler in Bulgaria Wood processing industry can be a large source of renewable biomass, which can be... read more
Exploring opportunities to expand the World Bank Pilot Auction Facility The Pilot Auction facility (PAF) is an innovative model that seeks to... read more
Baseline emissions of rural off-grid-electrification in Sub-Saharan African countries Two-thirds of the population in sub-Saharan Africa lives in scarcely populated rural... read more
Marrying bottom-up sustainable biomass initiatives with top-down REDD+ There are two approaches to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) that... read more
Retrofitting a 1943 ferrochrome smelter in Aktobe, Kazakhstan Kazchrome is the second largest producer and supplier of chromium alloys in the... read more
SimGas: modular biogas systems for East Africa SimGas designs, produces and installs biogas systems for households in Africa and... read more