This online data base collects information on international climate mitigation initiatives in operation that (1) have potential to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, (2) are international in scope or have the potential for significant impact at global scale, and (3) are dialogues,
Search Clean Energy Policy Resources by Keyword
Search for resources by entering keywords in the box below or selecting them from the lists on the left.
The authors of this report analyse the Caribbean’s current energy and energy policy situation, evaluate regional potential for renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, and recommends regional targets for energy sector transformation in the short, medium, and long terms.
Source: Worldwatch Institute, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Inter-American Development Bank
Date: October 2015
This roadmap reports on intensive investigation and analysis into the potential for energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment in Haiti.
Source: Worldwatch Institute, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Ministère des Travaux Publics, Transports, Énergie et Communications
Date: November 2014
The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) works to enable greater dialogue, collaboration and awareness on energy and climate topics. ECPA initiatives include:
Source: Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)
This report explores potential for urban communities to scale-up renewables by 2030, based on estimated energy use in 3,649 cities around the world. The authors find that every city has massive potential to cost-effectively boost renewable energy use at the local level.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency
This book steps into the new world of broad-scale and locally relevant policy experimentation. Chapters focus on the political economy of clean energy transition and emphasize specific issues encountered in both developed and developing countries.
Source: Oxford University Press
This paper explores the extent of alignment between the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate agendas in a concrete way—by demonstrating that climate actions communicated in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement have the potential to generate mutua
Source: World Resources Institute
Date: September 2016
This report informs policymakers and other stakeholders in the energy sector about the technology developments in renewable mini-grids. It also discusses how these technology developments could enable faster commercialization and large-scale deployment of renewable mini-grids.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date: October 2016
The collection of case studies from different geographies highlights challenges, breakthrough solutions, project outcomes and the learning from project implementation.
Source: International Solar Alliance
Date: October 2016
This paper: 1) reviews international commitments to RET use and rural development and examines the link connecting RETs with rural development; 2) looks at RET options and potential benefits and deployment challenges; 3) investigates, using a number of case studies, how RET have been used to pro
Source: United Nations
Date: August 2011