This web page highlights the role of buildings in the energy transition (heating, cooling, lighting, etc), and presents data and recommendations.
This report aims to help local governments understand various financing instruments and sources available to them to meet climate investment needs.
This factsheet helps local governments understand the structural components of setting up local climate funds, including identifying attractive financial models and the different ways to support financing the local climate transition.
This slide deck provides a quick introduction to gender-responsive climate finance and the role of women’s groups in pursuing it.
This article provides an introduction to ESG and its relevance to the energy transition.
This page provides an introduction to renewable energy certificates
This guide explains how cities can develop energy transition roadmaps that can create platforms for collaboration with other stakeholders and attract investment.
This paper explains how minimum energy performance standards for buildings can be implemented effectively while remaining socially just, using a differentiated approach that carefully follows a series of design principles.
This guidebook helps practitioners adopt a holistic approach to sustainable neighbourhood design, integrating the design of efficient energy, water, wastewater and solid waste systems, and low energy mobility.
Water infrastructure is among the biggest users of electricity in many municipalities. This policy brief makes recommendations to government (national, provincial and local) for cleaner energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) policies related to municipal waterworks and their operations.