The average lifespan of a building is 50 years, so the design of buildings that are constructed now will have an effect on energy consumption in our cities until well into the 2070s. This article presents the most effective options for cities to set mandatory minimum energy performance standards for buildings, to prevent locking in […]
This guidebook summarizes a broad range of policy and financial instruments that governments can implement to foster the development of the interconnected mini-grid market, driven by the private sector.
This report explores how governments can catalyze the private sector’s role in ensuring a sustainable and just energy transition.
This report draws on the experience of members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee to identify emerging trends, good practice and lessons learned in their work with the private sector to leverage private capital, expertise, core business and market-based solutions to meeting the challenge of making development sustainable.
This report aims to quantify the investments required to build modern, clean energy systems and identify the policy actions and financial instruments that can deliver a major acceleration in private capital flows for the energy transition.
This brief discusses the fundamentals of private sector engagement in development cooperation and provides good practice case studies.
This policy brief assesses a selection of green building practices, programmes, and regulatory frameworks from Latin American countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Peru.
This report helps policymakers develop building codes and regulations that promote the construction of green buildings.