This second edition from 2025 provides an update to the landmark report from 2019, based on a new survey of 1192 individuals working in the sector, and 233 companies and organizations. The headline finding was that despite widespread efforts, the share of women in renewable energy has not grown over the past six years: it … Continue reading “Renewable energy: A gender perspective (Second edition)”
These Greening TVET guidelines provide a comprehensive framework to promote sustainable development within TVET institutions. By showing how to embed environmental sustainability and gender equity into institutional practices, the guidelines aim to equip TVET institutions with the tools needed to foster a green economy.
This report provides comprehensive analysis of the global energy workforce, including estimates of its size and distribution across regions, sectors, and technologies. It also assesses how energy labour requirements evolve to 2035 across all IEA scenarios.
This resource provides the latest data and insights on global renewable energy employment, highlighting trends in renewable energy deployment and supply chains as well as the influence of geopolitical and geoeconomic factors. The resource serves as a valuable tool for stakeholders aiming to understand and address the employment implications of the global shift towards renewable … Continue reading “Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review 2025”
This slide deck, part of an online course, gives a brief but thorough overview of business models for off-grid solar energy, looking in particular at pay-as-you-go models, and presents insights into the investment landscape for off-grid solar companies.
This toolkit serves as a one-stop-shop to support local and regional governments to identify, design and implement renewable energy projects in public-private partnerships. It provides practical advice on: 1) the decision-making process that leads to establishment of a PPP 2) division of tasks, goals and risk management between the partners engaged in the PPP, as … Continue reading “Unlocking Public-Private Partnerships: A Toolkit for Local Governments”
This brief explains the importance and benefits of an internationally harmonized quality assurance framework for small scale solar photovoltaic (pico-PV) products. Benefits are outlined for specific stakeholder groups, and a summary of the Lighting Global Quality Assurance (QA) Framework is provided for reference.
This brief explains the role of product testing in standard-setting for off-grid solar products. It provides recommendations based on good practices and explains how the Lighting Global Quality Assurance Program can help governments implement and enforce standards.
This policy brief provides guidance on the importance of quality standards for stand-alone solar products; how to develop and adopt standards, and the current status in Africa; common challenges encountered in this process; and market surveillance; as well as recommendations for governments.
This report by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group provides an overview of actions city governments can take to develop an enabling environment for the expansion of EV charging infrastructure, including by working with the private sector and attracting outside investment.