Government spending and other forms of actual support to renewable energy is a blind spot at the international level. To help address the knowledge gap, IISD developed an inventory of public financial support for renewable energy generation and integration by G20 governments. It shows that G20 governments provided over $168 billion in public financial support […]
Despite strong calls for energy subsidy reforms, governments around the world still spend billions subsidising fossil fuel consumption each year. This report investigates how reforms can be designed that work in practice, drawing on over a decade of World Bank experience supporting these processes.
This webpage provides an introduction to smart grids, an overview of recent progress and recommendations for governments and utilities.
A course on energy subsidies, their costs, and the design of a successful reform based on country case studies.
This paper underscores the need for sustainable utilities to deliver the energy transition in lower- and middle-income countries, and provides recommendations to governments and other stakeholders.
This brief explains UNDP’s framework for inclusive digital transformation in support of the SDGs
This page explains the role of digitalisation in energy transitions, tracks digitalisation progress, and provides policy recommendations.
This blog describes four opportunities for digitalisation to accelerate just energy transitions: smart energy management, decentralized energy systems, climate-resilient farming, and public transport.
This study critically assesses the policy and regulatory frameworks for the digitalisation of energy systems in support of energy transitions in Nigeria and South Africa.
This roadmap analyses the drivers of the digital transformation of the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, identifies lessons learned and provides recommendations.