This briefing to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women shows that climate finance flows remain largely exclusionary to women and girls. One of the reasons is that most climate finance is provided as loans, which are less accessible to women. It recommends different ways in which financing institutions can guarantee greater access […]
This is an impact report about a fund in Bolivia that supports women-owned businesses to access the energy technology they need.
This brief shares learnings about mainstreaming gender in energy policies, based on the process through which the Government of Kenya developed its Gender Policy in Energy.
This is a good practice example of a gender policy for a national energy ministry.
This article assesses the effectiveness of gender audits to mainstream gender in energy policy.
This report provides concrete instructions on how to develop a gender-sensitive energy policy.
This publication database provides a range of materials about the ESCO business model, on the following topics: Accounting; Business Models, Contracts & Project Development; Certification & Quality Assurance; Investment, Finance & Risk Management; Market Overview, including Cases studies; Measurement & Verification; Policies & legal and regulatory frameworks; Procurement; Super ESCOs; and Technologies
The ESCO Model Contract Library provides a list of ESCO contracts and supporting documents provided by a variety of countries and organisations. In some cases, the resources also provide a wider set of documents related to public procurement of ESCO services.
This report describes regulatory barriers reported by 25 ESCO associations, and offers advice to policymakers to address these barriers.
This report provides perspectives on the potential role of ESCOs in developing and implementing ambitious NDCs.