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 […]
This article announces the adoption of harmonised minimum energy performance standards for air conditioners and refrigerators in the 16 member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It also explains the process by which these harmonised standards were developed and adopted.
This article explores how the Central American Integration System (SICA) has helped lead the way to improve energy efficiency in appliances at the regional level, and the opportunities that further harmonisation could generate.
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 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 report aims to help local governments understand various financing instruments and sources available to them to meet climate investment needs.
This guide explains how cities can develop energy transition roadmaps that can create platforms for collaboration with other stakeholders and attract investment.
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.
This step-by-step guide suggests the key elements that municipal officials need to consider to implement clean energy/energy efficiency projects in waterworks or other municipal operations. It provides information on developing strategies, formulating plans, providing adequate capacity and mobilising resources for successful origination and implementation of a project.