This report identifies the main risks and barriers limiting investment in the energy transition, supplying a toolkit for policy makers, public and private investors, and public finance institutions to scale up their investments in renewable energy.
This journal article describes risks and mitigation strategies in renewable energy investment.
This guide provides an overview of aspects to consider in the development and financing of a renewable energy project, both for public of private promoters and investors. English: https://www.ecoserveis.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Guide-to-Financing-of-Sustainable-Energy-Projects-2nd-edition.pdf Spanish: https://www.ecoserveis.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/guia-para-la-financiacion-de-proyectos-de-energia-sostenible-2a-edicion.pdf
This report highlights the economic, social and environmental benefits that energy and transport sector-coupling and a transition towards EV- and RE-based, efficient systems can create in small island settings, and provides tools for the planning of such a transition.
This handbook examines financing mechanisms suitable for the renewable energy access sector in Madagascar, and provides advice on preparing financing applications.
This guide explains how cities can develop energy transition roadmaps that can create platforms for collaboration with other stakeholders and attract investment.
The Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023 is an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions. It takes stock of emissions reductions in key energy subsectors and focuses on supporting stronger international collaboration to drive faster reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions.
The Green Cement Technology Tracker aims to support decision-makers and experts in policy and industry, academia as well as civil society, by tracking public announcements of investments in low-carbon cement technologies and presenting them transparently in one place.
This guidance note outlines how cities can tap into a wide array of proven technologies, policies, and financing mechanisms to improve energy efficiency and capture cost-effective energy savings in buildings.
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.