This report highlights the importance of sector coupling as a key source of flexibility that cities can explore to stabilise power grid operations when integrating high shares of variable renewable energy sources. It presents a range of sector coupling opportunities available for use in cities, including self-consumption of variable RE sources, the role of thermal […]
This document discusses how transitioning fossil fuel-powered urban mobility to renewable energy-based e-mobility can mitigate different environmental issues.
This report explores the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in Latin America’s energy transition. It provides insights on the ways in which the outlook for the region and the biggest global energy trends are deeply intertwined – as well as recommendations on policies that could allow Latin America and the Caribbean to take full […]
This report highlights opportunities to advance gender equality through the creation of green jobs in Latin America.
This report forecasts the new direct job creation potential of 12 green sub-sectors by 2030. The report predicts the creation of up to 3.3 million new green jobs across the continent, with the majority in renewable energy, particularly solar.
This report provides evidence to inform policy advocacy and reform at the regional and national level to ensure women benefit equally from the jobs created through the transition to a green economy in Africa.
This report investigates how green job markets have developed in Latin America since 2022, and assesses the impacts of government policies and strategies.
This blog investigates the employment effects of the green transition, and the different actions actors can take to prevent skills gaps and ensure no one is left behind.
People need water, energy, and food to sustain their livelihoods, grow economies, and achieve sustainable development. The interactions between these resource sectors form the crux of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus assessments. This study analyses the WEF nexus of 54 African nations and identifies bottlenecks resulting from water, energy, or food insecurity.
This report calls for greater cross-sectoral collaboration to advance energy, water and food security in Africa, highlighting how synergies between the sectors of water, energy and food create a multiplier effect, ensuring a greater return of investment.