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Low Carbon Communities

Communities in countries around the world have taken on the challenge of addressing climate change through implementing various energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives that collectively move the world toward a low-carbon future. Communities have implemented a number of measures, from integrating smart grids into their infrastructure to developing microgrids to provide clean energy access.

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CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator

Since 2002, CA-CP has provided the Campus Carbon Calculator as a free, comprehensive, transparent, and customizable solution to measuring and…

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Clean Air Cool Planet

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CA-CP Small Town Carbon Calculator

Creating a greenhouse gas and energy inventory is made simpler with the STOCC calculator, developed to serve the needs of…

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Clean Air Cool Planet

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China Low Carbon Platform

The China Low Carbon Platform website is a knowledge-sharing platform for low carbon energy and low carbon development in China.…

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Eldis Community

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China Low Carbon Platform (Website)

The China Low Carbon Platform website is a knowledge-sharing platform for low carbon energy and low carbon development in China.…

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Eldis Community

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Clean Air Cool Planet (CA-CP) Campus Carbon Calculator

Campus Carbon Calculator is a free, comprehensive, transparent and customizable solution to measuring and analysing institutional greenhouse gas emissions. The…

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Clean Air Cool Planet

Sierra Youth Coalition

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Clean Air Cool Planet (CA-CP) Small Town Carbon Calculator

The Small Town Carbon Calculator (STOCC) was developed to help small towns address the growing costs of municipal energy use…

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Clean Air Cool Planet

Carbon Solutions New England

University of New Hampshire

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Climate and Energy Webcasts

This website provides access to a collection of webcasts and podcasts presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Climate…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Climate Registry Info System

The North American Climate Registry Information System (CRIS) is an on line greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation, reporting, and verification tool.

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Climate Registry

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Climate Registry Information System: An Online Tool for Greenhouse Gas Calculation, Reporting, and Verification

The North American Climate Registry Information System (CRIS) is an online greenhouse gas calculation, reporting, and verification tool. CRIS can…

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Climate Registry

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ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)

This database provides publications, case studies, tools, general discussions, and other resources focusing on a wide variety of technologies. Users…

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United Nations

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Energy Research Center of the Netherlands

Joint Implementation Network

University of Edinburgh

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership

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Eco TransIT World

This tool identifies the environmental impacts of freight transportation in terms of the following: direct energy consumption; emissions during the…

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Rail Management Consultants GmbH

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

Öko-Insitut

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Emissions Trading Schemes and their linking: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific have achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years, and the region has become a major…

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Asian Development Bank

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Policy Data

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Energy for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Energy Documents and Publications Catalogue

This catalogue contains documents produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners in the area of energy…

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United Nations

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GHG Protocol Initiative

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to…

Deployment Data

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Green Light For Renewable Energy in Developing Countries

This report provides information about the current use of electricity in rural areas and analyzes opportunities and challenges to rural…

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Alliance for Rural Electrification

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Calculation Tools (Website)

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) provides widely used international accounting tools for government and business leaders to understand, quantify…

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World Resources Institute

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Policy Data

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