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Resources CESC

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Mexico Clean Energy Report - Executive Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released an in-depth report on the potential for clean energy…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 April 2022

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Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy: Key Findings and Recommendations from IOREC 2016

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including…

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IRENA

Date:

1 January 2017

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Advancing Gender Equality in the Environment: Making the Case for Gender Equality in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development

This brief provides an overview of the gender dimensions of planning and building large-scale renewable energy infrastructure, such as hydropower…

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United States Agency International Develpment

Date:

1 May 2018

Policy Data

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Advancing Gender in the Environment: Making The Case For Women in the Energy Sector

This brief reviews the role of women in the formal energy sector. It presents evidence that women’s equal participation in…

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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Background Study: Developing a Legal Instrument for Gender Assessments in Energy Infrastructure Planning and Development within ECOWAS

The study seeks to set the stage for the creation and adoption of an ECOWAS regional legal instrument for conducting…

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ECOWAS Observatory for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

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Climate Finance Insight Videos: Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement

On May 8–9 2017, at the sixth meeting of the San Giorgio Group (SGG) in Venice, Climate Policy Initiative brought…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Date:

1 October 2017

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Deliverable 4.4 of the MUSTEC Project: Potential Obstacles to the Use of Cooperation Mechanisms for CSP in the Future

This report provides an integrated analytical framework to identify the drivers and barriers to the use of cooperation mechanisms for…

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Market Uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation

Date:

1 December 2018

Tools and Websites

EEFIG Underwriting Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to help financial institutions scale up their deployment of capital into energy efficiency. It was compiled…

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Energy Efficiency Financial Insitutions Group

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Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps

This study attempts to systematically analyze finance that is being committed to energy access in developing countries, predominantly in sub-Saharan…

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Sustainable Energy for All

Tools and Websites

Energy Platform of Nigeria

This website describes the Energy Platform of Nigeria, a multi-stakeholder “dialogue forum” among industry, government and development partners that is…

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Energy Platform of Nigeria

Tools and Websites

EnerOutlook 2018

This interactive software allows users to browse data through intuitive maps and graphs for a visual analysis of the expected…

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Enerdata

Tools and Websites

Global Infrastructure Facility

Despite robust growth, many people in emerging markets and developing economies still do not have access to reliable and affordable…

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The World Bank

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Levers of Change: How Global Trends Impact Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Access to Sustainable Energy

This report looks at key emerging issues—such as proliferating use of mobile money financing and declining decentralized renewable energy technology…

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Sustainable Energy for All

Date:

1 May 2018

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Opening Doors: Mapping The Landscape for Sustainable Energy, Gender Diversity and Social Inclusion

This report aims to systematically catalog the wide-ranging universe of stakeholders and initiatives that are addressing energy poverty and accelerating…

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Sustainable Energy for All

Date:

1 January 2017

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Practical Guide to Women in Energy

This guide provides an overview of the role of women in the energy sector. Drawing from available literature, it identifies…

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United States Agency International Development

The Cadmus Group

Date:

1 June 2018

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Productive Use of Energy In African Micro-Grids: Technical and Business Considerations

This report is a resource that entrepreneurs, governments and non-governmental organizations can use to help design programs to meet their…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Energy 4 Impact

Date:

1 August 2018

Tools and Websites

TARIFFS DATABASE SEARCH

With this database for small-scale off-grid sustainable energy products and components, compare and examine the challenges associated with navigating sustainable…

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Energy Access Practitioner Network

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Advancing Energy Efficiency on the Global Agenda Activity Report 2009-19

The IPCC Low Energy Demand scenario requires significant efficiency gains in the use of energy. This report aims to describe…

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International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation

Date:

1 January 2019