Economy

Resources CESC

Publication

2010 Clean Energy Investments: Project Summaries

This report looks at the growing energy demands in the Asia and Pacific regions and the complications involved in trying…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 June 2011

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30 Years of Policies for Wind Energy Lessons from 12 Wind Energy Markets

This report aims to provide an insight into the strengths of diverse policy design decisions across important existing markets. It…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Date:

1 December 2012

Policy Data

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A Generalized Approach to Assessing the Rate Impacts of Net Energy Metering

This report assesses the impact of net metering on billing rates in order to determine whether they are responsible for…

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Solar America Board for Codes and Standards

Date:

1 January 2012

Tools and Websites

Training Materials

A Guidebook to Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform for Policy-makers in Southeast Asia

This subsidy reform tool by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Global Subsidies Initiative helps policymakers and influencers…

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Global Subsidies Initiative

International Institute for Sustainable Development`

Date:

1 May 2013

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A Word on Low Cost Renewables: The Renewables Breakthrough: How to Secure Low Cost Renewables

Renewable energy has become the least-expensive energy choice in many parts of the world, leading to a powerful feedback cycle…

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Agora Energiewende

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Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators

The authors of this report discuss strategies for accessing secondary markets as a capital source for energy efficiency finance programs.…

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State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network

Date:

1 February 2015

Publication

Training Materials

Accessing Private Capital for Clean Energy Investments in Developing Countries

This webinar-based training focuses on dispelling the myth that clean energy projects in developing countries cannot be implemented with private…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

Climate Technology Initiative - Private Finance Advisory Network (CTIPFAN)

Date:

20 November 2012

Policy Data

Publication

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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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

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Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Solar PV in Germany and Spain

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for solar photovoltaics (PV) in Germany and Spain. Its primary goal is to inform…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

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Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Onshore Wind Power in Germany and China

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for onshore wind power in one emerging economy (China) and one Western European economy…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

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Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Biomass Power in the United Kingdom and Germany

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for biomass power in Germany and the United Kingdom. Its primary goal is to…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Tools and Websites

Bankability and Debt Financing for Solar Projects in India

This report focuses on barriers to financing in India’s solar market. The authors suggests several improvements in credit enhancements and…

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Bridge to India

Date:

1 February 2013

Publication

Bottom Line on Emerging Solar Metering Policies

Virtual Net Metering (VNM) allows multiple customers, with their own discrete meters, to share the net metered credits from a…

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World Resources Institute

Date:

1 January 2011

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Business Models For Renewable Energy in the Built Environment

This report aims to provide insight to policymakers, building owners, and other market actors regarding the ways in which new…

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International Energy Agency

Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands

Date:

1 November 2011

Publication

Carrots and Sticks: A Comprehensive Business Model for the Successful Achievement of Energy Efficiency Resource Standards

This report analyzes the financial impacts of an energy efficiency resource standard on a large electric utility using a pro-forma…

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Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Date:

1 March 2011

Policy Data

Publication

Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development

This guidebook argues that a failure to provide fair access to climate finance to all developing countries would have severe…

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United Nations

Date:

1 May 2011

Policy Data

Publication

Catalysing Early-Stage Investment: Addressing the Lack of Early-Stage Capital for Low-Carbon Infrastructure in Developing Economies

Low-carbon technology developers in developing countries generally face a lack of early-stage financing. While late-stage financing is more readily available,…

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United Nations Environment Programme

Date:

1 March 2012