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Direct Public Investment

Public investment and financing, the two main public investment and financing methods of renewable energy, consist of (1) public investment policies to provide financial support through grants, loans, guarantees and other financing methods to renewable energy development and (2) a bidding or auction process to solicit proposals to build additional renewable energy capacity.

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

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BASE Renewable Energy Training Kits

The BASE Renewable Energy Training Kits are designed to help insurers, financiers, and other renewable energy project sponsors better understand…

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United Nations

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Building Energy Efficiency Policies (BEEP) Database

This database is intended to be a comprehensive collection of building energy efficiency policies from select countries around the world.…

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International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Clean Energy Initiatives (Website)

This Clean Energy Canada website provides users with a list of public and private initiatives in place to support clean…

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Government of Canada

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Clean Vehicle Europe: Clean Vehicle Portal (Website)

The Clean Vehicle Portal as a new web-database aims to ensure a level of demand for clean and energy-efficient road…

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Clean Vehicle Europe

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Climate Finance Roadmap to US$100 Billion

Australia, with the United Kingdom, led developed countries to deliver a roadmap to meeting the collective goal of mobilizing US$100…

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Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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CO2 Europipe

The European Commission’s goal of limiting the global average temperature increase to 2C (over historical values) requires halving global carbon…

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European Commission

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Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Primer Presentation

This presentation provides an overview of the commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which may be used by local…

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United States Department of Energy

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Policy Data

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Country Energy Profiles (Website)

This reegle website provides comprehensive energy profiles for all countries with information from reliable sources such as UN or the…

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reegle

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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

This database provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy…

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United States Department of Energy

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Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool

This Web-based tool allows users to identify policies that have had the most (and least) impact on improving the bottom…

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United States Department of Energy

eFormative Options

North Carolina Solar Center

United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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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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Energy Efficiency Benefits Calculator

This calculator can be used to help educate stakeholders on the broad benefits of energy efficiency. It provides a simplified…

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Energy and Environmental Economics

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Energy Efficiency Measures to Boost Building Renovation

This recorded webinar explains the cost-optimal level concept and presents the cost-energy clouds generated in the frame of the Entranze…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

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Policy Data

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Energy for Development and Poverty Reduction Publications (Website)

This website includes books, selected articles and chapters, reports, working papers, and technical papers focusing on energy access issues.

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Publications

This database provides access to all publications of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a global knowledge and technical…

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

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Environment and Climate Change Canada: Funding (Website)

This Clean Energy Canada website provides users with a list of public and private financing entities that support clean energy…

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Government of Canada

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Evaluating Research and Development (R&D) for Clean Transportation Technologies (Conference Proceedings)

This website provides the background and proceedings of an international conference that focused on the importance of research and development…

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International Energy Agency