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Heating and Cooling

This page provides access to technical resources that policymakers can use to inform the design and implementation of policies and programs to advance use of heating and cooling technologies, including biomass heat, geothermal and solar heating and cooling.

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2010 Solar Technologies Market Report

This report provides an overview of the U.S. solar electricity market, including photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies.…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 November 2011

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2009 U.S. State Clean Energy Data Book

The data book summarizes the status of state-level energy efficiency and renewable energy (known together as clean energy) developments and…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 October 2010

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2011 Technology Map of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

This report is produced yearly by the European Commission in order to provide: 1) a concise and authoritative assessment of…

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European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport

Date:

1 January 2011

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A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Bioenergy: An Overview

This resource provides an overview of the Bioenergy Decision Support Tool, which was designed to assist decision makers in the…

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United Nations

Date:

1 January 2010

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A Compilation of Tools and Methodologies to Assess the Sustainability of Modern Bioenergy

As part of the Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project, this report compiles 30 tools and methodologies…

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Date:

1 March 2012

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A Review of Emerging State Finance Tools to Advance Solar Generation

This guide explores several of the most promising financing mechanisms that can be integrated into renewable portfolio standard (RPS) programs:…

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CleanEnergy States Alliance

Date:

1 March 2010

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A Reformed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development

The second of the Capacity for Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) perspectives series, this collection of 13 papers…

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United Nations

Date:

1 January 2008

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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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Accelerating Access to Energy

This report describes what is meant by the “energy deficit,” which represents a barrier to inclusive growth and poverty reduction.…

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Shell Foundation

Date:

1 December 2014

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ACTION Star: Six Policy Actions for Accelerated Deployment of Renewable Energy

This summary document provides an overview of the International Energy Agency’s Action Star program, which is designed to offer policymakers…

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International Energy Agency

Date:

1 March 2012

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Accelerating the LPG Transition: Global Lessons from Innovative Business and Distribution Models

This report examines how ten countries have switched, or are planning to switch, from traditional fuels such as wood, coal,…

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The World LPG Association (WLPGA)

WLPGA

Date:

30 September 2015

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Africa 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future

This report—which is based on a country-by-country assessment of supply, demand, renewable energy potential and technology prospects—recommends 14 actions to…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Date:

1 January 2015

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Advancing State Clean Energy Funds: Options for Administration and Funding

This report is intended to help policy and program decision-makers identify the clean energy funding and administration approaches that make…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

Optimal Energy

Inc.

Date:

1 May 2008

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An Approach to Designing Energy Delivery Models that Work for People Living in Poverty

This report stresses the need for energy access and provides information about relevant tools. Collaboration in development, the identification of…

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Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

International Institute for Environment and Development

Date:

1 September 2013

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An Ambitious Energy Agenda for the G20

This policy brief presents three key recommendations for supporting a global energy transition in support of the Paris Climate Agreement…

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Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)

Date:

1 November 2016

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Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Clean and Improved Cooking Solutions

The publication provides insights into some of the complications inherent in the private household and social cost-benefit “calculus” of interventions…

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Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Date:

1 January 2016

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Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)

Ashden champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives.…

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Ashden

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Assessing the Climate and Health Co-Benefits of Clean Cooking - Technical Workshop Meeting Report

A meeting was held in July 2015 to convene expert scientists from both the health and environment/climate communities. Purposes of…

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Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Date:

17 July 2015