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.
Resources CESC
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
2010 Solar Technologies Market Report
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 November 2011
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Tools and Websites
2009 U.S. State Clean Energy Data Book
Sources:
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 October 2010
Deployment Data
Publication
2011 Technology Map of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)
Sources:
European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport
Date:
1 January 2011
Publication
Tools and Websites
A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Bioenergy: An Overview
Sources:
United Nations
Date:
1 January 2010
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
A Compilation of Tools and Methodologies to Assess the Sustainability of Modern Bioenergy
Sources:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Date:
1 March 2012
Publication
A Review of Emerging State Finance Tools to Advance Solar Generation
Sources:
CleanEnergy States Alliance
Date:
1 March 2010
Publication
A Reformed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development
Sources:
United Nations
Date:
1 January 2008
Deployment Data
Publication
A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff
Sources:
European Commission
Alliance for Rural Electrification
PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform
Deployment Data
Accelerating Access to Energy
Sources:
Shell Foundation
Date:
1 December 2014
Publication
ACTION Star: Six Policy Actions for Accelerated Deployment of Renewable Energy
Sources:
International Energy Agency
Date:
1 March 2012
Publication
Accelerating the LPG Transition: Global Lessons from Innovative Business and Distribution Models
Sources:
The World LPG Association (WLPGA)
WLPGA
Date:
30 September 2015
Policy Data
Publication
Africa 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future
Sources:
International Renewable Energy Agency
Date:
1 January 2015
Publication
Advancing State Clean Energy Funds: Options for Administration and Funding
Sources:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Optimal Energy
Inc.
Date:
1 May 2008
Publication
An Approach to Designing Energy Delivery Models that Work for People Living in Poverty
Sources:
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
International Institute for Environment and Development
Date:
1 September 2013
Publication
An Ambitious Energy Agenda for the G20
Sources:
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
Date:
1 November 2016
Publication
Tools and Websites
Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Clean and Improved Cooking Solutions
Sources:
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Date:
1 January 2016
Publication
Tools and Websites
Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)
Sources:
Ashden
Publication
Assessing the Climate and Health Co-Benefits of Clean Cooking - Technical Workshop Meeting Report
Sources:
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Date:
17 July 2015