Resources

UNDP’s “Making Progress on Environmental Sustainability: lessons and recommendations in over 150 country experiences” documents the progress countries have made towards environmental sustainability.  It is clear from this analysis that most counties are not yet on...Read More

This document aims to provide host country governments with guidance on the policy options that are available to make the most of investment opportunities in clean energy infrastructure, drawing on the collective expertise of the climate and investment communities...Read More

Sustainable Energy is the sixth in the series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) on the state of Arab environment. The report highlights the need for more efficient management of the energy sector, in view of enhancing...Read More

As indicators are increasingly being used for shaping political ends, light should be shed on these underlying conceptions. Our analysis of the Adjusted Net Savings (ANS, the sustainability indicator proposed by the World Bank) attempts to illustrate these normative...Read More

This study examines whether non-energy raw material supply bottlenecks could occur in the transition to a fully sustainable energy system. Such a transition is represented in The Energy Report, published in 2011 by WWF and Ecofys, which shows a way to almost 100%...Read More

Policies to reduce energy intensity can be tough to implement, but Middle Eastern economies need to address this thorny issue if they are to meet growing power demand and compete on the world stage. Read More

The sourcebook module looks at measures and instruments for increasing energy efficiency in urban transport. It provides a comprehensive overview of activities with which key local and national actors can prompt the transition to energy-efficient urban transport...Read More

Overall, at least 1.6 billion people—one-fourth of the world’s population—currently live without electricity and this number has hardly changed in absolute terms since 1970. And yet, the electricity required for people to read at night, pump a minimal amount of...Read More

This publication is the product of an international initiative to define a set of Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development (EISD) and corresponding methodologies and guidelines. The successful completion of this work is the result of an intensive effort led by the...Read More

The "Review of Environment, Energy and Economics" –Re3 is a new tool for the dissemination of the work and research-based policy analysis of researchers and leading international scholars, covering the areas of the environment, energy and economics, and offering new...Read More