Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010 Report
UNEP SEFI and Bloomberg New Energy Finance are pleased to release this year's Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010 Report. The report provides an overview of capital flows and an analysis of the trends in sustainable energy investment activity.

 

The Coordinated Low Emissions Assistance Network (CLEAN)

The UN Environmental Program, in partnership with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has created the Coordinated Low Emissions Assistance Network (CLEAN), a voluntary network of assistance organizations. CLEAN builds on past networks that successfully coordinated similar activities, such as helping countries to prepare climate change country studies and sell carbon credits through the CDM. http://openei.org/CLEAN

 

Publicly Backed Guarantees as Policy Instruments to Promote Clean Energy
The second in the financing mechanisms series of SEF Alliance studies, this report focuses on investment guarantees, assessing different types of publicly backed guarantee structures at various stages of product and technology innovation and deployment, and examining the experience of public financing agencies and relevant lessons learned.

 

Private Financing of Renewable Energy -- A Guide for Policymakers --
This Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works, with a particular focus on more mature end of the market, i.e. the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale. It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing perspective, as well as the range of other factors that need taken into account in doing an actual project or deal.

 

New Project launching: With a range of world class partners, UNEP is developing a guide for conducting national-level multi-criteria-analyses of climate policy options across both adaptation and mitigation. The guide will provide the most comprehensive tool for governments wanting to prepare Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Plans and National Adaptation Plans. A dedicated website will be online early in 2010, so you can follow our progress and give us your feedback.



Biofuels report launched in October, 2009 UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner joined Steering Committee Co-Chair Timo Makela, European Commission, to the launch of the first assessment report of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.

 

Wind Power Works… Pass it onis a public awareness campaign that was launched on the Global Wind Day on 15 June and ran through to the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen.

Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report
UNEP SEFI and New Energy Finance were pleased to release the Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report . The report provides an overview of capital flows and an analysis of the trends in sustainable energy investment activity.

 

The beginning of 2009 witnessed a significant milestone in renewable energy policy and institutions. Seventy-five countries signed the statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Signatories include most countries of the European Union and many developing countries from Africa to Asia-Pacific to Latin America, including Argentina, Chile, Ghana, India, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, South Korea, and Tunisia... more

REN21 Renewables Global Status Report
Renewables Global Status Report: Energy Transformation Continues Despite Economic Slowdown - The REN21 Renewables Global Status Report released shows that the fundamental transition of the world’s energy markets continues. Press release (13 May 2009).... Press release | Report | REN21 website

Investing in a Climate for Change: Engaging the Finance Sector
Addressing the serious issue of climate change requires substantial investment in new technologies, processes and services. Without substantial and sustained investment in clean energy and other measures now, the reality of a global economy free of climate change impacts will remain a distant dream... more | Mobilizing Finance


Analysing Our Energy Future: Some Pointers for Policy-makers

The report highlights that early moves to shift towards a more sustainable energy system are more effective and cheaper compared to delayed action. It outlines some policy approaches that can bring about this shift and the time scales involved in it...
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