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This fact sheet provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts on infrastructure in Uganda, estimating the costs required to improve resilience and the potential financial damages from extreme weather events through 2050.

This briefing note presents an economic assessment of climate change impacts on Arabica coffee production in the Bududa District of the Mount Elgon region in Uganda. It compares 'Business as Usual' (BAU) and 'Climate Smart Agriculture' (CSA) scenarios, concluding that investing in CSA and institutional support is economically viable under both current and projected climate conditions.

This report details the technical requirements and recommended interventions for the life extension of the Hendrina Power Station to 2035. It focuses on the refurbishment and replacement of critical electrical infrastructure—including transformers, motors, cables, and generators—and identifies necessary maintenance for common plant areas and boiler systems to ensure operational reliability.

This document is the conclusion and appendix of the Hendrina Power Station Energy Services Consolidated Life-ex Report. It evaluates the feasibility and requirements for extending the operational life of the coal-fired power station, comparing the costs and risks of life extension against the construction of new plants.

This document is an expert affidavit and accompanying report by Dr. Michael Robert Holland, provided to the High Court of South Africa. It quantifies the health impacts and economic costs associated with air pollution from coal-fired power stations operated by Eskom in South Africa, arguing that these external costs must be integrated into national energy planning.

This fact sheet describes P50 Risk Solutions, an insurance product developed by the India Innovation Lab for Green Finance to mitigate weather variability risks in the wind energy sector. The product guarantees a minimum revenue level to reduce volatility and lower the cost of capital, but analysis indicates it is not commercially viable on its own and fails to significantly attract new investment sources in the current Indian market.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute outlines the technology, environmental benefits, and economic considerations of hybrid-electric buses compared to conventional diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in North America.

This case study by GreenCape examines an electric vehicle (EV) pilot project conducted by the City of Cape Town (CCT) between 2020 and 2022. The project compared five BMWi3 EVs with five internal combustion engine (ICE) VW Golf GTI vehicles within the CCT Traffic Services department to evaluate the business case for municipal fleet electrification.

This case study examines the piloting of electric buses by Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) in Cape Town, South Africa, evaluating their operational performance, cost-effectiveness, and the integration of solar energy for charging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This case study examines the economic and operational impact of adopting precision drone spraying for an 80-hectare smallholder sugarcane cooperative in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Comparing drone services to traditional tractor-mounted boom sprayers, the document details significant reductions in costs, chemical use, and labour, alongside increases in crop yield and sugar content.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by GreenCape seeks a service provider to develop a practical implementation plan for a "smart grid" in Cape Town. The goal is to transition the City of Cape Town's energy department to a service-centric energy model based on information communication technology (ICT) to address revenue challenges and improve energy resilience.

This case study examines the implementation of a hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) system with Lithium-ion (Li-ion) storage at UV Tooling CC, a parts manufacturer in Cape Town, to mitigate the impact of systemic loadshedding on industrial production.

This industry brief by GreenCape examines the 'Electric-vehicles-as-a-service' (EVaaS) model as a strategy to accelerate the transition of commercial fleets, specifically light delivery vehicles (LDVs), to electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa. It identifies key financial and operational barriers to EV adoption and proposes a bundled subscription model to mitigate high upfront costs and infrastructure requirements.

This municipal briefing by GreenCape describes the application of smart water systems—sensor-based networks for real-time data collection and analysis—within South African municipalities. It outlines the technical layers of these networks, provides case studies from Cape Agulhas, Saldanha Bay, and Bergrivier municipalities, and offers a checklist for municipalities to evaluate their readiness for such technology. The document also compares the long-term costs of smart ultrasonic meters versus conventional mechanical meters and lists funding and support resources for water infrastructure projects.

This municipal briefing by GreenCape outlines the implementation of smart water systems in South Africa, detailing their layered architecture, case studies from three municipalities, and a checklist for procurement. It specifically compares the long-term costs and benefits of ultrasonic smart meters versus conventional mechanical meters.

This infographic presents a cost-benefit analysis of three distributed water storage options for land management in Manitoba to mitigate floods and droughts while managing nutrients. The analysis was modeled on a field scale for a typical quarter-section.

This supplementary technical note describes the methodologies and unit cost models used to estimate the 'cost gap' for five key clean energy technologies in India: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), offshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), electric vehicles (EVs), and green hydrogen (GH2). It details how these cost gaps are calculated relative to conventional benchmarks and how they are integrated into the Green Economy Model (GEM) to analyze the macroeconomic impacts of various levels of government support on GDP, employment, and emissions.

This document is an annex to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that evaluates the potential for Nature-based Infrastructure (NBI) to reduce the global infrastructure investment gap. It provides a literature review of infrastructure needs across sectors such as water, energy, and transport, and compares the costs and value generation of NBI against traditional 'grey' infrastructure using SAVi assessments.

This executive summary presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the full electrification of the public bus fleet in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, by 2050. The analysis compares a baseline electrification scenario against two scenarios involving a modal shift from private vehicles to public transport, quantifying the socio-economic and environmental benefits over a 25-year period (2025–2050).

This case study describes the application of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology to the Rabat bypass road project in Morocco. The analysis, conducted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM), evaluates the financial impact of operational risks and external factors—such as CO2 emissions and accident costs—that are typically omitted from conventional financial analyses.