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The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) issued a call to action in April 2020 to protect the decentralised renewable energy (DRE) sector from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report argues that the sector is critical for achieving universal electricity by 2030 and proposes a series of financial, policy, and technical interventions to prevent sector collapse and accelerate sustainable electrification.

This report proposes Sustainable Land Bonds (SLBs) as a financial mechanism for tropical forest countries to secure low-cost, long-term capital from mainstream bond markets to transition toward sustainable, low-carbon land management and meet Paris Agreement commitments.