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The VPP Flipbook outlines how utilities can aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as batteries, electric vehicles, and smart thermostats—to provide grid services like capacity, energy, and resilience. It details a six-step development process and provides specific examples from utilities including PG&E, National Grid, and Green Mountain Power. The document emphasizes the importance of open-access structures, third-party partnerships, and the integration of VPPs into long-term resource planning to address load growth and decarbonization goals.

The document is a template for an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) designed for clean energy mini-grids, particularly solar hybrid systems. It outlines the purpose of an ESMP as a tool to eliminate or reduce adverse risks during a project's life cycle, from construction to decommissioning. The guide details specific environmental and social risks associated with key components—such as PV panels, battery banks, and fuel generators—and provides corresponding mitigation and monitoring measures. It also includes a matrix of minimum environmental and social parameters (indicators) that proponents should track across different project phases.

The NREA Toolkit is a detailed guide for the creation and operational management of national renewable energy associations. It covers the entire organizational lifecycle, from initial business planning and legal incorporation to membership development, strategic communication, and good governance. The document provides frameworks for financial management, resource mobilization, and evidence-based advocacy to influence public policy. It also outlines a six-step process for implementing data activities to support industry benchmarks and advocacy efforts.

The Youth Emergency Guide, developed by young South Africans (ages 13-25) in partnership with UNICEF and Youth@SAIIA, is a resource designed to build emergency preparedness and social resilience. It defines key concepts such as hazards, risks, and vulnerability, and provides practical steps for youth to identify local risks, develop personal emergency plans, and create early warning systems. The guide covers specific response strategies for floods, pandemics, storms, civil unrest, fires, and droughts, while emphasizing the importance of reliable information and youth leadership in community resilience and policy advocacy.

The document is a youth-led emergency preparedness guide for South Africans, focusing on identifying risks, creating response plans, and building community resilience against climate-related disasters, health crises, and social unrest.

The document is a comprehensive emergency preparedness guide for South African youth, focusing on building community resilience against climate-related disasters, health crises, and civil unrest.

The 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, coordinated by Sustainable Energy for All on behalf of UN-Energy, promotes a global effort to ensure every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption is met with carbon-free sources every hour of every day. The guidebook outlines five core principles: time-matched procurement, local procurement, technology-inclusivity, enabling new generation, and maximizing system impact. It details technical enablers such as Granular Certificates (GCs) for hourly tracking, smart metering, and 24/7 CFE Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The document also highlights the role of green hydrogen as a storage solution and provides implementation roadmaps for energy buyers, governments, and suppliers, while emphasizing equity considerations for the Global South.

The European Green Office (EGO) Handbook serves as a guide for transforming offices into sustainable spaces through a 'light' Environmental Management System (EMS). It outlines a Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle involving top-level commitment, the appointment of a Green Office coordinator, and the monitoring of environmental performance indicators. The document provides detailed technical and behavioral advice across several domains: energy efficiency (lighting and HVAC), sustainable procurement (prioritizing local and Fairtrade products), resource reduction (minimizing paper and water use), waste management (following the waste hierarchy), and the creation of a healthy indoor environment. It also addresses social responsibility, including work-life balance and inclusive employment, and provides a detailed checklist and data requirements for an Office Ecological Footprint Calculator.

This guidebook, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute and authored by Prayas Energy Group, provides a framework for policymakers to design and implement Super-Efficient Equipment Programs (SEEP). Using the experience of India's program for ceiling fans, it outlines a strategy to accelerate market transformation by providing financial incentives to manufacturers to produce appliances significantly more efficient than current local market offerings at comparable prices.

The document outlines a process for creating personal career principles by reflecting on work preferences, organizational types, and global responsibility. It provides a set of sentence starters and an example to help users define their professional boundaries and priorities, such as refusing to work for arms manufacturers or prioritizing environmental sustainability.

The toolkit outlines strategies for institutions to shift toward sustainable and equitable food procurement, using the Good Food Purchasing Program as a model. It emphasizes the importance of diverse coalitions, the use of food hubs to connect small farms with large purchasers, and the potential for cost-neutral implementation through operational changes. The document provides detailed frameworks for collecting baseline and annual data from vendors and institutions to measure impacts on local economies, sustainable farming practices, and nutritional quality.

The UCS Town Hall Toolkit is a guide for advocates to hold Members of Congress accountable through public engagement. It outlines strategies for finding and attending town halls, provides a framework for preparing and delivering questions, and offers specific sample questions focused on opposing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), protecting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and defending various tax credits and grants within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Supplier Cascade is a methodology developed by the We Mean Business Coalition and partners to address the complexity of Scope 3 emissions. It encourages companies to ask their Tier 1 suppliers to make science-aligned net zero commitments, report progress annually, and repeat this process with their own suppliers to create a 'domino effect' of climate action. The guide outlines three specific requirements for implementation, provides a definition of credible commitments (aligned with 1.5°C), and suggests metrics for tracking progress, such as the percentage of suppliers by spend who have committed to net zero.

The Supplier Cascade is a framework developed by the We Mean Business Coalition and partners to address the difficulty of tracking and reducing Scope 3 emissions, which often exceed 70% of a company's carbon footprint. It encourages companies to focus on their direct relationship with Tier 1 suppliers, asking them to set science-based targets, report progress annually, and require their own Tier 1 suppliers to do the same, creating a 'domino effect' of climate action. The guide outlines specific requirements for implementation, ranging from voluntary asks to best practices involving the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the SME Climate Hub, while emphasizing that the approach is designed to be scalable and manageable for procurement teams without requiring deep technical knowledge.

The document introduces 'Switching to Green', a resource for office- and retail-based organizations in the United States to procure renewable energy. It notes that over 70 percent of US electricity is generated from fossil fuels, causing significant air and carbon pollution, and aims to simplify the procurement process for companies without an energy background.

The WRI/WBCSD publication serves as a resource for procurement managers to ensure wood and paper-based products are sourced legally and sustainably. It organizes its guidance around ten essential questions covering origin, legality, sustainability, climate change, and the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples. Version 2 expands the 'guide to the guides' to include 47 tools and resources and provides information on 22 existing procurement approaches.

The document introduces a guide for non-technical staff at small and medium-sized office-based organizations to manage their carbon footprint. It outlines a process for gaining organizational support, calculating emissions, and setting reduction targets, supported by four customizable calculation tools for direct emissions (heating and transport), indirect emissions (electricity), business travel, and employee commuting. The guidance is aligned with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.

The document advocates for the use of city-utility partnership agreements in the United States to facilitate the collaboration between local governments and electric utilities necessary to meet climate and energy targets.

The Aqueduct Floods Cost-Benefit Analyzer (CBA) is a tool for evaluating the costs and benefits of flood protection infrastructure. It calculates construction and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs against the benefits of avoided damage to urban assets. Users can select locations, future climate scenarios, and infrastructure specifications to generate cost-benefit ratios and cumulative net benefit graphs to support flood risk management decisions.

The document introduces 'Mapping Together', a guide for using the open-source tool Collect Earth to track biophysical restoration goals. It details a process involving local stakeholders to monitor land use, tree cover, and spatial patterns. The guide provides four case studies from El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, and Rwanda to demonstrate how governments identify restoration opportunities and track progress toward forest cover targets, and outlines an 8-step methodology for implementing mapathons.