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This technical guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains the mathematical equations used for transport analysis within a demand technology framework, specifically covering stock turnover, fuel economy, mileage, energy consumption, and pollutant emissions.

This guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains how feedstock fuel shares and auxiliary fuels are defined and treated within the LEAP software's process analysis.

This guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains the use of the Sales and Sales Share variables within stock-turnover analyses, detailing how new technology introductions affect overall stock averages and the options for data specification.

This guide provides technical instructions for using the Integrated Benefit Calculator (IBC) within the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP), detailing the required geographic scales, data structures, and pollutant accounting necessary for the tool to function.

This guide explains how the Stock and Stock Share variables function within the LEAP software's stock-turnover analysis, detailing the mechanisms for modeling how new technology standards affect the overall average values of a device stock over time.

This guide explains how the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) performs societal cost-benefit calculations by aggregating various energy system costs and comparing scenarios using Net Present Value (NPV).

This guide explains the dispatch rules used in the LEAP Transformation module when operating in simulation mode to determine how processes meet energy and power requirements.

This guide explains the 'Renewable Target' variable within a transformation analysis tool, which is used to set minimum percentage requirements for renewable fuel in optimization-based scenarios, such as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS).

This guide explains the 'Fraction of Scrapped Replaced (%)' variable within the LEAP software, which determines the proportion of scrapped devices that are immediately replaced by new sales.

The Technology and Environmental Database (TED), integrated within LEAP, provides comprehensive quantitative data on the technical characteristics, costs, and environmental impacts of approximately one thousand energy technologies to support analysts, particularly those in developing countries.

This guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains four methods for specifying capacity data within the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) Transformation module, ranging from ignoring capacity limits to full least-cost optimization.

This guide describes the open-source data services provided by the Stockholm Environment Institute for use in energy and environment models, detailing the REST web services and JSON format used to access datasets such as UN Population Prospects, World Development Indicators, IDEES, and IPCC Shared Socioeconomic Pathways.

This guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains how to input yield, land area, and woodfuel accessibility data into a resource analysis tool, detailing the mathematical calculation of the overall access fraction based on location, tenure, and management factors.

This guide from the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a framework for implementing energy-efficient lighting in cities, focusing on the transition from incandescent bulbs to Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs), LEDs, and efficient fluorescent tubes. It details the technical and financial benefits of these technologies, identifies implementation barriers, and provides case studies from South Africa and international examples to illustrate potential energy and carbon savings.

This guide provides a technical deep dive into the Paris Agreement Rulebook's requirements for Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) mitigation, specifically focusing on Clarity, Transparency, and Understanding (CTU) and accounting methodologies.

This guide from the World Resources Institute explains the technical requirements for ex-ante climate finance information under the Paris Agreement Rulebook, detailing the types of data to be communicated, the responsible entities, the biennial timeline, and how this information links to other Paris Agreement mechanisms.

This guide provides a detailed technical exploration of the reporting and review requirements established by the Paris Agreement Rulebook's enhanced transparency framework. It outlines the specific information Parties must report, the timelines for submission, the structure of the technical expert review and multilateral consideration processes, and the flexibility provisions available to developing country Parties based on their capacities.

This guide provides a detailed technical exploration of the Paris Agreement Rulebook's provisions regarding adaptation communications, outlining the content, submission process, and linkages with other Paris Agreement mechanisms.

The EV Grid Simulator is an energy modeling tool developed by the World Resources Institute and the UPS Foundation to quantify the impact of electric vehicle (EV) charging on local low-voltage distribution grid infrastructure, such as transformers and substations.

This guide by WWF South Africa provides technical instructions for preparing Invasive Alien Plant (IAP) control plans. It details field verification methods, species-specific clearing strategies based on growth forms and age, and a mathematical framework for calculating the person days and costs required for clearing operations.