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This executive summary, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in December 2016, argues that Canada must move beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to measure 'comprehensive wealth' to ensure long-term sustainable development. Analyzing data from 1980 to 2013, the study finds that while Canada remains wealthy, its comprehensive wealth growth is slow and heavily reliant on the depletion of natural capital and a highly concentrated produced capital sector.

This briefing by RMI, authored by WattTime co-founder Gavin McCormick, argues that managing climate change requires shifting from average to marginal carbon emissions measurements for electricity. The author explains that because the grid's marginal resource changes every 5 to 15 minutes, timing and locating energy use and generation based on real-time marginal data can significantly reduce CO2 emissions without requiring new infrastructure investments.

This case study describes the National Energy Transition Strategy (NETS) for Saint Lucia, highlighting how a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and efficiency measures can reduce costs and emissions compared to diesel-reliant systems.

This briefing describes the economic and environmental impacts of sugarcane mill expansion in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul between 2005 and 2012. Based on a study by INPUT researchers, the document highlights how the industry has reshaped local municipal economies, shifted land use from pasture to sugarcane, and contributed to a reduction in deforestation.

This policy brief by Energy Innovation argues that avoiding catastrophic climate change requires the 20 largest carbon-emitting countries to rapidly implement a specific set of well-designed, sector-specific energy policies. The author emphasizes that the next 15 years are crucial to prevent irreversible damage and runaway feedback loops, suggesting that the use of 'Best Practice Networks' (BPNs) can provide the technical expertise necessary for countries to design and implement these policies effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Arizona Governor Douglas Ducey from a coalition of energy and environmental organizations, urging the state to maximize energy efficiency investments to meet Clean Power Plan compliance goals cost-effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Florida Governor Richard Scott from a coalition of energy and environmental organizations, urging the state to maximize energy efficiency investments to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

A letter from a coalition of organizations to the Governor of Kansas urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

A letter from a coalition of energy and environmental organizations to Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan compliance goals cost-effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

A letter from a coalition of energy and environmental organizations to Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Governor Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan compliance goals cost-effectively.

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, urging the state to maximize investments in energy efficiency to meet Clean Power Plan (CPP) compliance goals. The letter, signed by a broad coalition of industry and environmental organizations, argues that energy efficiency is the most cost-effective method for reducing emissions and lowering consumer energy bills.

In a 2016 address, SAIIA National Chairman Fred T Phaswana discusses the intersection of South Africa's domestic political and economic crises with global instability. He highlights the erosion of South Africa's international leadership due to internal corruption and poor growth, while contrasting these failures with the success of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REI4P) and global multilateral agreements on climate and development.

This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute outlines how Michigan can meet and exceed its Clean Power Plan (CPP) emissions targets through existing clean energy policies and operational improvements to power plants.

This research paper details the New Earswick Good Life Initiative, an 18-month participatory action research project in York, UK, aimed at building community resilience and environmental sustainability in a low-income suburb.

This executive summary analyzes the role of smart land use policy in helping California achieve its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels. Using the RapidFire model and E3 California Pathways study, the report demonstrates that compact, transit-oriented development can close the emissions gap left by energy technology alone and provide significant economic, public health, and environmental co-benefits.

This executive summary analyzes the use of private financing to accelerate geothermal energy deployment in Indonesia, focusing on the Sarulla Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP Sarulla) as a case study. It highlights the role of public support in mitigating exploration risks and providing financial guarantees to attract private investment to meet national capacity targets.

This briefing by RMI argues that decentralized solar energy is the most viable path to providing electricity access to the 1.3 billion people currently without it, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa and India, while avoiding a projected 141-percent increase in carbon emissions by 2040 that would result from coal-fired power plants.