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This briefing from RMI advises US local leaders to utilize existing federal funding opportunities to advance decarbonization, resilience, and environmental justice rather than waiting for new legislation. It outlines strategies for navigating over 100 existing programs, integrating equity via the Justice40 initiative, and seeking funds from non-traditional agencies.

This guide outlines the risks and mitigation strategies for local governments using off-site renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) to achieve clean energy goals, specifically addressing six types of risk and providing strategies for virtual and physical PPAs.

This issue brief by the World Resources Institute examines energy injustice in the United States and proposes strategies for federal investment to ensure the clean energy transition equitably distributes benefits to marginalized households and communities.

This report evaluates the capacity of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address fossil fuel subsidies and support the clean energy transition, arguing that current rules are insufficient because they focus on trade implications rather than environmental impacts.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development argues that BRICS governments must prepare their budgets for a fiscal transition as the clean energy transition reduces revenues from fossil fuel production and consumption.

This case study features an interview with leadership from the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency regarding its role as the energy efficiency hub for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), its alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 7, and its support for the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform.

A sign-on letter dated October 22, 2015, from a coalition of environmental, business, and public officials to President Obama, urging the federal government to make offshore wind a central part of the United States' clean energy strategy, specifically along the Atlantic coast.

The document outlines the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) 'CREATE' strategic framework for 2020-2025. This strategy focuses on five priority areas—Climate, Resources, Economies, Act Together, and Engage—to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resources, and fair economies in response to global disruptions including the COVID-19 pandemic.

This fact sheet by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) outlines various donor-funded financing programs available for renewable energy manufacturing and clean energy innovation, primarily targeting Africa and other developing regions.

The Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS) issued a statement on 25 January 2024 regarding the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD). TESS advocates for transitioning TESSD from a diagnostic phase of presentations to an 'inclusive incubator' focused on concrete outcomes, collective action, and recommendations to be delivered by the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14).

This research paper examines how the rules and policies of wholesale electricity markets, specifically within Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operator (ISO) territories, can act as barriers to the clean energy and decarbonization goals of local governments in the United States.

This research paper analyzes the policy landscape for clean energy transition in India's micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector between 2010 and 2020, evaluating the effectiveness of central and state-level schemes in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute examines how collaborations between U.S. cities and corporations can overcome technical, policy, and market barriers to advance the procurement and deployment of renewable electricity.