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A fact sheet detailing the Republic of Indonesia's sovereign green bond issuance of SGD 1.65 billion (USD 1.25 billion), outlining the eligible categories for the use of proceeds and the assessments provided by CICERO and the Climate Bonds Initiative.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative explains how green securitisation—the process of creating asset-backed securities (ABS) from low-carbon assets—can unlock finance for small-scale projects. It details various structures including synthetic ABS, PACE ABS, solar ABS, and green mortgage-backed securities, highlighting how aggregating small assets allows institutional investors to provide capital to SMEs and urban infrastructure.

The Cooling for All Policy Review, published by Sustainable Energy for All in March 2018, examines the global landscape of cooling policies, focusing on Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for air conditioners and refrigerators, building efficiency codes, urban heat island mitigation, and cold chain infrastructure.

A fact sheet detailing the issuance of a USD 10 million US Municipal Green Bond by the Ligonier Valley School District to finance energy efficiency and low carbon building initiatives.

This fact sheet details a EUR 1 billion green covered bond issued by SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt on January 30, 2018, which was the largest covered green bond at the time of issuance.

Verification report by oekom research for the pre-issuance certification of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg's (LBBW) Green Bond Programme, confirming its alignment with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) standards.

Boulder Commons is a 100,000 square foot multitenant net-zero energy (NZE) project in Boulder, Colorado, designed to demonstrate the financial viability of NZE leased buildings for developers, landlords, and tenants.

The Region of Pays de la Loire issued a EUR75m green bond in October 2018 to fund projects in energy, buildings, and transport. Eligibility is tied to specific standards such as RT2012 for buildings and various renewable energy technologies. The Climate Bonds Initiative is monitoring the allocation of funds to bioenergy to ensure sustainability or a limited financial share (max 5%).

Sustainalytics verified that DNB Boligkreditt's Green Covered Bond meets the Low Carbon Buildings criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard. The bond targets energy-efficient residential buildings in Norway complying with TEK10 or TEK17 building codes, representing the top 7% of energy performance in the local market.

This guide from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) outlines the availability of zero-interest loans for rural cooperatives through the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

The 2018 Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) report provides a global inventory of policies and regulations supporting Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), focusing on electricity access, clean cooking, energy efficiency, and renewable energy across 133 economies from 2010 to 2017.

The 2018 Energy Progress Report, a joint publication by five custodian agencies, evaluates global progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7). It concludes that the world is not on track to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030, as current progress falls short across all four SDG7 targets: electricity access, clean cooking, energy efficiency, and the share of renewable energy.

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) argues that the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) decision to stop insuring new mortgages on homes with property assessed clean energy (PACE) loans is misguided. RMI contends that the FHA overstates the risks of PACE while ignoring the significant default risks associated with high energy costs in inefficient homes.

A fact sheet detailing the green bond issuance by Östersund Municipality in Sweden, including the use of proceeds for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and its inclusion in the Climate Bonds database.

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry is a guide by RMI that outlines strategies for cities to reduce industrial carbon emissions, which account for 7% of emissions in major cities. The guide emphasizes strategic partnerships with corporate residents due to limited jurisdictional control and proposes three specific actions: implementing clean industrial heat, upgrading to efficient motors, and establishing operator training for energy management.

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Buildings provides a set of five strategic actions for cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment, which accounts for nearly 50 percent of all GHG emissions in large cities.

The Carbon-Free City Handbook, published by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in November 2017, provides a guide for city governments to implement 22 "no-regrets" actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The handbook focuses on five key sectors: buildings, transportation and mobility, electricity, industry, and biological resources, offering a framework for cities to transition toward 100% renewable energy and carbon-free operations through immediate, actionable, and economically viable policies.

This guide provides strategic advice for employees seeking to implement sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives within corporations that are initially resistant or indifferent to such goals.

This briefing by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) advocates for the adoption of energy efficiency ratings for homes in the U.S., similar to MPG ratings for vehicles, to provide transparency regarding energy costs, environmental impact, and home comfort.

The 'Cooling for All' initiative, launched in 2017 by Sustainable Energy for All and supported by the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, aims to increase access to sustainable, affordable, and efficient cooling solutions. The initiative seeks to align the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to prevent countries from adopting high-carbon, energy-inefficient cooling pathways as global demand rises.