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This document is a feedback submission from the NGO Ember to the European Commission regarding the revision of guidelines for Trans-European energy infrastructure. Ember argues for a rapid shift away from fossil gas infrastructure, an increase in renewable energy sources (RES) and grid flexibility, and more transparent governance of infrastructure planning.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), on behalf of the Life After Coal Campaign, submitted comments on the Draft Regulations Amending the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity, 2011. The CER argues that the Draft Regulations are redundant and legally inconsistent because the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) does not require prior Ministerial approval for municipalities to establish their own electricity capacity. The submission emphasizes the urgent need for a transition to clean energy to mitigate severe health, environmental, and climate harms caused by South Africa's coal-dependent power sector.

This fact sheet details a CAD 500 million green bond issued by Granite REIT Holdings on June 4, 2020, marking the first green bond issued by a Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

This statement by the Climate Policy Initiative argues that Indonesia should utilize its COVID-19 stimulus packages to transition toward a green, resilient, and inclusive economy rather than reinforcing fossil fuel dependence. The author suggests three primary adjustments: accelerating green industry growth through fiscal policy, diversifying and decentralizing essential resources like energy and food, and decoupling economic growth from resource use to reduce vulnerability to market shocks.

This document is a transcript of a briefing held by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) on June 4, 2020, focusing on resilience initiatives, energy democracy, and public health in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following natural disasters.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and JA! (Justiça Ambiental) condemning the gas industry's impact in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, citing human rights abuses, environmental destruction, and the exacerbation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This fact sheet details a USD 900 million green loan issued by Geysers Power Company (GPC) on June 1, 2020, to refinance geothermal plant investments and ongoing expenditures. The loan is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard v2.1 and represents the first geothermal energy certification in the United States.

This briefing transcript from June 2020 features a discussion on enhancing housing and community resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following natural disasters like Hurricane Maria. Panelists Laurie Schoeman and Arturo Massol-Deyá discuss the critical role of affordable housing, distributed solar energy, and community-led initiatives in mitigating climate risks and reducing dependency on failing centralized power grids.

This briefing transcript features a discussion between community advocate Ruth Santiago and Dr. Greg Guannel regarding energy transition, public health, and coastal resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling technology costs to drive economic recovery and emissions reductions without increasing consumer electricity bills.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling costs of solar, wind, and battery technologies. It details the economic and health benefits of this transition and provides specific policy recommendations for federal departments, agencies, and national laboratories to accelerate decarbonization.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling costs of solar, wind, and battery technologies. It argues that this transition can occur without increasing customer electricity bills and provides a series of regulatory and market recommendations for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and regional transmission organization/independent system operators (RTOs/ISOs) to facilitate this shift.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling costs of solar, wind, and battery technologies to avoid increasing customer bills while stimulating economic recovery and job growth.

This policy brief summarises the book 'Africa First!' by Jakkie Cilliers, which analyses Africa's current development trajectory and proposes a roadmap to 2040. It argues that while human well-being indicators are improving, Africa is diverging further from the rest of the world in terms of average income and economic productivity due to an unproductive economic structure, slow demographic transition, and a lack of basic infrastructure.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) argues that Caribbean nations can use COVID-19 recovery stimulus to accelerate the transition to distributed energy resources (DERs). By focusing on solar PV, wind, electric vehicles (EVs), and energy efficiency, islands can create immediate jobs to offset pandemic losses while enhancing long-term resilience against climate-related shocks and diversifying economies heavily dependent on tourism.

This Green Bond Fact Sheet describes a EUR 500 million (USD 541 million) green bond issued by Credit Suisse London on May 18, 2020, with a maturity date of May 19, 2025. The bond is a senior unsecured instrument intended to finance or re-finance projects across several green categories, including renewable energy, low carbon buildings, and clean transportation.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by Swisscom on May 14, 2020, with a maturity date of November 14, 2028. The bond is intended to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean transportation projects.

This research paper argues that low-carbon energy transitions are social and gendered processes, often dominated by male perspectives. It proposes an 'Alternative Pathways' framework to analyze how different gender perspectives and niche innovations can either work within, depart from, or fundamentally transform the existing energy regime to avoid pathways that are disconnected from local realities.

This research paper analyzes foreign direct investment (FDI) trends within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to evaluate their impact on regional value chains, industrialization, and inclusive growth, specifically in relation to the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap (SISR).

A joint letter from energy and environmental organizations urging the U.S. Congress to include support for innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy financing programs, specifically on-bill financing, in a post-coronavirus economic stimulus package.