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The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022, published by the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch, evaluates the climate strategies of 25 major global companies. The report finds that most corporate net-zero pledges lack integrity, with aggregate emissions reductions often limited to 40% rather than 100%, and a heavy reliance on contentious offsetting practices and low-quality renewable energy certificates.

This briefing by RMI analyzes a draft policy released by China's National Energy Administration (NEA) on March 23, 2018, which proposes a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and a corresponding renewable energy certificate (REC) system to track compliance and reduce renewable energy curtailment.

Taiwan has introduced a renewable energy credit (T-REC) scheme to allow nonutility and foreign companies to procure renewable energy directly from projects, aiming to reduce scope 2 emissions and support a national target of 10–12.5 GW of renewable capacity by 2030.

This report evaluates the first year of the Indian Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market, launched in March 2011 to help meet the National Action Policy on Climate Change target of 15% renewable electricity by 2020. The authors find that the market has failed to attract significant investment or drive cost reductions due to low participation, poor enforcement of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) by states, and a lack of long-term price signals. While the conceptual design is deemed adequate in some areas, the execution is hampered by the financial instability of State Electricity Boards and a preference among developers for traditional feed-in-tariffs.

This report details the carbon dioxide (CO2) inventory of the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the calendar years 2006 and 2007, outlining emission sources, calculation methodologies, and the organization's efforts to achieve a "net zero" emissions balance through internal management and the purchase of offsets.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides office- and retail-based companies with a framework for procuring renewable energy. It details the business case for switching to green power, explains three primary delivery options—retail programs, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and on-site generation—and offers strategies to minimize costs and account for greenhouse gas emissions.