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This fact sheet defines Renewable Electricity Standards (RES) as policies requiring a minimum percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources. It outlines how these policies operate in the United States, noting that as of April 2008, 25 states and the District of Columbia had implemented them. The document discusses eligible resources, the role of 'carve-outs' for specific technologies like solar, and the modest economic impacts on energy prices and business opportunities.

This technical note describes the development of a Microsoft Excel-based cost-benefit analysis (CBA) tool designed to evaluate the economic viability of deploying solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) in Rajasthan, India, specifically under component C of the PM KUSUM scheme.

This report describes the objectives and outcomes of the Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) network since 2003, focusing on its efforts to counter the risks of private interest capture in the liberalization of electricity sectors in developing countries by empowering civil society to advocate for public interest, transparency, and environmental sustainability.

This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute outlines how Pennsylvania can meet its Clean Power Plan (CPP) emission standards by expanding existing energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, optimizing the operation of natural gas and coal plants, and potentially adopting a market-based carbon pricing program.

This guide by the World Resources Institute, developed with Johnson Controls, provides urban leaders with a framework and eight specific action categories to increase building efficiency. It outlines the economic, social, and environmental benefits of reducing the energy and resource footprint of the built environment, while offering a strategic approach to overcoming the "efficiency gap" through integrated policy planning and stakeholder engagement.

This report examines the application of decentralized solar energy solutions to provide reliable electricity to community facilities in climate-vulnerable areas of India, emphasizing the need for climate-resilient design and implementation models.

This working paper provides a methodology for decision-makers, civil society, and donors to assess the political and governance challenges associated with national climate actions, arguing that a systematic analysis of political and institutional contexts is more effective than simply citing a lack of "political will."

This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute (WRI) analyzes how Illinois can utilize existing policies and infrastructure to reduce power plant CO2 emissions, estimating a potential 35 percent reduction below 2011 levels by 2020.

Bruno Mariani's company, Symbiosis Investimentos, uses scientific silviculture—including genetic improvement and cloning—to restore degraded pastureland in Bahia, Brazil, with native Atlantic Forest species. By treating native tree cultivation as a high-productivity business, the model aims to provide an economic alternative to low-yield cattle ranching, offering a 14% annual return on investment while enhancing biodiversity and sequestering carbon.

This case study analyzes the techno-economic feasibility of zero-emission trucks (ZETs) in Guangdong Province, China, from 2022 to 2030, focusing on 14 use cases to identify transition opportunities and the factors influencing total cost of ownership (TCO) parity with diesel trucks.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute and the Beijing Transportation Institute examines Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Congestion Charging (CC) practices in London, Singapore, and Stockholm to provide recommendations for Chinese cities seeking to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

This guidebook, produced by the World Resources Institute and partners, provides a standardized, geospatially based methodology for companies to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from deforestation and land occupation driven by agricultural expansion. It aims to reduce the inconsistencies in corporate reporting that arise from the flexibility of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Land Sector and Removals Guidance (LSRG).

This technical note describes the methodology of a model developed by the World Resources Institute and the Compact of Mayors to estimate the collective greenhouse gas emission trajectories and impacts of participating cities.

This research paper presents a new method, co-developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), to quantify physical climate risks for power generation portfolios. The method utilizes machine-learning techniques and climate science to estimate electricity generation losses across different climate scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5), specifically pilot-testing the approach on EBRD's thermal and hydropower assets.

This research paper, part of the World Resources Report 2013-14 series, analyzes the economic and environmental impacts of global food loss and waste and proposes that halving these losses by 2050 could significantly bridge the gap in future global food requirements.

This briefing from the World Resources Institute outlines various policy tools for driving investment in renewable energy, matching specific instruments to the commercial maturity of the technology, from early-stage R&D to mature deployment.

This technical paper describes the methodology and updates for Version 2.0 of the Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT), which aims to distinguish planted forests and tree crops from natural and seminatural forests globally to improve timber legality screening and carbon sequestration mapping.

This report provides a pilot analysis of global grassland ecosystems, evaluating their condition based on the capacity to provide essential goods and services. While current goods and services are rated as good to fair, the report warns of a decline in the overall capacity of these ecosystems to sustain human, plant, and animal life due to degradation, urbanization, and biodiversity loss.

This working paper by the Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) consortium maps the connections between the Paris Agreement's enhanced transparency framework and its other provisions to assist negotiators in developing the Agreement's 'rule book'.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute establishes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions baseline and the 2030 reduction target for the Cool Food initiative, a global group of dining facilities.