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Energy Solutions & Decarbonisation
Energy solutions and decarbonisation refer to strategies and technologies that reduce carbon emissions while ensuring reliable and sustainable energy supply. This includes renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydropower, energy efficiency measures, electrification, carbon capture, and clean energy innovations. Decarbonisation is essential for mitigating climate change, enhancing energy security, and transitioning industries toward low-carbon operations.
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Energy Efficiency Progress Tracker
The Energy Efficiency Progress Tracker by the IEA monitors global energy intensity and efficiency trends. It provides data for finance professionals to track energy transition progress, assess sectoral energy use, and evaluate alignment with international sustainability goals.
State of the Banking Transition
This benchmark series reviews the progress of 36 large global banks on the low-carbon transition. Produced by the TPI Centre, it evaluates transition plans and decarbonisation targets using the Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework and Carbon Performance for Banks to measure alignment with international climate goals and the Paris Agreement.
An update on the potential impacts of subsidizing transmission in the United States
This report evaluates the impact of transmission investment tax credits on the United States power grid. Under high load growth, these credits reduce annual system costs by up to $1.17 billion and lower emissions. Conversely, in low-growth scenarios, benefits are limited and may modestly increase emissions.
Investing in Southern Africa’s bioeconomy: A regional pathway for value creation, resilience and green industrialisation
This report examines the potential for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to transition from raw resource extraction to a value-creating bioeconomy. Identifying six high-growth sectors, it highlights opportunities for green industrialisation and advocates for regional policy harmonisation and innovative financing through the African Bioeconomy Finance Hub.
Climate investment planning and mobilisation framework
This framework, developed by the NDC Partnership and Green Climate Fund, provides a structured six-stage process to help countries transition from climate planning to finance mobilisation. It focuses on building institutional capacity, prioritising investment needs, and engaging finance partners to scale public, private, and blended climate investment.
Zeroing in on net-zero: The role of carbon dioxide removals and carbon sequestration in EU member states’ climate planning
This report evaluates carbon dioxide removal and sequestration strategies in five EU member states. It finds that national climate plans often lack strategic rigour, over-rely on declining land sinks, and fail to distinguish between permanent removals and fossil carbon capture. Recommendations focus on binding targets and transparent feasibility assessments.
Europe’s industrial transformation — From environmental progress to clean competitiveness
This report evaluates the EU’s industrial transformation, noting a 27% decline in GHG emissions since 2010 despite stagnant circularity rates. It identifies system-readiness barriers, including an annual EUR 30-60 billion funding gap and infrastructure bottlenecks, while proposing strategic options to align decarbonisation with long-term global competitiveness.
Know your grid: How cleaner electricity shapes real estate capital planning
This report explores how grid decarbonisation trajectories influence real estate capital planning. By linking asset-level performance with power sector projections, it identifies optimal sequencing for electrification and efficiency investments. It demonstrates that rapid action is essential for assets on slow-moving grids to mitigate cumulative emission risks.
Open Electricity
Open Electricity is an open-access platform providing real-time and historical data on Australia’s electricity grid. Developed by The Superpower Institute, it tracks renewable generation, fossil fuel usage, and market milestones to support transparency in Australia's energy transition.
Brockovich Data Center Map
The Brockovich Data Center Map is a grassroots initiative tracking the environmental and community impacts of AI data centres across the United States. It provides interactive mapping and community-sourced reporting on energy use, water consumption, and infrastructure strain.
Unlocking Kazakhstan's transition minerals potential: Closing the gap between resource wealth and value chain development
This report examines Kazakhstan's strategy to leverage transition minerals for economic diversification. It assesses current production, underexplored reserves, and legislative reforms. The analysis highlights strategic partnerships with global actors, recommending a unified policy ecosystem to align mining, industrial, and low-carbon goals while enhancing international negotiation and coordination.
Impact investing messaging playbook
The GIIN Impact Investing Messaging Playbook provides a unified communication framework for members. It outlines core industry stories, guiding principles, and tailored messaging for diverse audiences and sectors, including energy and healthcare. The report highlights the industry's growth to a $1.571 trillion market dedicated to solving systemic global problems.
APAC trends: Sustainability’s new center of gravity: How Asia-Pacific is defining the next era of sustainable business
This report analyses how the Asia-Pacific region influences global sustainable business through four trends: rising investment and disclosure standards, the tension between clean energy growth and security, AI expansion alongside resource limitations, and the shift towards proactive health, safety, and environmental regulations across regional markets.
Interactive: What China’s ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
This interactive tracker by Carbon Brief analyses China’s 15th five-year plans, identifying key climate and energy targets. It provides a searchable database of national and sectoral policies, including specific targets for carbon intensity, renewable energy capacity, and fossil fuel consumption through 2030.
Financing battery energy storage systems in Indonesia
This report analyses financing requirements for 9.6 GW of battery energy storage in Indonesia’s RUPTL 2025-2034. Total investment needs reach USD 5 billion. It evaluates business models and the role of concessional funding in bridging bankability gaps for standalone and hybrid projects across various island systems.
Modernising grids in the Age of Electricity: Scaling digital technologies and AI for better use of existing networks
This IEA report examines modernising electricity grids using digital technologies and AI. It estimates that grid-enhancing technologies could unlock 330 GW of capacity, saving USD 100 billion in investment. Success requires reforming regulatory frameworks, improving data foundations, and addressing critical skills shortages to optimise networks for the energy transition.
