Climate and Development : An Agenda for Action – Emerging Insights from World Bank Group 2021-22 Country Climate and Development Reports

December 1, 2022

Climate change poses a major threat to long-term development objectives, especially poverty reduction, and accelerated emission reductions are needed, particularly in high-income and other high-emitting countries. Reducing emissions can be done without comprising development: taken together, CCDR low-carbon development strategies reduce emissions by 70%, without significant impact on growth, provided that policies are well designed […]

BNEF: The new scenario of energy and climate shows that there is still hope to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement

December 1, 2022

Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s 2022 New Energy Market Long term Outlook Report shows a feasible path for the world to achieve net zero in the middle of this century.

Renewable energy targets in 2022: A guide to design

November 21, 2022

This report sets out to support governments in designing renewable energy targets that can help achieve these pressing objectives. The report presents an overview of the latest updates in climate commitments made ahead of COP27, focusing on the renewable energy targets in NDCs. The analysis illustrates the existing mismatch between renewable targets in NDCs and […]

Global Energy Transformation Guide: Electricity

November 8, 2022

Electricity is the cornerstone of economic development and human prosperity. Reliable access to affordable and clean electricity unlocks the potential to meet foundational socioeconomic needs, including goals for industrialization, education, and public health.

World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future

November 3, 2022

For the first time, global demand for each of the fossil fuels shows a peak or plateau across all WEO scenarios, with Russian exports in particular falling significantly as the world energy order is reshaped.