Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Carbon Intensity
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Renewables: Europe on track to reach its 20% target by 2020
Europe as a whole is performing well in its deployment of renewables. In 2011, renewables generated 21.7% of the EU's electricity; three years later, this figure has reached 27.5%, and it is expected to
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Science-based GHG emissions targets for agriculture and forestry commodities
A new report enables agricultural companies to set science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for key commodities. Funded by the KR Foundation, the University of Aberdeen, PBL Netherlands Environmental
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The inclusive growth and development report 2017
Around the world, no bigger policy challenge preoccupies leaders than expanding social participation in the process and benefits of economic growth. The report, which covers 109 economies, seeks to improve
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International comparison of fossil power efficiency and CO2 intensity
The purpose of this study is to compare the generating efficiency and CO2-intensity of fossil-fired power plants for Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland,
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2017 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040
<p>The share of the world's electricity generated by coal is expected to fall to about 30 percent from approximately 40 percent in 2015 as the use of lower-emission energy sources including natural gas, nuclear and renewables increases says this report.</p>
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Low emissions development of the beef cattle sector in Uruguay: reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods
This publication is intended to contribute to the implementation of the livestock and climate change development agenda. The study evaluates the potential for improving productivity while reducing enteric
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Innovation and use policies required to realize investment and emission reductions in the materials sector
Basic materials such as steel, cement or aluminium are important inputs to our economies. However their production is responsible for the dominant share of industrial emissions and 16% of European greenhouse
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Green Investment Banks: innovative public financial institutions scaling up private, low-carbon investment
This paper describes the relatively new phenomenon of publicly-capitalized green investment banks and examines why they are being created and how they are mobilizing private investment. Following the successful
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Translating targets into numbers: quantifying the greenhouse gas targets of the G20 countries
Countries around the world have set greenhouse gas targets, but they have taken different forms, from reductions in historical emissions to reductions relative to projected business-as-usual scenarios
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A framework for 2 degrees scenario analysis: a guide for oil and gas companies and investors for navigating the energy transition
This report provides oil and gas companies and their investors with a framework to assess the resilience of company portfolios to climate- and technology driven shifts in demand, and to provide decision-useful