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Climate Policies, Economic Diversification and Trade

Economic diversification could reduce many developing countries' vulnerabilities to climate change measures, by broadening their export basket beyond goods and services from the sectors that may be most affected, such as energy, tourism and agriculture. This paper, Climate Policies, Economic Diversification and Trade, explores two broad areas of policy that may hold some promise, including the global value chains and green industrial policy.

Regional Briefing on National Adaptation Plans - Caribbean in Focus

This Briefing Regional Briefing on National Adaptation Plans - Caribbean in Focus is based on the consultations and discussions which took place at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Training Workshop for the Caribbean, held in Georgetown, Guyana, from 31 May to 2 June 2017.

Economic Tools to Reduce Household Waste and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reducing and diverting waste can be an important step in GHG mitigation and Canada’s overall climate change approach. Economic Tools to Reduce Household Waste and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions focuses on economic policy tools to encourage waste prevention and diversion at the final consumer stage.

Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition

Spurred by innovation, increased competition, and policy support in a growing number of countries, renewable energy technologies have achieved massive technological advances and sharp cost reductions. Renewables have come to the forefront of the global energy transition, with nearly every country adopting a renewable energy target. Yet progress has been uneven in different countries and sectors. Technology and financial risks still hamper the expansion of renewables into new markets. As the power sector develops further, the increased adoption of variable renewables like solar and wind requires more flexible systems. Compared to power generation, the regulatory framework for end-use sectors lags behind.

Global Energy Transformation: A roadmap to 2050

The historic climate accord from 2015 seeks, at minimum, to limit average global temperature rise to “well below 2°C” in the present century, compared to pre-industrial levels. Renewables, in combination with rapidly improving energy efficiency, form the cornerstone of a viable climate solution.
 
Keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) is technically feasible. It would also be more economically, socially and environmentally beneficial than the path resulting from current plans and policies. However, the global energy system must undergo a profound transformation, from one largely based on fossil fuels to one that enhances efficiency and is based on renewable energy. Such a global energy transformation – seen as the culmination of the “energy transition” that is already happening in many countries – can create a world that is more prosperous and inclusive.
 
Global Energy Transformation: A roadmap to 2050 sets out how an energy transition acceleration could be achieved. It outlines the supply side and demand side technological changes required, and indicates the level of investment needed.

The Production and Use of Renewable Natural Gas as a Climate Strategy in the United States

The production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from organic waste for use as a vehicle fuel is an emerging strategy that businesses, states, and municipalities in the United States are pursuing to make use of waste-derived methane and lower the carbon footprint of vehicle fleets.

The Production and Use of Renewable Natural Gas as a Climate Strategy in the United States explores RNG’s potential as a climate-change strategy in the U.S., including the conditions under which it can achieve large greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions compared to fossil fuels used to power vehicles.