This study aims to present the challenge of food waste in the tourism sector and assess the potential to transform negative impacts into business opportunities as well as positive social and environmental outcomes.
Improvements in energy efficiency offers considerable value for economies, societies, and SMEs, but efficiency investment is lagging because of a lack of information, resources, technical expertise, and funding. This policy brief describes how well-designed energy efficiency programmes can address these barriers, unlocking a wide range of benefits.
This toolkit provides a compendium of resources for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) stakeholders to navigate each phase of the TOD process: Assessing, Enabling, Planning and Design, Financing, and Implementing.
The Global Bioenergy Statistics report focusses on the global development of biomass to energy – supply, production and consumption. The data is presented on different geographical levels – global, continental and regional levels covering all sectors of bioenergy, including liquid biofuels, biogas, pellets, forestry, agriculture, and waste.
This policy brief discusses COVID-19's impact on Asian and Pacific economies, their responses to and financing allocated for COVID-19 and climate change, and specific actions being taken related to energy, transport, tourism, land use, water, waste, and disaster risk management.
This paper provides comprehensive guidance for policymakers on evaluating renewable natural gas (RNG) resource potential, greenhouse gas emissions impacts, and deployment and policy options at the state level.
This report explores whether WTO rules and practices are fit for purpose in addressing fossil fuels subsidies and supporting the clean energy transition, and how they could be reformed to more effectively contribute to these key objectives. It also offers practical recommendations for WTO members and other stakeholders interested in moving this agenda forward.
Come Together - Raising climate ambition in the first NDC update cycle amidst a global health crisis
The 2020 NDC Update report discusses countries’ preparedness to ratchet up ambition in the first NDC update cycle amidst a global health crisis. It discusses the progress of NDC implementation since 2015, expectations for the NDC update cycle, progress on the development of LTSs, and the potential impact of COVID-19 on climate planning.
Embracing green growth in cities is one urgent priority for addressing the environment and climate emergency. In this report, GGGI address some of the challenges and opportunities in achieving green growth in cities.
This report reviews review Green Deal experiences following the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and provides recommendations on how to design recovery packages that combine COVID-19 recovery with climate action.