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The Institut International de l'Écologie Industrielle et de l'Économie Verte is an establishment of reflection, research and practice of industrial ecology. The Institute has an engineering division and an expertise cluster, which enables the Institute to identify new technologies linked to industrial ecology and to advise through a specific methodology adapted to local contexts. The project managers work on the practical execution of mandates and on the implementation of the industrial ecology with a particular attention to Switzerland and developing countries.

This publication examines the sectors, technologies and policy measures that will be central in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. It addresses the following questions: (1) What are the roles of coal and gas in meeting the stringent decarbonisation requirements for the power sector consistent with IEA modelling of global climate goals? (2) What are moderate carbon prices accomplishing in the electricity sector, and how can they be helpful as part of a package of other policies?

This report summarizes the investments in clean energy made by ADB in 2015, condensing information from project databases and formal reports in an easy-to-reference format. The report was prepared by ADB’s Clean Energy Program, which provides the cohesive agenda that encompasses and guides ADB’s lending and non-lending assistance, initiatives and plan of action for sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific.

Asia and the Pacific have achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years, and the region has become a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With more than half of the world’s population and high rates of economic growth, the region is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change and therefore must play its part in cutting GHG emissions, according to the authors of this report. Seventeen emissions trading systems (ETS) are in place on four continents, and they account for nearly 40% of global gross domestic product.

This report examines the worldwide market for energy efficiency and provides energy efficiency market snapshots that review important drivers and developments in selected international energy agency (iea) countries. It also provides profiles for case studies covering energy efficiency market investments in nine diverse jurisdictions, including Brazil, Massachusetts, Mexico, Paris, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, Tokyo and the United Kingdom.

This review provides information on policy and energy regulation in energy markets throughout the world, including: Africa; the Baltic States, Central, and Eastern Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; the Middle East; Russia; South Asia; South East Asia; and the Pacific Region.

This database provides energy information for countries throughout the world, including Africa; the Baltic States, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; the Middle East; Russia and FSU; South Asia; South East Asia; and the Pacific Region. For each country, the database provides information on energy sources, reliance, electrification expansion, capacity concerns, renewable energy, energy efficiency, ownership, competition, framework, national energy priorities, the role of government, and regulation.

This report highlights the many factors that have affected energy efficiency progress in 85 countries, representing more than 90% of global consumption.

The premise of this report is that, while most finance for low carbon solutions will likely come from the private sector, public funding can play a key role in mobilizing and leveraging private capital. The report presents the rationale and framework for public finance mechanisms, including debt, equity, carbon, and grant-focused mechanisms. Guidance on selecting public finance mechanisms appropriate to technology maturity, market segment, and country conditions is also provided.

This report addresses a major barrier to effective policymaking, and to more global acceptance of the energy efficiency (EE) potential of motor systems. It is the lack of a transparent methodology for quantifying this potential based on sufficient data to document the magnitude and cost effectiveness of these energy savings by country and by region. This report supports greater global acceptance of the EE potential of motor systems, through the construction of a series of motor system efficiency supply curves, by motor system and by country studied.