This report presents facts and explanations on the price of renewable energies for electricity production in the Philippines. The underlining study demonstrated that there is much more to say about the price of RE than "too expensive" or "not competitive". The Study dispels several myths about Renewable Energy (RE) in the Philippines.

The objective of the Noor-Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power Plant Project for Morocco is to increase (a) installed capacity (megawatts) and (b) electricity output (megawatt-hours), especially during peak hours, of the Noor-Ouarzazate Solar Complex. The project consists of two components.

The development objective of the Provincial Energy Efficiency Scale-up Project is to improve quality and sustainability of provincial energy efficiency programs in Shandong, Shanxi and Jiangxi provinces through technical assistance and institutional capacity building. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is Shandong energy efficiency scaling-up program, the second component of the project is Shanxi energy efficiency scaling-up program, and the third component of the project is Jiangxi energy efficiency scaling-up program.

The quest for new sources of energy away from traditional petroleum products has in recent times led to the development and use of biological material (biomass). As the name suggests, biofuels are developed from organic materials. Thus an increase in the price of oil has also increased demand for biofuels, resulting in a high correlation between agricultural commodities prices, particularly maize, and energy prices.

New technology in the seed sector has brought in new actors and new requirements for regulation. It is important to discuss how far India is working on new opportunities and policy options for effective and rationale regulatory framework. Equally important is to analyse how socio-economic dimension is often overlooked while evolving regulatory frameworks both for biosafety as well as for price control of seeds. There is systemic lack of technological sensitivity in the agricultural research and development (R&D) system.

There is growing concern around the world about the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) on the environment and economy. Primarily responsible for global warming, GHG emissions (especially CO2) emissions) are closely linked to economic growth. Since fossil fuels are the primary source of energy, the consumption (burning) of fossil fuels inevitably lead to GHG emissions.

This discussion paper argues that economic globalisation in its current form is a ‘centralising juggernaut’ which often causes large-scale resource depletion in remote eco-systems, unpredictable price variations in essential commodities and lead to macroeconomic upheaval. It argues that together with the potential of widespread impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of human settlements and the resource poor who live there are at increased risk.

Key findings:

Since 2010, the world has added more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity than in the previous four decades. Total global capacity overtook 150 gigawatts (GW) in early 2014

The geographical pattern of deployment is rapidly changing. While a few European countries, led by Germany and Italy, initiated large-scale PV development, since 2013, the People’s Republic of China has led the global PV market, followed by Japan and the United States

PV system prices have been divided by three in six years in most markets, while module prices have been divided by five