Reports
New but Used: The Electric Vehicle Transition and the Global Second-hand Car Trade
2023
Author(s): International Transport Forum
The report reviews recent importer and exporter policy announcements and uses quantitative analysis, for the first time, to understand how policies may impact the flows of used vehicles between countries. It evaluates potential scenarios of electric vehicle adoption in emerging economies through used vehicle imports.
No Change to Warming As Fossil Fuel Endgame Brings Focus Onto False Solutions
2023
Author(s): Climate Action Tracker
The report shows despite government promises, warming projections have not improved since Glasgow two years ago, amid worsening climate impacts. In a year where every continent experienced record-breaking heat, wildfires, tropical cyclones or some other extreme events, there has been no discernable shift in action.
Overcoming the Energy Trilemma: Secure and Inclusive Transitions- IEA report to G7 Leaders
2023
Author(s): International Energy Agency
This report offers guidance on the implementation of global commitments and outlines opportunities for building bridges between advanced and emerging economies across the G7, G20 and COP processes, notably on clean energy investment and finance.
The Path Less Travelled: Scaling Up Active Mobility to Capture Economic and Climate Benefits
2023
Author(s): World Bank
The report makes the case for scaling up financing for active mobility, leveraging lessons learned, and identifying and replicating successful investment mechanisms from case studies from LMICs.
The South African Climate Finance Landscape 2023
2023
Author(s): de Aragão F P, Gwebu L, Johansson L, Meattle C, Radmore V, Solomon C
The report seeks to map climate finance investment in South Africa by way of tracking project-level investments thereby identifying sources and intermediaries of climate finance; financial instruments used; uses of climate finance; and ultimately which sectors benefit from climate finance flows in South Africa.
Charging up China’s Transition to Electric Vehicles: A dive into China’s Public Charging Infrastructure Deployment and Comparison with Europe and the United States
2024
Author(s): Cui H, Ma R, Liu Y
Explores China’s public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in comparison with that of Europe and the United States and offers recommendations for further expansion and improvement.
Green Hydrogen for Sustainable Industrial Development: A Policy Toolkit for Developing Countries
2024
Author(s): United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
This report explores the benefits of green hydrogen production in developing countries.
Renewables Readiness Assessment: Solomon Islands
2024
Author(s): International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
This renewables readiness assessment (RRA) identifies key actions to accelerate the deployment of renewables and ramp up energy transition efforts in the Solomon Islands.
Reducing the Cost of Capital: Strategies to Unlock Clean Energy Investment in Emerging and Developing Economies
2024
Author(s): International Energy Agency
This special report provides detailed insights into the risk factors that affect financing costs across different clean energy sectors in EMDEs and provides recommendations of what can be done to address them.
A Feasibility Study of Electric Bicycles: Case of Manikkal Gram Panchayat, Kerala
2024
Author(s): Ghosh N, Jha A, Jain H, Sood A, Singh R, Gogna C, Kant S, Arora A, Sreekumar N, Alok P
In this study, a detailed survey followed by a demonstration exercise of e-cycles was conducted with Anganwadi, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The study aims to assess the potential of e-cycles as an alternative to their current travel modes.