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Empowering Urban Energy Transitions: Smart Cities and Smart Grids
2024
Author(s): International Energy Agency
This report analyses the steps needed to achieve net zero emissions from electricity, and considers the wider implications for energy security, sustainability and affordability.
A Comparison of the Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Combustion and Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles in India
2024
Author(s): Yadav A, O’Connell A, Pavlenko N
The study evaluates the greenhouse gas impacts of different heavy-duty vehicle technologies in India, showing that battery-electric vehicles offer the greatest emissions reductions, enhanced by renewable energy, whereas the benefits of fuel cell vehicles vary based on the hydrogen source.
An Outlook of India’s Electricity Demand Analysis and Projections to the Next Decade
2024
Author(s): Pachouri R, Thakare S, Sinha S
This report provides an extensive analysis of electricity demand projections for both national and sub national level over the next decade. The analysis is based on historical data, current trends in electricity consumption, demographic changes, and various economic growth indicators.
Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions: World Energy Outlook Special Report
2024
Author(s): International Energy Agency
The report highlights the key role batteries will play in fulfilling the recent 2030 commitments made by nearly 200 countries at COP28 to put the global energy system on the path to net zero emissions. These include tripling global renewable energy capacity, doubling the pace of energy efficiency improvements and transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Global EV Outlook 2024: Moving Towards Increased Affordability
2024
Author(s): International Energy Agency
The Global EV Outlook is an annual publication that identifies and assesses recent developments in electric mobility across the globe. It is developed with the support of members of the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI).
This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024: Financing for Development at a Crossroads.
2024
Author(s): United Nations, Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development,
The world is facing a sustainable development crisis. The report finds that financing challenges are at the heart of the crisis and imperil the SDGs and climate action. The window to rescue the SDGs and prevent a climate catastrophe is still open but closing rapidly.
Managing Peak Electricity Demand in the Indian Electricity Sector
2024
Author(s): Pachouri R, Thakare S, Sreehari R, Sinha S
The report showed in recent years, energy and peak deficits have dropped to 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, which is a significant improvement from the long-term average of 8 percent and 15 percent, respectively. However, a few states continue to experience deficits due to a lack of supply resources and/or limited grid infrastructure.
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.
Electric Waste Collection Vehicles in Poland: a Challenge or Burden for Local Communities?
2024
Author(s): Nowakowski P, Wala M
This study investigates the use of electric waste collection trucks for mixed and selectively collected waste in Poland.



