The 2012 edition of REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) was launched together with its sister publication UNEP’s Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment (GTR).
First released in 2005, REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) has grown...
Annual climate change reporting is catching on among cities. CDP hosts disclosure from 73 cities and local governments this year--up from 48 last year--from all corners of the globe, including …
Driven by an increasing number of growth equity transactions, financing for water technology innovations is bouncing back after last year's dropoff, as firms seek to tap new opportunities arising from …
The mining and minerals industry has made major advances towards sustainability but the sector faces new challenges as governments in the global South reassert control over their natural resources yet …
Payments for watershed services (PWS) are an increasingly popular conservation and water management tool in developing countries. Some schemes are thriving, and are pro-poor. Others are stalling or have only …
Income generated from REDD+ should be given to forest communities to invest in their future, recommends a new report by The Forests Dialogue (TFD). Investing locally in this way should …
Access to affordable modern energy services may not be a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) but without it, sustainable development, indeed the MDGs themselves, cannot be achieved. Yet energy access remains …
Technologies that make buildings smarter and more energy efficient continue to evolve at a rapid pace, with new entrants and solutions announced every week. Many of the new products and …
The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 economies. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, …
The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact of human activity. Its key finding? Humanity's demands exceed our …