Research / Global
New McKinsey research indicates that the industry is suffering from growing pains rather than undergoing death throes. Solar is entering a period of maturation that, in just a few years, …
Oil Incumbents Building Empires to Dominate Biofuels and Other Alternative Fuels
Manufacturing
How to radically transform industrial energy use
A new IEA-IIP report offers step-by-step guide to implementing energy management programmes for industry.
Policy & Finance
State of the Planet Declaration
Scientists issue first "State of the Planet" declaration at the world's largest gathering of experts on global environmental and social issues in advance of the major UN Summit Rio+20 in …
Policy & Finance
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index
Drawing on a variety of experiences in developing models to evaluate sustainability and risk modelling tools, SolAbility has developed a model to measure the level of sustainable development, "Sustainable Competitiveness" …
Solar Without Subsidies: Installations Grow to 38.3 GW in 2017 as the Market Goes Global
Food & Agriculture
Food Price Escalation in South Asia – A Serious and Growing Concern
A spike in the cost of food staples like rice and wheat could push tens of millions more people into extreme poverty in South Asia but food subsidies targeted at …
Corporate Responsibility
Water Risk Filter
Water is becoming a hot topic for business, yet most companies don't know where to start in understanding and responding to water issues. This tool is designed to help companies …
Corporate Responsibility
50001 Reasons to Improve Energy Performance
Managing energy has multiple benefits - cutting costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting sustainability commitments, and more - but it is not as simple as it seems. Management systems can …
If the twentieth century was known for building highways, the twenty-first century may be known for tearing them down. A new report jointly produced by the Institute for Transportation and …
Corporate Responsibility
The 2012 Sustainability Leaders
It is probably no surprise that perceptions of sustainability leadership have declined or stalled for nearly all institutional actors – including corporations, governments, NGOs and social entrepreneurs – in the last 12 months....
Li-ion Battery Costs Fall to $397/kWh in 2020: Not Enough for Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles
