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Enhancing Information
for Renewable Energy Technology Deployment in Brazil, China, and
South Africa
 Based
on research of various frameworks for supporting renewable energy
deployment in Brazil, China, and South Africa, this recently released
report documents crucial information to support renewable energies
deployment and provides policy-makers information to support renewable
energy markets in these countries, with a particular focus on
existing solar and wind resource information, renewable energy
support policies, risk management and technologies associated
with expanded renewable energy technology deployment.
Innovative
Climate Finance - Examples from the UNEP Bilateral Finance Institutions
Climate Change Working Group 2011
 This
report airms to communicate the experiences of Bilateral Finance
Institutions (BFIs), in particular to policy makers developing
international and domestic architectures for expanded levels
of international climate finance.
Bilateral
Finance Institutions & Climate Change - A Mapping of Public
Financial Flows for Mitigation and Adaptation to Developing Countries
in 2010
 In
its third year, this mapping exercise is an initiative of UNEP
Bilateral Finance Institutions Climate Change Working Group. The
financial data reported and analysed in this report is provided
by participating finance institutions through a financial survey
and interview process.
Global
Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 Report
 Global
investment in renewable energy jumped 32% in 2010, to a record
$211 billion. In addition to this eye-catching record,
the investment activity in developing countries increased strongly.
It is the first time the developing world has overtaken the richer
countries in terms of financial new investment.
The
Global Trends Report 2011 offers an elaborate analysis of
Trends and Issues in the financing of renewable energy.
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NEWS:
Leading international environmental organizations welcome the
launch of the new Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) certification
system
UNEP Supports UN-Energy
UNEP is a firm contributor to UN-Energy, the mechanism that promotes
coherence within the United Nations family in the energy field.
UN Energy promotes collective engagement between UN organizations
and key external stakeholders. With FAO, UNEP leads the renewable
energy work of UN-Energy. www.un-energy.org.
An
exploration of options and functions
of climate technology centres and networks
 UNEP,
the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), and the US
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have collaborated
on a study examining options for the design and operation of climate
technology centres and networks under the UNFCCC. The study reviews
existing centres and networks as well as potential implementation
approaches and activities of the climate technology centre and
network proposed under the UNFCCC.
Pathways
for Implementing REDD+: Experiences from Carbon Markets and Communities
 The
UNEP Risø Centre is pleased to announce the 2010 issue
of its Carbon Market Perspectives. This year, the publication
reflects the current experiences about implementing REDD+ activities
at project and community levels and goes beyond opportunities
afforded by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by including
voluntary markets. The articles presented discuss and propose
ideas about how to create incentives to participate in REDD+,
its implementation, and possible financing; how to involve the
private sector; what are the experiences from the carbon markets,
and present ideas on how to engage communities in REDD+.
On behalf of UNEP, the University of Cape Town prepared integrated
scenarios on solar and wind energy in South Africa. Both documents
are available at the following links:
Global
Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010 Report
 UNEP
SEFI and Bloomberg New Energy Finance are pleased to release this
year's Global
Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010 Report. The report
provides an overview of capital flows and an analysis of the trends
in sustainable energy investment activity.
REN21
Renewables Global Status Report: 2010 Update
 This
report captures that reality and provides a unique overview of
renewable energy worldwide as of early 2010. The report covers
both current status and key trends. By design, the report does
not provide analysis, discuss current issues, or forecast the
future.
Report
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REN21 website
The
Coordinated Low Emissions Assistance Network (CLEAN)
The UN Environmental Program, in partnership with the US National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, has created the Coordinated Low Emissions
Assistance Network (CLEAN), a voluntary network of assistance
organizations. CLEAN builds on past networks that successfully
coordinated similar activities, such as helping countries to prepare
climate change country studies and sell carbon credits through
the CDM. http://openei.org/CLEAN
Publicly
Backed Guarantees as Policy Instruments to Promote Clean Energy
 The
second in the financing mechanisms series of SEF Alliance studies,
this report focuses on investment guarantees, assessing different
types of publicly backed guarantee structures at various stages
of product and technology innovation and deployment, and examining
the experience of public financing agencies and relevant lessons
learned.
Private Financing
of Renewable Energy -- A Guide for Policymakers --
 This
Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works,
with a particular focus on more mature end of the market, i.e.
the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale.
It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing
perspective, as well as the range of other factors that need taken
into account in doing an actual project or deal.
New Project launching: With a range of world class partners,
UNEP is developing a guide for conducting national-level multi-criteria-analyses
of climate policy options across both adaptation and mitigation.
The guide will provide the most comprehensive tool for governments
wanting to prepare Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Plans
and National Adaptation Plans. A dedicated website will be online
early in 2010, so you can follow our progress and give us your
feedback.
Biofuels
report launched in October, 2009 UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner joined Steering Committee
Co-Chair Timo Makela, European Commission, to the launch of the
first assessment report of the International Panel for Sustainable
Resource Management.
“Wind Power
Works… Pass it on” is
a public awareness campaign that was launched on the Global Wind
Day on 15 June and ran through to the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen.
Global
Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report
 UNEP
SEFI and New Energy Finance were pleased to release the
Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report
. The report provides an overview of capital flows and an
analysis of the trends in sustainable energy investment activity.
The beginning of 2009 witnessed a significant milestone in renewable
energy policy and institutions. Seventy-five countries signed
the statute of the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Signatories include most
countries of the European Union and many developing countries
from Africa to Asia-Pacific to Latin America, including Argentina,
Chile, Ghana, India, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, South
Korea, and Tunisia...
more
REN21
Renewables Global Status Report
Renewables
Global Status Report: Energy Transformation Continues Despite
Economic Slowdown - The REN21
Renewables Global Status Report released shows that the fundamental
transition of the world’s energy markets continues. Press
release (13 May 2009)....
Press release | Report
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REN21 website
Investing
in a Climate for Change: Engaging the Finance Sector
 Addressing
the serious issue of climate change requires substantial investment
in new technologies, processes and services. Without substantial
and sustained investment in clean energy and other measures now,
the reality of a global economy free of climate change impacts
will remain a distant dream...
more
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Finance
Analysing Our Energy Future: Some Pointers for Policy-makers
 The
report highlights that early moves to shift towards a more sustainable
energy system are more effective and cheaper compared to delayed
action. It outlines some policy approaches that can bring about
this shift and the time scales involved in it...
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