Emission factors are coefficients that quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or removals per unit of human activity. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) maintains an open... read more
Sustainable Development
Kick your LEDS into high gear: effective identification & engagement of stakeholders
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Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy
Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy demonstrates that green jobs can be a key economic driver, as the world steps into the largely uncharted territory of building a sustainable and... read more
Webinar: Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Grid – Key Issues and Emerging Solutions
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with USAID and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is hosting a no-cost, webinar-based training on Integrating Variable Renewable... read more
Investing in Sustainable Cities: Challenge and Opportunities
Cities, home to 67% of the world’s population by 2050 (DESA, 2012), serve as a double-edged sword in the context of sustainable development. On one hand, they are important engines of economic... read more
Accelerating Investments in Women through Certification- A White Paper of the W+ Standard
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Sustainable Energy Development Strategy for Bangladesh: Going towards Green
This presentation was given at Asia LEDS Forum 2014, Indonesia during Parallel Sessions 1: Bottom-up Innovation: Case Studies on How LEDS and Green Growth Actions Can Advance Development... read more
Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand
This CDKN case study - Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand - looks at how the non-motorised transport (NMT) plan was developed, what characteristics of the planning... read more
State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability
This year’s State of the World report is “a clear-eyed yet ultimately optimistic assessment of citizens’ ability to govern for sustainability. By highlighting both obstacles and... read more
Development and Mitigation (DevMit) Ideas Kit
The DevMit Ideas Kit provides an entry point into the wealth of ideas and information that emerged from the DevMit Forum. These are clustered into four themes, each with sub-themes. The ideas... read more