“Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How It Can Renew America”
Thomas L.Friedman

Wind Power in Argentina: Ready For Take-off?

Photovoltaics in the Urban Environment
Lessons Learnt from Large Scale Projects
Edited By Bruno Gaiddon, Henk Kaan and Donna Munro
The concept of cities as potential photovoltaic power plants is rapidly gaining prominence, but until now there has been no large scale study of the impacts of such development on urban fabric and infrastructure, or on inhabitants. This book, based on wide-ranging studies supported by the European Commission and International Energy Agency, is the first to properly address these issues.

Low Carbon Electricity Systems
By Hans De Keulenaer

The Future of Energy Use
Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy and their environmental and social impacts. It examines conventional, nuclear and renewable sources and technologies, using relevant case studies and providing a vital link between technology and related policy issues. The new edition has been comprehensively developed and updated, including new text, diagrams and tables, with entire new sections that reflect the significant changes that have occurred since the first edition.

Energy from the Desert
Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems: Socio-economic, Financial, Technical and Environmental Aspects
Edited By Keiichi Komoto, Masakazu Ito, Peter van der Vleuten, David Faiman and Kosuke Kurokawa
The world's deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times the current primary global energy supply. The third book in the Energy from the Desert series examines the socio-economic, environmental and financial issues surrounding the use of Very Large Scale Photovoltaics (VLS-PV). It provides detailed coverage of technology and financing options (including recent and future trends in PV technology), potential social benefits such as desalination and agricultural development, and environmental and ecological impacts of systems and how these can be monitored, illustrated by case studies from the Sahara and Gobi Deserts. The concluding section consists of a roadmap outlining the options and opportunities for future implementation of VLS-PV.

Marine Energy: How Much Development Potential Is There?
How much marine energy is available for development in the U.S.? This article provides information on the amount of electrical capacity available and extractable from two forms of marine energy: wave and kinetic stream.
Of all the large natural resources available for generating electricity in the U.S., ocean energy may be one of the last investigated for its potential.

World Bank report:
Unleashing Prosperity
Productivity Growth In Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union

The Cost of Power Generation
The Cost of Power Generation is a new report published by Business Insights that assesses the current and future case for investment in traditional versus renewable energy. This report analyzes all available data to directly compare the investment case and future prospects of different power generation technologies.

Macroeconomic Impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism: The Role of Investment Barriers and Regulations.

The paper quantifies the macroeconomic impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol based on a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of international trade and energy use. 

China's Energy Future: Balancing Growth with Sustainability
How does energy growth in China during the period 1980 to 2020 ? Book based on historical data and alternative scenarios up to 2020. 
The book is available online

Project 0762 : Landfill Gas Capture and Power Generation Project in Tbilisi
Has been submitted to registration to the CDM Executive Board.
Project Authorized Participants are: Tbilisi City Municipality; Shimizu Corporation ; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ; The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Developing Country Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Analysis
visit the Developing County Project page.

International Energy Agency (IEA). Points the Way to a Clean Energy Future

The IEA's "World Energy Outlook 2006" shows that global energy demand increasing 53 percent by 2030, while global carbon dioxide emissions increase by 55 percent. Key government policies and measures could easily put the world on a sustainable energy path.

World Energy Book Issue 2
The second issue of the World Energy Book has just been released! Read all about the hottest issues, region by region. The World Energy Book is available twice a year with each issue focusing on a different region. The second issue features North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Energy Book is a must read for all energy decision makers - full of insightful articles written by energy people for energy people.
Online : Issue 2 and Issue 1 are available at: www.worldenergybook.com

SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT AND POLICY ANALYSIS
“Integrating agriculture, forestry and other land use in future climate regimes”
Methodological issues and policy options
This study has been performed within the framework of the Netherlands Programme on Scientific Assessment and Policy Analysis (WAB) Climate Change.

The International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) new report “Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in the Clean Development Mechanism” can be downloaded from http://www.co2captureandstorage.info/networks/CCS-CDM.htm

Global Petroleum Outlook
Three in-depth scenarios of the oil market outlook

The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) has recently published the following statement:
National Implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme:
Market-based climate change mitigation or the continuation of energy subsidies by other means?

Energy Charter’s Energy Efficiency Working Group Visit to Georgia

The main country review conducted by the Group in 2005 was the ‘in-depth’ study of energy efficiency policies and programs in Georgia. The Review Team was made up of representatives from Energy Charter member countries. The Review Team visited Georgia in September. Recommendations to the Government of Georgia arising from the Review were adopted by the Energy Charter Conference in December.

A priority for Georgia is to secure adequate and diverse sources of energy supply. As progress is made with the restructuring and rehabilitation of the energy sector, the contribution that energy efficiency improvements can make to security of supply will become increasingly visible. The Review encouraged the Government of Georgia to take a balanced approach between energy supply and demand measures, to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency strategy and accompanying legislation, and to strengthen the institutional capacity to implement energy efficiency policies.

The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to Energy and Environmental Markets

brings these important and developing markets to life for all financial risk managers.
Over 450 pages from introductory materials to more advanced risk management themes are covered in this must-read text for anyone affected by energy prices or environmental risks....in short, for all financial risk professionals.

International Energy Outlook 2006, June 2006
Energy Information Administration
Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

Carbon Value Analysis Tool (CVAT)
Source: World Resources Institute
Released in June 2006, this downloadable tool helps corporate energy managers to assess the value of emissions reductions and make decisions on financing new projects. The Microsoft Excel-based program that allows energy managers to compare the emissions and financial impacts for a full range of energy-efficient and renewable energy projects.

Presentation data and summary

Workshop on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Methodological Issues
in regard to Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS), which was held in Paris, France, from April 20-21, 2006.

Innovative financing for solar water heating increases affordability
Two new reports on "Fee for Service" financing of solar water heating.
One of the most common complaints about clean power and heating is its high upfront cost. But two REEEP funded guidebooks offer a practical solution that can eliminate this cost barrier. Green Markets International (Massachusetts, USA), the Vitae Civilis Institute (Brazil), and Bill Guiney of Caribbean Solar Technologies (Anguilla) have developed detailed guides to an innovative business model involving fee-for-service operations for solar water heating.

English version of the Vitae Civilis report and “Business Prospects for Solar Water Heating Fee-for-Service Operations in Brazil" and Bill Guiney’s “A Guide to Fee-for-Service Solar Water Heating Programs for Caribbean Electric Utilities” can be found at: http://www.reeep.org/groups/financingsolarwaterheating

Special Report: CARBON DIOXIDE POSES DOUBLE RISK TO OCEANS AND COASTS
“The Future Oceans: Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour”
The report summary could be viewed at: http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_sn2006_kurz_engl.pdf
The full German version can be downloaded under http://www.wbgu.de/

Report: “World in Transition – Fighting Poverty through Environmental Policy”
The report full text can be downloaded from: http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_jg2004_engl.pdf

New Business Council & Climate Group report on in-depth business views of 'post-2012', the Kyoto Protocol & international climate policy; commissioned by UK Government.
Report could be downloaded from: http://www.bcse.org.uk/

Dimensions of urban poverty in Europe and Central Asia Region

Carbon Funds 2006
A comprehensive reference guide to more than 40 funds, buyers’ pools and other facilities that have been set up to invest in emissions-reducing projects generating carbon credits.
Available either as a hard copy or as a searchable CD-Rom

World Survey of Decentralized Energy 2005 (PDF).

Guide to Decentralized Energy Technologies (PDF.

Clean Energy Markets to Quadruple by 2015, Says Report

Clean energy markets grew to $40 billion in 2005 and are poised to expand fourfold to $167 billion by 2015, according to a new report from Clean Edge, Inc., a clean technology research and publishing firm. "Clean Energy Trends 2006" examines biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaic systems, and the fuel cell and distributed hydrogen markets, and predicts rapid growth for each.

The report can be downloaded from http://www.nthpower.com/press/trends2006.pdf 

"Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices,"
by Ernst & Young could be downloaded from the Ernst & Young Web site.

Renewable Energy in China: Future opportunities from new legislation

Rising domestic environmental awareness, international pressure and the geopolitical risks posed by foreign oil dependence have caused the Chinese government to diversify its energy resource mix. The Renewable Energy Law was passed in February 2005 and will come into effect at the start of 2006. The law mandates the establishment of feed-in tariffs and quotas for the production of energy from renewable sources and is expected to create significant foreign investment and technological opportunities in renewable energy markets in China.
The table of content of the book (PDF).

This week the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia website features two new fascinating studies that shed light on our changing world:
- From Disintegration to Reintegration: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in International Trade.
The overview in English and Russian as well as full report ;

- The latest issue of the CDM Investment Newsletter with the focus on the MDGs and the CDM has just been completed and is available from the CBNet download centre.

UNEP's Capacity Development for CDM (CD4CDM) Project has just published a new CDM guidebook on Baseline Methodologies.
The document can be downloaded from the publications section at http://www.cd4cdm.org/publications.htm

Wuppertal Institute (WI) recent WI publications:

Taking the Lead: Post 2012 Climate Targets for the North
The report could be downloaded from:
http://www.wupperinst.org/Publikationen/WP/WP155.pdf

The Helios Centre and ÉcoRessouces Consultants are pleased to present a Guide to the COP/MOP process, entitled 'Navigating the COP/MOP'. This is a short, user-friendly guide to assist participants in better understanding the new layer of the climate change negotiations.

The Guide in English, French and Spanish can be downloaded from www.ecoressources.com or www.centrehelios.org or at: http://www.centrehelios.org/fr/index.html

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