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UN releases Emissions Gap Report 2023

20 November 2023

Two men standing in front of wind turbines.

Event

What does justice mean for the energy transition and how do we achieve it?

Event on 16 November 2023

A man wearing a mask, standing in front of a large number of solar panels, talks to a wider group of people who are mostly wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats.

Blog

Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?

Kevin Johnstone and Frank Bergh
25 September 2023

A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

Blog

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

Man sitting on a bench holding a walking stick, and a herd of goats.

Blog

Just transition litigation: a tool for more just and sustainable economies

Maria Antonia Tigre and Natalia Urzola
04 September 2023

Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.

Blog

Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses

Annet Nakyeyune
27 June 2023

Project

Bundling technology for gender equality

November 2022 - July 2023

A man in a suit sits at a table with his hands crossed in front of him.

News

UK Chancellor delivers fiscal statement

17 November 2022

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A programme of work focused on equitable energy driving climate-resilient communities

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Calibrating cooking for refugee camps and surrounding host communities in Tanzania

Improved cook stoves impact study - Eritrea

Bundling technology and gender for resilience

Better farmer benefits from renewable energy: improving inclusion and uptake in Kenya

What drives safeguarding for China’s hydropower projects in LDCs?

Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs

Energy services for local development: integrated and inclusive planning for county governments in Kenya

Small business, big demand: facilitating finance for productive uses of energy in Tanzania

MMSD Working Paper No. 57 Indigenous Peoples and Mining Encounters: Strategies and Tactics

MMSD Working Paper No. 120 Integrating Sustainability into Legal Frameworks for Mining in Some Selected Latin American Countries

Sustainable development co-operation with BP-Azerbaijan

Archived Project

Mining and community development framework for Kosovo

Archived Project

Report maps obstacles on the road to sustainable biofuels sector

News, 26 January 2007