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Climate Risk Profile: Philippines

Press Releases
This publication synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in the Philippines. It outlines rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as the impact of these changes on…

Ammonia technology roadmap towards a more sustainable nitrogen fertilizer production

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This technology roadmap uses scenario analysis to explore three possible futures for ammonia production. In the Stated Policies Scenario, the industry follows current trends, making incremental improvements but falling well short of a sustainable trajectory. In the Sustainable Development Scenario…

An assessment tool for building back strong and sustainable from the COVID-19 pandemic published

Reports and Publications
The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division has released an assessment tool that provides a recovery framework interfacing various objectives in climate, low-carbon growth, and resilience.​​​​​​​This tool will help ADB developing member countries seize the opportunity presented by the…

Powering Healthcare Solutions Catalogue

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This catalogue serves the purpose of connecting stakeholders from the energy and health sectors with solutions providers, to help meet the energy needs of healthcare facilities in response to COVID-19 and beyond. The solutions provided represent a sample of a larger group of solution providers who…

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report Released

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The world may not be able to meet its targets in ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 if efforts are not scaled up significantly, according to the new Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report released on 28 May 2020 by the…

Why Is Energy Access Not Enough for Choosing Clean Cooking Fuels? Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond

Working Papers
The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it does…

Emissions Gap Report 2021

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This report from the UNEP provides an overview of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

IRENA's Energy Transition Support to Strengthen Climate Action

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This report highlights the work done by the Agency during the NDCs review process, the support offered through its different work packages as well as facilitating Parties and countries with project developments, financing, and investment. The Annex lists support and NDC commitments for individual…

Phasing out unabated coal: Current status and three case studies

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This report gathers all known national commitments to eventually stop using unabated coal-fired power generation announced to date and assesses their impact in terms of reducing emissions. Three case studies from Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom are discussed.

$35 trillion is needed for a successful energy transition

Press Releases
 
According to the preview of the IRENA World Energy Transitions Outlook, the energy transition if off-course. Current plans and pledges fall below IRENA’s 1.5°C pathway and will result in an emissions gap of 16 gigatonnes in 2050. While global investments in energy transition…