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Many of the relevant technologies (such as solar, wind or nuclear) will be found under the "industries" section in Reports and Data
Towards Just Transition of Coal Regions - Cultivation of Short Rotation Copies and Dedicated Energy Crops for Biomass Co-Firing vs Photo Voltaic Power Plants
A 2022 work which assesses possibilities and elaborates on the sustainability of cultivation of short rotation coppice type willow and dedicated energy crop Miscanthus on former areas of coalmines belonging to the largest power utility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. – Sarajevo. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174522000903]
Monitoring Energy Transitions in Eurasia (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine): Analysis and Policy Implications
A 2022 report which provides an overview of the status of non-conventional renewable energy sources (such as geothermal, wind, solar, biomass and small hydroelectric plants (IEA/IRENA 2019)), renewable energy targets and legal and regulatory frameworks adopted in four post-Soviet countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. [Originally posted at https://www.pwyp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Final_Report_Energy_Transitions_Eurasia_PWYP.pdf]
Climate Paths for Germany
A joint 2018 Boston Consulting Group-Prognos study examining "economically cost-efficient strategies for successful 80 to 95 percent GHG reduction by 2050." [Originally posted at https://www.bcg.com/publications/2018/climate-paths-for-germany-english ]
Renewables on the Rise 2021: The Rapid Growth of Renewables, Electric Vehicles and other Building Blocks of a Clean Energy Future
A November 2021 report from the U.S-based Environment America Research & Policy Center assessing the state of renewable energy technologies. [Originally posted at https://environmentamericacenter.org/]
A Bad Biomass Bet: Why the Leading Approach to Biomass Energy With Carbon Capture and Storage Isn't Carbon Negative
An October 2021 report from the U.S. non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council that asserts that bioclaim is based on the erroneous premise that bioenergy on its own is carbon neutral. [Originally posted: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/bad-biomass-bet-beccs-ib.pdf]
Carbon Capture--Special Report on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
Analysis from the International Energy Agency asserting that The analysis shows that "one of the key technology areas for putting energy systems around the world on a sustainable trajectory will be carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). In a path towards meeting international goals, CCUS is the only group of technologies that contributes both to reducing emissions in key sectors directly and to removing CO2 to balance emissions that cannot be avoided. This is a critical part of reaching “net” zero targets."
Turning Talk into Action: Building Canada's Battery Supply Chain
A report from industry's Clean Energy Canada about the prospects for a battery industry based in Canada as an acnhor for the global market for lithium-ion batteries and the metals and minerals that supply them.
Ripe for Retirement The Case for Closing America’s Costliest Coal Plants
A November 2012 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists "examines and evaluates the economic viability of our nation’s remaining coal-fired electricity generating units. We find that there are many more uncompetitive coal generators that should be considered for closure. Their retirement would create an opportunity to accelerate our nation’s transition to a cleaner energy future by shifting more of the electricity sector’s investment dollars away from old coal plants and toward new renewable energy resources, energy-saving technologies, an expanded and modernized electric grid, and—to a more limited extent—natural gas power plants."
EVs Are Coming. Will They Be Made in the USA?
A background briefing looking at the prospects of electric vehicle production in the U.S., produced by the BlueGreen Alliance, UAW, United Steelworkers, and the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Carbon Capture--Special Report on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage: CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions
This 2020 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) argues that Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is one of four key pillars of global energy transitions alongside renewables-based electrification, bioenergy and hydrogen.

Hot Reports

Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector The COVID 19 pandemic hit India hard in early 2020, with negative GDP growth and a surge in unemployment. In the energy sector, coal fired power generation was already under pressure from overcapacity, low electricity demand growth, and increasingly competitive renewables.
Considerations for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition As the energy transition accelerates, it is our responsibility, it is our opportunity, to ensure that in addition to contributing to a healthy planet by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, this is accomplished in a just and equitable manner providing prosperity for all.

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