The project will Improve understanding of low-carbon options – identification of priority opportunities for low-carbon development in Pakistan.
Feature
20th April 2015
Escaping the fuel subsidy trap in Indonesia
Dina Khan, Country Programme Manager, CDKN Asia, takes an in-depth look at President Joko Widodo's attempts at overhauling Indonesia’s politically sensitive fuel subsidy programme. Will he have better luck than his predecessors?
The project aims to enhance understanding of the public and private sectors in Punjab, Pakistan regarding the potential role of renewable energy based solutions and NAMA as a policy tool in meeting industrial energy needs.
More free resources for communicating climate change
CDKN presents new resources as part of its ‘media toolkit’ to encourage discussion of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report and What's in it for Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Small Island Developing States.
Feature
7th April 2015
Introducing renewable energy franchising for rural electrification in India
Rakesh Khanna and Priyali Bhardwaj of TARA explore how a 'Climate and Development Business Network' initiative backed by CDKN, TARA and cKinetics is introducing new technologies to improve energy access in rural India - in a climate-friendly way.
Feature
3rd April 2015
Adapting to climate change in the hydroelectricity sector in Nepal
Dr Divas B. Basnyat from the Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) discusses Nepal’s dependence on hydroelectricity and the work being done by CDKN and its partners to help the Government overcome climate change challenges faced by this sector.
Resource
5th March 2015
Green Growth in Practice: Lessons from Country Experiences
This report provides rich analysis of green growth programs from around the world and provides insights on effective planning, analysis implementation and monitoring approaches.
The Green Growth Best Practice (GGBP) was launched in September 2012, with financial support from CDKN, the European Climate Foundation, and the Global Green Growth Institute, to assess effective green growth practices at all levels of government and all regions of the world.
How to price carbon in good times… and bad
Dr Baran Doda explains the findings of his latest report, ‘How to price carbon in good times… and bad’ published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and sponsored by the Global Green Growth Institute.
