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An update from the International Anti-Corruption Conference.

This report examines how low-carbon technologies have been introduced, adapted, deployed, and diffused in three greenhouse gas-intensive sectors in China: supercritical/ultrasupercritical (SC/USC) coal-fired power generation technology; onshore wind energy technology; and blast furnace top gas recovery turbine (TRT) technology in the steel sector.

The under-served rural Indian market offers opportunities for investors to support the sustainable energy solutions of the future.

Could a major industrialized country be powered entirely by renewable energy? Germany wants to be the first to try.

Wind power is a nascent industry in the United States, but has the potential to spur job creation. Several studies show that wind power creates more jobs than power generation from fossil fuels.

SBA Hydro is just one of the many companies starting to bring clean energy to India’s rural poor.

Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.

This report reviews loans provided by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to developing countries for electricity policy from 2006–2008. It examines those policies, regulations, and institutional capacities in the electricity sector that will direct both public and private investment in sustainable energy options.

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

More than half of existing and planned power plants in South and Southeast Asia are located in areas currently considered water scarce or stressed, according to findings in a report released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

WRI mapped water scarcity data with plant locations for the largest publicly listed power generation companies in Southeast Asia.

South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

Leaders must overcome the mistrust that has characterized recent U.S.-India relations on climate change and energy.

Environmental Regulatory Requirements For the Utility Industry, Removing All But New Compliance Obligations

A Climate of Corruption? Transparency Challenges for Cancun and Beyond

Scaling Up Low-Carbon Technology Deployment: Lessons from China

Clean Energy Solutions Bringing Light to Millions of India's Poorest Households

Germany's Green Economy Strategy

Average Total Employment for Different Energy Technologies

Expanding the Market for Clean Energy in Rural India

NEWS RELEASE: Development Banks Must Embrace a Sustainable Future

Investing in Sustainable Energy Futures: Multilateral Development Banks' Investments in Energy Policy

Electricity Plays Key Role in Kyrgyzstan Uprising

Over Heating: Financial Risks from Water Constraints on Power Generation in Asia

NEWS RELEASE: Water Shortages Put Asian Power Sector at Risk

Thermal Power and Hydropower Plant Locations and Water Stress Level

The World Bank Eskom Support Program

Dispelling Myths About India and Climate Change

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