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by - The Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI)---a collaboration of decision-makers and civil society to improve electricity sector governance in developing counties---has launched a new program in South Africa.
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by Payson Schwin - September 05, 2008<
p>A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall.
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February 2008Individual installments are listed to the right.
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by Jennifer Layke, Alex Perera and Kevin Porter - February 2008Wind power is the fastest-growing form of renewable electricity and constitutes a substantial portion of green power products in the United States. Corporate energy buyers can incorporate wind into energy portfolios in a variety of ways: through utility-offered green
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by Ray Cheung - January 14, 2008Beijing Shenwu Thermal Energy Company, a once struggling small enterprise, is revolutionizing China's industrial energy consumption by making it more efficient and cleaner.
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by Alex Perera, Craig Hanson and Robert Heilmayr - December 2007A RES, also called a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), requires electricity suppliers to obtain a minimum percentage of their power from eligible renewable energy sources by a certain date. To date, a patchwork of 25 states and the District of Columbia have implemented renewable electricity
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by Derik Broekhoff - July 2007These guidelines supplement the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project Accounting, published in December 2005 by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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by World Resources Institute, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy and Prayas-Pune Energy Group - June 2007This framework assesses the extent to which decision making processes in national electricity sectors are transparent, allow for public participation, remain accountable to the public interest and permit access to redress.
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by Smita Nakhooda, Shantanu Dixit and Navroz K. Dubash - April 2007Policymakers, regulators, citizens, and the international community are grappling with the challenges of providing access to reliable and affordable electricity, and addressing major environmental challenges.
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by Decharut Sukkumnoed, Chuenchom Sangarasri Greacen, Paisan Limstit, Thawilwadee Bureekul, Sairung Thongplon and Suphakij Nuntavorakarn - October 2006The Thai power sector has been dominated by three government-owned enterprises since 1970’s. The first is the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), responsible for generation and transmission. The other two are Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Provincial
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March 2006EGI focuses on public interests in policy and regulatory processes. We seek to create a new and constructive dialogue between civil society and sector officials where relations have often been strained.
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March 2006The Philippines assessment was completed by Green Independent Power Producers in partnership with the Action for Economic Reforms, and the Development Academy of the Philippines.
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by Indonesian Institute of Energy Economics: Dr. Asclepias Rachmi Indriyanto, Lena Herliana, Bobby Wattimena, Indra Sari, Chaerani Nisa; Nasrullah Salim, Nyoman Iswarayoga Moekti H Soejachmoen; WWF-Indonesia: Muhamad Suhud, Eka Melissa; Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring: Fabby Tumiwa; IBEKA: Tri Mumpuni; ICEL: Prayekti Murharjanti and Dyah Paramita - February 2006The Indonesia assessment was completed by the Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics, in partnership with the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law, Institut Bisnis dan Ekonomi Kerakyatan, Pelangi, Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring (WGPSR), and WWF Indonesia.
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by Bharath Jairaj, Sudha Mahalingam, Sriharini Naryanan, Kirtana Chandrasekhar, M. Thimma Reddy, Surinder Kumar and Rajesh Kumar - February 2006This study was completed by the Center for Policy Research (New Delhi) Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (Chennai), The Center for Environmental Concerns (Hyderabad), and Praja (New Delhi).
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by Andrew Aulisi and Craig Hanson - December 2004The sixth installment describes three "next generation" green power products tailored to the needs of corporate customers in voluntary markets. The three "next generation" products addressed in this publication include:
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by Duncan Austin - March 2003This installment of WRI's Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets accompanies the release of the Green Power Analysis Tool.
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by Samantha Putt del Pino and Pankaj Bhatia - December 2002Working 9 to 5 on climate change: An office guide is based on the experiences of the World Resources Institute with its CO2 reduction commitment and will help other office-based organizations understand climate change and the practical steps they can take to measure and reduce th
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by Duncan Austin - July 2002Green, renewable energy sources offer U.S. companies the opportunity to stabilize energy costs, diversify energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen customer relations.
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by Navroz Dubash - June 2002During the 1990s, the conventional wisdom about the electricity sector —public ownership and integrated utilities —was challenged by a new model of private ownership and unbundled utilities.