This report summarises IRENA analysis to identify favourable zones in El Salvador for utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind projects, and their associated techno-economic parameters.

This technical note describes data and methods that enable communities in the United States to include forests and trees outside forests in their greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories using the Land Emissions and Removals Navigator (LEARN) tool. LEARN is an interactive web tool that provides automated analysis of the GHG impacts of forests and trees at the community scale. This is a living document that will be updated as improvements to the tool and its data sources are completed.

This technical note discusses a cost benefit analysis tool to assess the economic viability of Solar Irrigation Pumps by calculating the monetary benefits to stakeholders such as distribution companies, the Rajasthan state government, and farmers by creating an additional income source. Feasible costs and assistance from DISCOMs and the state government will embolden more farmers to opt for solar irrigation pumps. Additionally,This technical note also highlights the reduced carbon footprint resulting from the avoided power procurement costs by DISCOMs.

This paper finds that new solar generation displaced coal as a source of energy and leads to a notable reduction in hospital admissions related to respiratory illnesses—especially for those who live within 10 kilometers downwind of a coal plant.

This explainer details key challenges to reducing aviation’s environmental impact and outlines potential technology and policy options for overcoming these challenges.

Explore the definitive comparative analysis of global energy projections.

This journal article assesses the existing skillsets of fossil fuel workers, skillsets of in-demand jobs with similar pay, and the overlap between the two.

RFF University Fellows coauthored this journal article comparing methods for addressing cumulative impacts in environmental justice policy and analysis.

This report distills lessons from the European Union's energy transition to help US policymakers identify key elements of a just transition.

This article explores when in-kind settlements are most likely to be offered in environmental justice cases, as well as how those settlements are perceived by the public.