Key Technical Reports on Urban Climate

A COMPENDIUM OF SOLUTIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STAYING BELOW 2°C OR 1.5°C
- Focusing on agriculture, forestry and other land use, the built environment and carbon dioxide removal this report looks at achieving the sustainable development goals with an eye towards the scientific consensus on how they contribute to achieving the ultimate goal of the Paris Agreement. Because numerous other sources focus on the energy supply sector, the authors chose to examine land use and the built environment solutions which have received significantly less attention. They also provide a critical review of ‘negative emission’ technologies.
- http://www.climatenetwork.org/sites/default/files/pdf_-_for_use_standard_file_-_a_compendium_of_solutions_for_achieving_the_sustainable_development_goals_and_staying_below_2degc_or_1.5degc_-_01.09.2017.pdf

RENEWABLES 2017 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT
- This global status report on the transition to renewable energy includes a global overview, market, and industry trends, distributed renewable energy for energy access, investment flows, policy landscape, enabling technologies and energy system integration, energy efficiency and a feature on deconstructing baseload
- http://www.ren21.net/gsr-2017/
PERSPECTIVES FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION
- Produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) this report analyses the scale and scope of investments in low-carbon technologies in power generation, transport, buildings and industry (including heating and cooling) that are needed to facilitate a transition in the energy sector that is consistent with keeping global temperature rise to below 2°C in a cost-effective manner, while also working towards other policy goals.
- https://www.iea.org/publications/insights/insightpublications/perspectives-for-the-energy-transition.html
AMERICA’S PLEDGE – Phase I Report
- The Phase I Report of America’s Pledge provides a snapshot of the scope and scale of non-federal action already underway including by the more 2,300 signatories to the We Are Still In (https://www.wearestillin.com/us-action-climate-change-irreversible) campaign. It also examines trends affecting the low-carbon transformation of the US economy. The Phase II Report to be published in 2018 will aggregate and quantify non-federal commitments and project how these and other potential factors will shape future US greenhouse gas emissions.
- https://www.americaspledgeonclimate.com/
CHINA RENEWABLE ENERGY OUTLOOK 2016
- China Renewable Energy Outlook (CREO 2016) is CNREC’s annual outlook for the development of renewable energy in China. The outlook describes the need for energy transition in China, Energy system scenarios from 2016 to 2030, and policy measures to implement ambitious target for renewable energy.
- http://boostre.cnrec.org.cn/index.php/2016/11/01/china-renewable-energy-outlook-2016/?lang=en
CHINA RENEWABLE ENERGY OUTLOOK 2017 – “Boosting Renewable Energy in China”
- China Renewable Energy Outlook 2017 (CREO 2017) is the second outlook in the “Boosting Renewable Energy in China” program within China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC). This year’s outlook focuses on China’s possibilities for low-carbon energy transition towards 2050 based on both current governmental policies in place and what additional policies and actions will be needed to remove obstacles for RE development.
- http://boostre.cnrec.org.cn/index.php/2017/10/16/china-renewable-energy-outlook-2017-executive-summary/?lang=en
UNEP EMISSIONS GAP REPORT 2016 – A UNEP Synthesis Report
- The United Nations Environment (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2016 provides an authoritative assessment of the extent to which the current and planned national emissions reductions, as specified in the submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, will contribute towards the Paris Agreement goals. It does so by providing an estimate of the additional reductions – the Gap – required by 2030 to be on a least-cost path that is likely to ensure the global temperature goals. The assessment focuses on the 2°C goal, as well as on the implications for limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C.
- http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/10016/emission_gap_report_2016.pdf