The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) announced the latest 28 clean energy projects it will funded. The projects cover improving energy access in Peru; scaling up of energy efficiency in Indonesian micro, small, and medium businesses; and promoting energy efficiency construction in Viet Nam. Learn more.

At the UN Climate Conference in Doha (COP 18), the Solutions Center and the ClimateWorks Foundation will co-host a clean energy policy best-practices side event. Clean energy policy information (country policy data, policy and incentives databases) and tools (interactive resource maps, no-cost virtual expert assistance) will be shared. ClimateWorks will highlight two reports from its “Policies that Work” series, which provides an analytical framework to help government leaders evaluate proposed policies in terms of their economic benefits and effectiveness in reducing GHG emissions. The Collaborative Labeling & Appliance Standards Program and the International Council on Clean Transportation) will showcase their work on appliance efficiency and transport, respectively. Learn more.

According to 75% of estate and construction executives surveyed in the European Union, India, China and the United States, energy efficiency legislation benefits the building sector. More than a third of respondents to an Economist Intelligence Unit’s survey commissioned by the Global Buildings Performance Network, say a lack of enforcement of existing regulations is a leading obstacle to investments in efficiency Learn more.

The Institute for Industrial Productivity (IIP) has released an interactive database of industrial energy efficiency technologies and measures to help companies boost their competitiveness and create environmental benefits. Learn more.