COP26 Policy Briefs

Policy briefs sorted by region (green text) or country (blue text). 1–5 refers to the topic. A–L the specific brief within that topic.

The Climate Compatible Growth programme is supporting preparations for the UNFCCC climate change summit (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow in November 2021. This includes bridging the gap between in-depth academic research and the practical needs of policy makers. To do this, CCG has commissioned academic evidence on five critical topics which are directly relevant to the Energy Transition Council dialogues that the UK government is leading during 2021 (UK Government Press Release). This evidence is being published initially as a series of CCG policy briefings, with longer peer-reviewed academic papers to follow. The process has been convened by Prof Jim Watson and Dr Stephanie Hirmer.

You can learn more about this process and a hear from the authors of a few of the briefs by watching our session at the CCG COP26 Side Events on YouTube.

We have just announced a similar call for Evidence for Climate Compatible growth for COP27 and the Energy Transition Council. The first policy briefs for COP27 have now been published.

Topic

1) Renewables integration into reliable, secure electricity systems, including the future design of markets that take account of changes in technology and decentralization

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A) Renewable Energy for Long-Term Growth and Development: Bangladesh Perspective [Briefing]

B) Generation Expansion Planning with Renewable Energy Target and Interconnection Option: The Case Study of Sulawesi Region, Indonesia [Briefing]

C) The role of the energy–carbon–economy nexus and CO₂ abatement cost in supporting energy policy analysis: multi-scenario analysis of a region in Indonesia [Briefing]

D) Achieving a high share of non-hydro renewable integration in Brazil through wind power: regional growth and employment effects [Briefing]

E) A holistic framework for reshaping urban energy infrastructure in Global South cities, a case study of the Greater Cairo Region, Egypt [Briefing]

F) Assessment of Renewable Electricity Policy for Sustainable Electricity Generation in Nigeria [Briefing]

G) Mitigating the impact of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on hydropower by complementing it with solar and wind-power in Latin America [Briefing]

H) Modelling of Bioenergy Potentials using CLEWS

I) Renewable Energy in Morocco: Assessing risks to avoid a resource curse? [Briefing]

J) Evaluating Floating Photovoltaics potential in providing clean energy and supporting agricultural growth in Vietnam [Briefing]

K) Future low-carbon electricity in Africa: how much material is needed? [Briefing]

2) Regional collaboration to achieve climate compatible growth, including international electricity grids

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A) *Benefits of renewable energy collaboration in Central Asia

B) A techno-economic and financial analysis of a GCC-India undersea electricity interconnector [Briefing]

C) Synergies and conflicts of energy development and water security in Africa [Briefing]

D) *Climate Change and Energy System Optimization Research Development in African SIDS: Challenges and Progress

E) Climate Compatible Growth in the iron and steel industry in India – rethinking patterns of innovation [Briefing]

3) Financing the low carbon transition, including shifting away from coal-fired power

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A) Investigating the Climate, Land-Use, Energy, Water Nexus for Hydropower Plants in South Sulawesi, Indonesia [Briefing]

B) Assessing NDC and climate compatible development pathways for India [Briefing]

C) Spatial Divergence of South Africa’s energy transition and its implications for energy justice [Briefing]

D) *Pathways of renewable energy integration in Kazakhstan

E) Bank Climate Actions and their Implications for the Coal Power Sector: Indonesia [Briefing] [Full Article]

F) Assessing the energy system impacts of Morocco‘s NDC and low-emission pathways [Briefing]

G) Coal phase out and renewable electricity expansion under Paris targets [Briefing]

H) Increased Risk in Energy Investment Strategies due to demands for Societal Justice [Briefing]

I) Rethinking a new transition finance paradigm for addressing the climate crisis in Africa [Briefing]

4) Political, economic and energy system implications of a transition to clean transport

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A) Electric mobility in developing economies: Lessons drawn from UNIDO experience [Briefing]

B) The Green Transport Strategy of South Africa: GHG mitigation potential of road transport interventions and their economy-wide impact [Briefing]

C) Empowering the Renewable Energy and Transport Nexus in Small Island Developing States [Briefing]

D) *The Shape and Pace of Change in Energy and Transport Systems: Sectoral dynamics and indicators of progress

E) Bioethanol Impact on Climate Land, Energy and Water Resources in the Philippines [Briefing]

F) The case for Morocco to be a key player in regional Climate Compatible Growth [Briefing]

5) The political economy of energy system transitions

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A) Public Engagement in Micro-Hydro Technology in Central Java, Indonesia [Briefing]

B) ‘The Failure’ of Micro-Hydro Technology in Central Java [Briefing]

C) At what price? The political economy of mini-grid electricity development and deployment in Kenya [Briefing]

D) Citations, funding, and influence in energy-policy research on Low-and Middle-Income Countries [Briefing]

E) Rapid Electrification in Kenya: Progress, challenges, and practical geospatial solutions [Briefing]

F) Analysing the Trade-offs between Mitigation and Development Objectives for South Africa using a Linked Modelling Framework [Briefing]

G) COVID-19 Recovery in Zambia: An opportunity for inclusive climate action [Briefing]

H) Negotiating Climate and Energy Futures: Prospects for Climate Compatible Recoveries in Latin America and the Caribbean [Briefing]

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