Resources & References
Key Reports & Datasets
- UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2024 — cornerstone document for adaptation finance gap
- Climate Finance Portal — data on climate finance flows globally
- IEA Energy Storage — comprehensive energy storage market data
- IPCC Reports — scientific consensus on climate impacts and responses
- China NEA — primary source for China energy policy and targets
- EIA Energy Information Administration — energy data, China figures
- IEA World Energy Investment 2024 — investment trends by region/sector
- BloombergNEF (BNEF) — clean energy investment data
Climate Data Sources
- Climate-Data.org — regional climate projections
- Climate Watch — GHG emissions by country/sector
- WMO State of the Global Climate — annual climate indicators
- Climate.gov (NOAA) — real-time climate monitoring
Energy Policy & Infrastructure
- National Energy Administration (China) — primary source, policy drafts
- State Grid Corporation of China — grid operations and infrastructure
- IEA Energy Policies Database — global policy tracking
- IRENA — renewable energy policy and cost data
Mitigation vs Adaptation
- WRI Climate Adaptation — adaptation case studies
- Carbon Brief — data-driven climate analysis
- Climate Action Tracker — government pledge tracking
- Global Carbon Project — annual carbon budget data
Distributed Energy & Microgrids
- DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency) — US incentive data
- IEA Energy Storage 2023 — market analysis
- European Energy Storage Association — regional data
- IRENA Microgrids & Hybrid Systems — technical/economic analysis
Financial Analysis
- BloombergNEF — clean energy investment analytics
- Global Future Council on Climate Finance — institutional perspective
- World Bank Climate Finance — development finance data