C-SERMS Platform

Biofuels : Markets, Targets and Impacts

This paper reviews recent developments in biofuel markets and their economic, social and environmental impacts. Several countries have introduced mandates and targets for biofuel expansion. Production, international trade and investment have increased sharply in the past few years. However, several existing studies have blamed biofuels as one of the key factors behind the 2007-2008 global food crisis, although the magnitudes of impacts in these studies vary widely depending on the underlying assumptions and structure of the models. Existing studies also have huge disparities in the magnitude of long-term impacts of biofuels on food prices and supply; studies that model only...

Big Data and the Caribbean's Energy Transition

The CESaRE Webinar Series entitled Big Data and the Caribbean's Energy Transition featuring Dr. Legena Henry, Susanna Shaw and Yekini Wallen-Bryan. The webinar looks into how Big Data can transform the region's energy transition.

Barbados National Energy Policy 2019-2030

Barbados National Energy Policy (BNEP 2019-2030) proposes a 100% renewable energy and carbon neutral island- state transformational goal by 2030.

Avant-Projet de Politique Energétique de la République D’haïti (Draft Energy Policy of the Republic of Haiti)

Assessing and Measuring the Performance of Energy Efficiency Projects

This report seeks to make a contribution to scaling up energy efficiency through improved planning and design of energy efficiency interventions in the developing countries by starting with the basic management principle of What gets measured gets done. The report reviews global experience with the measurement and verification (M and V) of energy efficiency and the emerging field of recognizing the multiple benefits of energy efficiency (MBEE). Through the references, examples, data and practices highlighted in this report, this reports seeks to help practitioners demonstrate the performance of energy efficiency interventions. The overarching objective is to enable project developers, policy...

Are we doing enough?

The CESaRE Webinar Series entitled Are we doing enough? Featuring Dr Kimberly Stephenson, Lecturer, UWI Mona, Jason Robinson, CEO, Solar Buzz and Dr. Indra Haraksingh, Senior Lecturer, UWI St. Augustine.

Antigua and Barbuda: Renewable Energy Roadmap

Key Words: small island state, Antigua and Barbuda, Renewable Energy, Nationally Determined Contribution, 100% RE, Climate Change,

ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY IN THE CARIBBEAN

A Review of Integrated Urban Planning Tools for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation : Linking Land Use, Infrastructure Transition, Technology, and Behavioral Change - Technical Paper

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 30 years will critically depend upon urban land use and infrastructure development actions taken across multiple sectors (buildings, energy, transportation, water-sanitation, and waste) in global cities. Integrated urban planning addresses a multiplicity of urban sustainability objectives (e.g., economy, environment, inclusivity, and resilience) (GPSC, World Bank 2018), including cross-sectoral and cross-scale linkages (Ramaswami et al. 2016) and connection of physical planning with social, cultural, behavior, and policy dimensions. The objective of this report is to review the state of knowledge (science) and the state of practice (models actually used by cities for...