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Beyond Irrigation: Turning sunlight into supper for Kenya's women and farmers

This study evaluates feasibility of electric cookers powered by solar irrigation systems and their impact on gender equality and social inclusion in rural Kenyan households.

Report February 10, 2026

Beyond Irrigation: Harnessing the untapped potential of solar pumps

This report presents analysis from an experimental study in India that tested whether mills powered by "secondary use" of solar pumps can improve the lives of smallholders, particularly women.

Report February 10, 2026

Indonesia’s Next Cooking Transition

This report compares three alternatives—induction stoves, dimethyl ether (DME), and city gas—and finds that induction stoves are the most practical and viable option to support Indonesia’s shift to cleaner, non-fossil cooking.

Report December 17, 2025

Budgeting for Net Zero: Powering India's reliable clean energy future

This report assesses the cost competitiveness of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) relative to new thermal power in India through 2050, any government support needed to accelerate FDRE uptake as the cost-effective generation option, and the macroeconomic implications of scaling FDRE.

Report December 8, 2025

Reforming Environmentally Harmful Subsidies

This playbook offers a strategic framework for philanthropic organizations to understand, engage, and advance environmentally harmful subsidies reform as a critical avenue for sustainable environmental and economic transformation.

Report February 11, 2025

Budgeting for Net Zero

This study estimates the cost gap for battery energy storage systems (BESSs), offshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), electric vehicles (EVs), and green hydrogen (GH2) to inform government support.

Report December 16, 2024

Fossil Fuel Production, Renewable Energy, and Subsidy Reform in Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0

This policy brief provides an analysis of the critical benchmarks and recommendations necessary for aligning nationally determined contributions (NDCs) with the 1.5 °C target.

Brief December 5, 2024

Public Financial Support for Renewable Power Generation and Integration in the G20 Countries

G20 governments provided at least USD 168 billion in public financial support for renewable power in 2023, less than one third of G20 fossil fuel subsidies that year.

Report September 30, 2024

Unlocking Clean Power for All

This report uses tipping point theory to advise where public funding can be strategically directed to catalyze renewable energy deployment in developing and emerging economies.

Report September 30, 2024

Mapping India's Energy Policy 2023

Mapping India's Energy Policy 2023 is the latest publication in a series of annual updates on government support for energy in India that includes critical data on energy subsidies and taxation.

Report March 11, 2024

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