Global Status Report on Local Renewable Energy Policies, Working Draft (June 12), REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (Tokyo: ISEP, 2009), 37 pp. (Lead Author: Eric Martinot)  Describes city and local government policies around the world that promote renewable energy. Survey of 160 selected cities plus 30 case descriptions. Provides a framework for categorizing policies. Comments and additions are invited.

ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Campaign

ICLEI Local Renewables Initiative

Local Government Climate Roadmap (ICLEI, UCLG, Metropolis, WMCCC, C40)

European Commission -- Covenant of Mayors

Sustainable Cities (best-practice cases)

European Green Cities Network

Concerto Initiative (45 European communities)

Multiplying Sustainable Energy Communities Project (7 European cities)

US Department of Energy Solar America Cities Partnership

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Australia Solar Cities Program (by national government)

India Solar Cities Program (by national government)

International Solar Cities Initiative (ISCI) (biennial conferences; next one in 2010)

Solar City (private firm providing resources and advisory services)

International Solar Energy Society (ISES) -- European Solar Cities Project -- Habitats of Tomorrow Project

Energie Cités Association (of European local authorities promoting local sustainable energy policies)

Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change, P Newman, T Beatley, H Boyer (Washington DC: Island Press, 2009), 166 pp.

Urban Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power, ed. Peter Droege (Oxford: Elsevier, 2008), 664 pp.

The Renewable City: A Comprehensive Guide to an Urban Revolution, by Peter Droege (John Wiley & Sons, 2007), 328 pp.

"Energizing Cities," J Sawin and K Hughes, in State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future (New York: WW Norton, 2007), pp. 90-111.

Energy Sustainable Communities: Experiences, Success Factors and Opportunities in the EU-25, a report of the Energy Sustainable Communities initiative (Brussels: European Renewable Energy Council, 2005), 52 pp.

100 Per Cent Renewable: Energy Autonomy in Action, ed. Peter Droege (London: Earthscan, 2009), 368 pp. Forthcoming in September 2009. Also linked to a new web site inviting contributions Practical Steps Towards a 100% Renewable World.

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