Statement of Intent and Principles to launch the Low Carbon Technology Alliance, Ottawa, February 6, 2004.
The Carbon Trust (UK), Clean Energy Group (US) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities signed an agreement to form The Low Carbon Technology Alliance, an innovative international, multi-party effort to accelerate low carbon technology deployment by closing the “collaborative gap” among practitioners who are using public investment programs.

Approaches, Challenges, Potentials: Renewable Energy and Climate Change Policies in U.S. States and German Länder--Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation and Beyond. Prepared by the Heinrich Böll Foundation. December 2003. This publication offers a selection of views and experiences of U.S. states and German Länder governments, as well as business leaders and NGO representatives from Germany and the United States, by introducing their renewable energy initiatives, assessing their impact on climate protection, economic growth and employment opportunities, elaborating on the potentials of cooperation, and by exploring participation in the International Conference for Renewable Energy 2004.

Beyond Kyoto: Advancing the International Effort Against Climate Change. December 2003, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The report is a compilation of six "think pieces" on core issues in developing an effective international response to global climate change, including "A Long-Term Target: Reframing the Climate Effort," by Jonathan Pershing of the World Resources Institute and Fernando Tudela of El Colegio de México. This particular segment looks at long-term technology investment vis-à-vis climate change policies.

Clean Energy Initiative. The Clean Energy Initiative is an ongoing effort of the Clean Energy Group, E+Co. and the Reinvestment Fund to identify and examine opportunities for collaborative investment that will advance the deployment and commercialization of clean energy technologies. Numerous public and private investors have established targeted investment funds for low-carbon or clean energy technologies, but to date, there has been no effort to take a systematic approach to create new sources of such capital. This memo discusses the findings of a group of funders who met at the Pocantico conference center in New York in November 2003.

The Experience of State Clean Energy Funds with Tradable Renewable Certificates. November 2003. LBL and CESA report in their Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy series.

Clean Energy Technology Deployment: Need for International Collaboration Presentation by Allison Schumacher, CEG On October 23, 2003, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the German Embassy Washington DC and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) co-hosted an expert roundtable discussion focusing on state initiatives in Germany and the United States, state-to-state cooperation, and the relationship of federal and state levels in promoting renewable energies in both countries. Key questions were approaches taken by states in the United States and Germany to promote renewable energies, experience and lessons learned from existing programs and transatlantic synergies as well as opportunities to move forward with renewable energies on the state level.

Low Carbon Technology Alliance: Statement of Intent and Principles. September 2003. CEG, the UK Carbon Trust and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities have established the Low Carbon Technology Alliance as a framework for a dialogue on technology deployment goals, and to bring together the range of international practitioners who are on the leading edge of fielding practical deployment programs in this new area.

Public Fuel Cell Alliance Business Plan. October 2003, Clean Energy Group and Prospero, LLC. The PFCA seeks international partners to work on joint projects for hydrogen infrastructure development and stationary fuel cell deployment and commercialization.

Green Buildings: The Expanding Role of State Clean Energy Funds. September 2003. A report for the Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy series from Berkeley Lab and CESA.

Clean Energy Initiative Report. August 2003. This report follows an investigation initiated the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation, and Oak Foundation designed to explore new models for clean energy investment among foundations, public funds and private investors. The Clean Energy Group worked together with E+Co and The Reinvestment Fund to undertake an investigation and draft a report about the opportunities presented by the initiative.

Municipal Governments and Sustainable Communities: A Best Practices Guide 2003. By FCM-CH2M Hill. This collection of best practices profiles municipal actions on renewable energy and other forms of community energy planning and climate protection in Canada.

Innovation, Renewable Energy, and State Investment: Case Studies of Leading Clean Energy Funds. September 2002. This report by CEG and LBNL highlights innovative clean energy practices across the U.S. and analyzes the cutting-edge efforts states have taken in the area.