A newly released roadmap document outlines a strategy for integrating renewable energy technologies into buildings in China’s Changjiang River (CJR) basin.  The region covers an area of 1.8 million km² with a population of over 500 million. It includes China's major industrial centres and generates 40% of the country's GDP. The region is also growing quickly, with 500 million m2 of new construction added each year.

In 2008, Tonga passed the Renewable Energy Bill – the Tonga Energy Roadmap or TERM - and became the first Pacific Island Country (PIC) with such a policy instrument for promoting renewable energy.

On December 4th, the Clean Energy Solutions Center, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, and ClimateWorks Foundation convened a joint side event at COP-18 in Doha on clean energy policy best practices and resources. The three organizations are partnering to advance use of effective clean energy policies and practices.