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The Lab selects eight new climate finance solutions expected to unlock USD 600M for emerging markets
Solutions span emerging markets from the Andean Amazon and Brazil to Vietnam, India, Madagascar, Mexico, and the Philippines. Selected from a record 1,172 global applications, these ideas target nature restoration, resilient agriculture, and industrial decarbonization.
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Financing Sustainable Agriculture in the Cerrado Biome
In this report researchers from CPI/PUC-RIO combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify key conditions under which financial instruments can more effectively drive sustainable agricultural development, as well as the structural barriers that must be addressed to enhance their impact.
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Tracking Capital Mobilized by Innovative Climate Finance Vehicles
This methodology brief outlines the comprehensive approach CPI has established for tracking capital mobilized by CPI-supported vehicles.
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Catalyzing Green Capital After COP30: Lessons from Brasília and Belém for Scaling Productive Restoration in Brazil
This brief identifies pathways to scale bankable investment in Brazil’s degraded pasture restoration, drawing on discussions from two events.
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Driving Jobs, Economic Growth, and Climate Action: The Role of Clean Mobility in India
India’s industrial growth is increasingly aligned with climate goals, with the auto sector central to GDP and jobs. Yet oil dependence and rising emissions pose risks—making EV transition critical for energy security, competitiveness, and low-carbon growth, with both opportunities and transition cha
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2025 Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance Impact Report
Learn how the Lab’s investor-led model transforms early-stage ideas into investment-ready vehicles.
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Guidebook on Implementing Sustainable MSME Business Models: Mitigation Action
The Guidebook on Implementing Sustainable MSME Business Models: Mitigation Action is a comprehensive reference for micro, small, and medium enterprises, financial institutions, and other stakeholders in supporting the transformation of MSMEs toward sustainable and inclusive business practices.
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Scaling Nature-based Solutions Finance Through Standardization, Data, and Transparent Processes
This blog unpacks the persistent barriers to NbS investment, and what it will take to overcome them.
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Unlocking Finance for Nature-based Solutions in Indian Cities
Guidebook and repository by the India Forum for NbS providing a three-step framework to assess policy, strengthen project models, and unlock finance for urban Nature-based Solutions in Indian cities. Includes best practices and stakeholder insights to support scale and investment readiness.
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Working Paper: Exploring Financial Institutions' Action on Methane
Methane abatement is a high-impact, underfinanced climate lever, and financial institutions are key to driving related investment. This working paper provides a review of the transition plans and climate disclosures of 10 leading banks and institutional investors across targets and implementation.
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An Introduction to CorporateTransition Assessments in India
Developed by RMI and CPI, the India-specific CTA Playbook helps financial institutions assess corporate transition risk at the asset level, evaluate decarbonization feasibility, and align lending with credible, bankable low-carbon pathways in India’s net-zero transition.
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Outlook of Future Mobility Jobs Market in India with EV Transition
India’s auto sector powers growth and ~37M jobs, but transport emissions demand cleaner mobility. With a 30% EV sales target by 2030, India needs skilled talent across batteries, electronics, and software, making reskilling key to a just transition.
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Financing the sustainable livestock transition in Latin America
Drawing on real-world examples, this blog explores how patient capital, blended finance, and embedded technical assistance can support a sustainable livestock transition in Latin America.
