Decarbonization and Net Zero Goals
An important part of CPI’s work is developing analysis and tools to ensure public and private efforts on Paris Agreement targets are feasible, of integrity, and scalable. CPI’s work in this area includes the Framework for Sustainable Finance Integrity and the Net Zero Finance Tracker.
Featured work
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Framework for Sustainable Finance Integrity
Framework for Sustainable Finance Integrity provides first-of-its kind guide to necessary action across the public and private financial sectors
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Net Zero Finance Tracker
The UK beta version of the Net Zero Finance Tracker is a first-of-its-kind interactive database to assess all financial actors’ response to climate change.
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Blog: The Path to Decarbonizing India's Steel and Cement Industry
This blog highlights the urgent need for strong public policy and financial support in India to align two of the country’s largest CO2-emitting industrial sectors with long-term, low-carbon pathways.
Latest work
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What Makes a Transition Plan Credible? Considerations for Financial Institutions
The brief highlights six necessary elements that every climate transition plan should address for a credible transition plan.
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Blueprints for Climate Finance in Kenya
This report highlights three innovative financial structures that have the potential to transform livelihoods and sustain projects at the local level in Kenya.
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Blog: 5 Climate Finance Themes that Emerged from COP26
The blizzard of announcements and events from COP26 can be challenging to parse.
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Private Financial Institutions’ Commitments to Paris Alignment
A thorough tracking and analysis of public commitments to address climate change from more than 350 private financial actors across four financial sectors (asset owner, asset manager, commercial bank, insurer).
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Blog: Indonesia wants a carbon tax, but with subsidies?
Indonesia is preparing a carbon tax to cut down emissions and free up funds for climate action. But a carbon tax on coal and fuels will not affect buyers as the cost is kept artificially low by government subsidies. To achieve its goal, the carbon tax should open a wider opportunity for Indonesia to refocus its state budget, and phase out its fossil-fuel subsidies. This blog highlights the key elements for the carbon tax to launch successfully.
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Blog: India's green growth imperative
India’s commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2° Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels, include three quantifiable objectives. By 2030, the country aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35%.
