The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance identifies, develops, and launches innovative finance instruments that can drive billions in private investment to action on climate change and sustainable development.
The Lab is led by its members, who include over 60 institutions in government, development finance, philanthropy, and the private sector
Since 2014, the Lab has launched more than 40 solutions that have mobilized over $2 billion to address climate change.
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The Lab selects six new ideas that create climate investment opportunities for a sustainable economic recovery in emerging economies
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) has selected six new climate finance ideas for its 2021 acceleration program. In the 7th year of its annual competition, this Lab class of instruments will address barriers that can unlock investment to sustainable development challenges and opportunities for a post-COVID, green economic recovery.m.
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The Lab’s 41 climate finance instruments accomplish $2 billion in sustainable investment
Since 2014, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has launched 41 innovative climate finance instruments that have collectively mobilized $2 billion in investments from public and private investors. It is currently accepting ideas of innovative instruments for the 2020 cycle.
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The Lab launches eight new finance solutions to drive climate action and green recovery
After a thorough process of analysis, development and stress-testing, the class of 2020 are ready to provide investment opportunities for a post-COVID, green economic recovery.
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Highlights from the Landscape of Climate Finance in Kenya
Kenya accounts for less than 0.1% of global GHG emissions and its per capita emission is less than half the global average; yet Kenya suffers disproportionately from climate related disasters.
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The Landscape of Climate Finance in Kenya
In Kenya, KES 243.3 billion (USD 2.4 billion) flowed to climate-related investments in 2018, one third of the finance needed annually to meet its NDC.
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The Landscape of Climate Finance in the United States
A look at the state of climate finance in the U.S.
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Is India's national budget green enough?
India’s budget for 2021-2022 lays a strong foundation for a sustainable recovery post-COVID-19, with a clear focus on infrastructure development and job creation. Despite the fiscal constraints due to the pandemic, the current budget does convey the government’s intent to fight climate change. However, the budgetary allocations may fall short given the sheer scale of estimated adverse economic impact due to the impending climate crisis.
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Response to COVID-19: Energy Conservation and Efficiency Survey
This study, produced in collaboration with the Indonesia Energy Efficiency Society (MASKEEI), aims to measure and understand how COVID-19 has impacted the business of facility owners and energy efficiency service stakeholders through a targeted survey.
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Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon: Public Policy Must Target Phenomenon Related to Deforestation
To enhance understanding of this phenomenon, researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio empirically characterized the dynamics of degradation and its relationship with clear-cut deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Leveraging National Development Banks to Enhance Financing for Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure
This report sets the stage to explore the mandate and capacities of National Development Banks in accelerating financing for local governments’ climate-smart urban infrastructure.
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FAST-Infra
FAST-Infra aims to close the USD 3 trillion sustainable infrastructure investment gap with urgency by establishing a global sustainable infrastructure labelling system, along with financial mechanisms to mobilize private investment at scale for the financing of labelled projects.
