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 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.
Press Release
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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A Framework for Tracking Cooling Investment
Global cooling needs are significant and expected to continue growing rapidly. This knowledge brief proposes a new approach to identify and track cooling transactions.
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Improving the impact of fiscal stimulus in Asia: An analysis of green recovery investments and opportunities
India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and South Korea have together announced a total of USD 884 billion in COVID-19 recovery stimulus packages. This study maps the ‘greenness’ of these fiscal stimulus measures and their contribution towards country-level climate objectives.
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Improving Public Contracting Processes of Socio-Eviromental Studies for Brazil's Land Transportation Projects
In this report, researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio analyze in detail the public contracting process for EVTEA and EIAs for land transport infrastructure projects in the Amazon and reveal: a lack of transparency in the contracting process and a lack of criteria for selection, evaluation and approval of the studies.
Blog
3 lessons from India for achieving clean and accessible energy
97% of Indian households now have access to electricity with an average of 20.6 hours of grid-electricity supply. But there are still gaps that need to be filled for India to achieve its vision of 24/7 uninterrupted electricity supply.
Blog
An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance
This week the Alliance and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center released a brief, An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance Tracking.
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An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance
While many cities have begun enacting policies and programs to build resilience towards climate hazards, there are numerous barriers to financing urban adaptation activities.
Blog
Scaling Climate Finance in China
Recent developments indicate that China is taking serious steps to meet its climate ambition, with finance playing a center role.
Publication
The Potential for Scaling Climate Finance in China / 中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力
This report provides an overview of the potential for climate finance, green finance and innovative finance to accelerate China’s decarbonization and support its transition to a green economy.
