Development Finance
Development finance plays a significant role in financing countries’ green economic growth. CPI works with development finance institutions to assess the effectiveness of their policies, instruments, investments, and portfolios, while identifying risks and opportunities. This includes work with the International Development Finance Club (IDFC), a group of 26 national and regional development banks from all over the world, to map their green finance commitments and providing recommendations for how they can align their operations and strategies with the Paris Agreement.
Featured work
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Enhancing the Role of National Development Banks in Supporting Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure
This paper focuses on enhancing the role that National Development Banks play in supporting the acceleration of climate-smart urban infrastructure investment.
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Implementing Alignment: Recommendations for the International Development Finance Club
This study identifies the changes the Paris Agreement implies for the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) – specifically members of the IDFC – and how they may implement these changes through a targeted set of activities.
Latest work
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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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A Snapshot of Urban Green Finance in Two Indian Cities
This study examines the landscape of urban green finance in two Indian cities, Hyderabad and Kolkata
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IDFC Green Finance Mapping 2021
This Green Finance Mapping report assesses financial commitments made by the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) members in 2020.
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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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Coal Power Finance in High-Impact Countries
This brief highlights the political and economic dynamics underpinning recent investments in coal-fired power in 18 high-impact countries, defined as the countries with the highest absolute gaps in access to electricity.
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Podcast: Vikram Widge speaks to Paulson Institute's The Green Team
In this podcast, Vikram Widge, our Senior Advisor shares his thoughts on climate finance, expectations for China’s national carbon market, the role of private sector green finance, and the trajectory of green finance development.
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Climate finance tracking: From data to ambition to action
The EU REDD Facility, Climate Policy Initiative, and the United Nations Development Programme gathered experts from governments, donor agencies, and organizations tracking climate finance to take stock of progress, in an online workshop.
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Recovery Bonds
This paper assesses the potential for Recovery Bonds to help sovereigns raise capital to fund a sustainable and climate-resilient post-COVID recovery.
