Green Recovery
As the world convalesces from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must continue ambitious action on climate change. We have an opportunity to rebuild our world for a more inclusive, more resilient, more sustainable future. This includes mainstreaming climate change considerations into the entire finance ecosystem by targeting both short-term economic recovery and long-term structural changes aligned with sustainable, inclusive growth and strengthening society’s resilience.
CPI, working with our partners, has been a leader in convening and influencing high-level discussions to help bridge economic action with the key need for a green, resilient recovery globally.
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Press Release
High-level Advisory Council convenes to create principles for financing a sustainable economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19
Today, Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and Rachel Kyte, Dean of The Fletcher School and Board member of Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), announced the formation of an Advisory Council that will establish a set of Principles for Financing the Sustainable Recovery.
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Publication
Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2020
The Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape report, developed by Sustainable Energy for All in partnership with Climate Policy Initiative and produced annually since 2017, provides a comprehensive analysis of commitments flowing to the two key areas of energy access: electrification and clean cooking.
Blog
It’s time for recovery finance to step up
Now, more than ever, development finance has a role to play in addressing both short and long-term needs, setting market signals, and taking risks the private sector can’t bear – all roles crucial for setting the trajectory toward a more sustainable future.
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The road to sustained recovery in India starts with a definition of green finance
A roadmap for a comprehensive green finance strategy in India to help ensure a sustainable recovery.
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Rethinking the future of rural energy in Indonesia amid COVID-19
With the dawn of COVID-19, there is an immediate need for policymakers to create an investment environment that nudges capital flow towards decentralized renewable energy.
Blog
If given the chance, Indonesia’s COVID-19 stimulus can build a green, resilient economy
Indonesia has a unique opportunity to learn from past mistakes and build a recovery that improves the country’s chances for economic stability and growth.
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India’s lightbulb moment: Not using this crisis for meaningful energy sector reform would be a waste
The trend of low power demand, now furthered in the post-COVID economy, and increased RE generation, will continue to put a ceiling on the PLF of the thermal fleet.
Blog
How the Coronavirus Recovery Effort can Support a European Green Deal
Sharing the burden of combating the coronavirus could set an inspiring precedent for a just transition to combat climate breakdown—which will have fare more dire economic and health impacts than the current pandemic. If the current systemic shock of the coronavirus crisis jolts countries into action, maybe then they can create a truly European Green Deal.
Blog
Climate in the Time of COVID
Like the coronavirus, climate change will affect everyone globally, albeit on a scale of decades and centuries rather than months and years. It too will not distinguish between caste, color, creed, religion, or national boundaries, and like the coronavirus, climate change will have its greatest impact on the poor and most vulnerable.
