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Climate Finance

Climate finance includes those projects supported in part by the generation of carbon offsets and related mechanisms. Climate finance may also include public financing from development banks and other public institutions with mandates to prioritize investment in projects with climate development benefits.

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Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development

This guidebook argues that a failure to provide fair access to climate finance to all developing countries would have severe…

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United Nations

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1 May 2011

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Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access

The public-private roundtable summarized on this web page describes how over one billion people globally lack access to electricity, and…

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Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)

Date:

27 May 2015

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Climate Finance Insight Videos: Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement

On May 8–9 2017, at the sixth meeting of the San Giorgio Group (SGG) in Venice, Climate Policy Initiative brought…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Date:

1 October 2017

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Development Finance for Universal Energy Access

To achieve the goal of universal energy access by 2030, the energy sector will require a significant increase in financing…

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Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

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1 January 2012

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Distributed Solar Incentive Programs: Recent Experience and Best Practices for Design and Implementation

This report examines best practices for designing and implementing solar incentive programs by reviewing these programs from entities across the…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 December 2012

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Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps

This study attempts to systematically analyze finance that is being committed to energy access in developing countries, predominantly in sub-Saharan…

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Sustainable Energy for All

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How to Issue a Green Bond in China

This guide provides five simple steps for practitioners: identifying qualifying green projects and assets, arranging independent reviews, setting up tracking…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Date:

1 March 2015

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International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) Webinar Series: Energy Efficiency Financing

This webinar is the first in a series of energy efficiency webinars co-hosted by the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)

Date:

27 September 2012

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Investment-Grade Climate Change Policy: Financing the Transition to the Low-Carbon Economy

The objectives of this report are to (1) contribute to policymakers’ understanding of the factors that institutional investors consider when…

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United Nations

Date:

1 September 2011

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Renewable Energy Insurance Training Kit

This free online course is intended for renewable energy financiers, insurers and project developers. It aims to help these stakeholders…

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United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative

Date:

20 September 2012

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Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2012: An Overview

This report provides a detailed and easily understandable assessment of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for renewable electricity generation worldwide.…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Date:

1 January 2013

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The Effect of Local and Global Learning on the Cost of Renewable Energy in Developing Countries

This paper uses a case study of Thailand’s electricity sector to create realistic estimates for the relative contributions of local…

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Journal of Cleaner Production (forthcoming)

Date:

26 June 2014

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The Landscape of Climate Finance (Presentation)

This presentation provides a snapshot of climate finance flows from its sources, through intermediaries and instruments, to its final uses.…

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Climate Policy Initiative

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17 July 2012

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The REC Mechanism: Viability of Solar Projects in India

This report reviews India’s solar renewable energy certificate (REC) market by identifying the events that lead to its creation and…

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Bridge to India

Date:

1 March 2013

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) First Workshop on Long-term Finance

This two-day workshop brought together economists, development specialists, and climate specialists from around the world to discuss issues surrounding long-term…

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Date:

9 July 2012

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Webinar on Long Term Finance No. 1

This webinar, the first in a series on long-term finance for climate change action, discusses various approaches applied to assessment…

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Date:

13 September 2012

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Who's Afraid of Basel III?

This Market Analysis Insight analyzes the potential impacts of the new Basel III international banking standards on renewable energy finance.…

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U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 August 2012

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Who's Afraid of Basel III?

This Market Analysis Insight analyzes the potential impacts of the new Basel III international banking standards on renewable energy finance.…

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U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 August 2012