Resources
CPI Blog: Beyond Adaptation: Coming to Terms with Loss & Damage
Commitments and ambition, Loss & Damage
This blog published in May 2023 by Climate Policy Initiative explores the interpretations of, and instruments for dealing with, Loss & Damage.
V20 Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)
Commitments and ambition, Loss & Damage
The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Ministers of Finance of the Climate Vulnerable Forum is a dedicated cooperation initiative of economies systemically vulnerable to climate change. The V20 works through dialogue and action to tackle global climate change.
ICMA Guidance Note and Term Sheet on Climate Resilient Debt Clauses
Fiscal Space, Climate-Resilient Debt Clauses, and Pre-Emptive Reprofiling
International Capital Market Association
Restructuring Sovereign Domestic Debt and the International Financial Architecture
Fiscal Space, Climate-Resilient Debt Clauses, and Pre-Emptive Reprofiling
Clifford Chance
A bridge to climate action
Fiscal Space, Climate-Resilient Debt Clauses, and Pre-Emptive Reprofiling
Finance for Development Lab
Columbia SIPA-Pure Play Sovereign Green Bond Report: Innovative Finance Proof of Concept
Fiscal Space, Sovereign Debt Architecture
Columbia School of International Public Affairs
The Climate Bonds Sector Criteria
Fiscal Space, Sovereign Debt Architecture
Climate Bonds Initiative
Debt for Climate Swaps Blueprint
Fiscal Space, Debt-for-Climate Swaps
Climate Policy Initiative
Perspectives: The Debt-for-Nature Lifeline
Fiscal Space, Debt-for-Climate Swaps
The Nature Conservancy
IMF Resilience and Sustainability Trust
Fiscal Space, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) helps low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries build resilience to external shocks and ensure sustainable growth, contributing to their longer-term balance of payments stability. It complements the IMF’s existing lending toolkit by providing longer-term, affordable financing to address longer-term challenges, including climate change and pandemic preparedness.
Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust
Fiscal Space, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
The PRGT is the IMF's main vehicle for providing concessional financing (currently at zero interest rates) to low-income countries.
The Challenge of Reallocating SDRs: A Primer
Fiscal Space, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) Utilization
Center for Global Development
Coal-to-Clean Credit Initiative
Carbon Markets, International Carbon Markets
The Coal to Clean Credit Initiative (CCCI) is a consortium of global experts, led by The Rockefeller Foundation and supported by the Climate Policy Initiative and South Pole.
Energy Transition Accelerator
Carbon Markets, International Carbon Markets
The Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) strives to curb global warming by catalyzing private investment in holistic energy transition strategies via innovative jurisdictional-scale carbon credits. This approach directly compensates developing countries for verified emissions reductions.
Partnership for Market Implementation
Carbon Markets, Domestic Carbon Markets
World Bank program to bolster the development of domestic carbon markets.
CSIS Voluntary Carbon Market report
Carbon Markets, Domestic Carbon Markets
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce
Concessional Finance , Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
The Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce (GSLT) was launched at COP28 and is co-chaired by Barbados, France, and Kenya. The goal is to bring member countries together to identify and build political will around feasible options for climate levies, complementing other global tax initiatives such as the OECD-led two-pillar corporate tax reform effort and the call for a UN tax convention. The GSLT aims to conclude its work at COP30 with an announcement on options for implementing international climate levies.
OECD Two-Pillar Solution
Concessional Finance , Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Domestic tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) relates to tax planning strategies that multinational enterprises use to exploit loopholes in tax rules to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax locations as a way to avoid paying tax. The OECD/G20 BEPS Project equips governments with rules and instruments to address tax avoidance, ensuring that profits are taxed where economic activities generating them take place and where value is created.
UNGA resolution on international tax cooperation (Dec. 2023)
Concessional Finance , Global Levies on High-Emitting Activities
Resolution on Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations - A/RES/78/230
An Innovative IFI Operating Model for the 21st Century
MDB Reform, Originate-to-Distribute Models
CPI's work on the topic for capital mobilization
Levering up the World Bank: securitisation plan to turbocharge MDB lending
MDB Reform, Originate-to-Distribute Models
CSO calls for the idea to be further explored
African Development Bank Guarantees
MDB Reform, Explore Scaling Proven Risk-Sharing Instruments
Types of Guarantees
MIGA
MDB Reform, Explore Scaling Proven Risk-Sharing Instruments
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
New GEMs Data Criticized for Lacking Granularity; But One Generality Praised
MDB Reform, Standardization, Data-Sharing, and Transparency
GEMS database criticisms
Inside three ways to improve direct access to green climate fund
MDB Reform, Standardization, Data-Sharing, and Transparency
GCF accreditation
Bridgetown Initiative: a transformation of development finance system for improved climate adaptation and resilience in emerging economies?
Domestic Mobilization, Domestic Financial Market Development
The Bridgetown Initiative
Sustainable Banking Network
Domestic Mobilization, Domestic Financial Market Development
The Sustainable Banking Network (SBN) is an informal and exclusive group of banking regulators and associations that are interested in sustainable banking policies, guidelines and practices. Its main objective is to facilitate the collective learning of its members and to support them in policy development to create drivers for sustainable finance practices.
Governance GCF
Domestic Mobilization, Domestic Financial Market Development
The Green Climate Fund
NGFS
Domestic Mobilization, Domestic Financial Market Development
The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System
The Opportunity for transition Finance
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Climate Bonds Initiative Principals for Transition
ASEAN Transition Finance Guideline
Private Finance, Transition Finance
ASEAN Transition Finance Guideline
Scaling Transition Finance and Real-economy Decarbonization
Private Finance, Transition Finance
GFANZ Scaling Transition Finance and Real-economy Decarbonization, Supplement to the 2022 Net-zero Transition Plans report
EU Taxonomy regulation
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (Text with EEA relevance)
Taxonomy delegated regulation for Technical Screening Criteria
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (Text with EEA relevance)
Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Japan's basic guidelines on climate transition finance
Technology Roadmaps (Iron & Steel)
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Technology Roadmap for "Transition Finance" in Iron and Steel Sector
Indonesia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance | 2023 Edition
Climate Transition Finance Handbook
Private Finance, Transition Finance
Guidance for Issuers June 2023
Project Preparation
Private Finance, Project Preparation and Business Development Facilities
- At COP28 E3G, IDFC and Growald Climate Fund hosted a roundtable to discuss the challenges faced by PBD in financing a just energy and economic transition, with the intention to create a 1-year roadmap to organize the discussion on the topic for 2024.
- GCF programing priority for 2024 includes a Readiness and Preparatory Support pillar, with an enhanced focus on climate programming and direct access through improved access to readiness and preparatory
support, and removing barriers faced by developing countries.
Initiatives to shift insurance models
Private Finance, Shifting Insurance Models
- Global Shield which aims provide and facilitate more and better pre-arranged protection against climate and disaster related risks for vulnerable people and countries.
- Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA), J23a financing Facility to catalyze the development and uptake of Climate Insurance solutions across Climate-sensitive agri-food value chains
- Insurance Development Forum Disaster Risk Reduction Task Force (https://www.insdevforum.org/working-groups/disaster-risk-reduction-task-force/)
Brazil hedging instrument
Private Finance, Mitigating Currency Risk
New Guarantee Platform Delivers Efficiency, Simplicity to Boost Impact
Private Finance, Mitigating Currency Risk
MDB guarantee platform
CPI's Indonesia taxonomy
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
The Next Phase of Indonesia Green Taxonomy: Transition Finance to Support Decarbonization
EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
What the EU is doing to create an EU-wide classification system for sustainable activities.
The South African Climate Finance Landscape 2023
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
CPI- GreenCape UK PACT South Africa on interoperability of South African taxonomy
ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance - Version 3
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
Indonesia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
ISSB issues inaugural global sustainability disclosure standards
Private Finance, Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure
WWF SUSREG Tracker
Private Finance, Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision
FSB Roadmap
Private Finance, Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision
Network for Greening the Financial System
Private Finance, Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision
What's wrong with fossil fuel subsidies?
Concessional Finance , Subsidy Reform
The Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) Initiative led by New Zealand.
Blog: Ways to de-risk Climate Finance
Concessional Finance , De-Risking Private Investment-Guarantees
This blog by Climate Policy Initiative highlights the need to lay out a comprehensive plan for de-risking climate finance with a domain-centric approach.
The European Fund for Strategic Investments
Concessional Finance , De-Risking Private Investment-Guarantees
The EFSI aims to overcome current market failures by addressing market gaps and mobilising private investment. It supports investments in areas such as infrastructure, education, research and innovation, as well as risk finance for small businesses.
Working Paper: Guidelines For Financing a Credible Coal Transition A Framework for Assessing the Climate and Social Outcomes of Coal Transition Mechanisms
Country Platforms, Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JET-Ps)
This working paper provides a framework for assessing the climate and social credibility of financial transactions that aim to accelerate a managed phaseout of coal-fired power plants globally.
Scaling the JETP Model – Prospects and Pathways for Action
Country Platforms, Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JET-Ps)
The Rockefeller Foundation partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund, to facilitate a series of convenings that examined Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) and how to scale these models to benefit the world's most vulnerable communities.
Closer to 1.5°C: Driving Ambitions to Deliver on the Paris Agreement
Country Platforms, New NDCs and Quantified Goals
Lessons and Recommendations from GGGI’s Provision of Support to Member and Partner Countries in 2020-2021 for NDC Enhancement.
Submissions from Parties and non-Party stakeholders
Country Platforms, New NDCs and Quantified Goals
CMA 5 invited Parties to submit views on issues to be addressed as part of the 2024 workplan via the submission portal.
Strengthening Climate Finance Delivery: The Path from Brazil’s G20 Presidency to COP30
Country Platforms, Country-Sector Platforms
This publication is a result of the high-level roundtable organized by the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS), Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), and CONCITO.
Bangladesh and its Partners are Launching the Bangladesh Climate and Development Platform to Leverage Adaptation and Mitigation Investments
Country Platforms, Country-Sector Platforms
IMF press release no. 23/420
World Bank Joins Multilateral Development Banks to Declare a Shared Commitment to Sustainable Procurement
Just Transition, Green Supply Chains
MDBs declare shared commitment to sustainable procurement, with a particular focus on decarbonizing supply chains. A working group was created to work on: 1) awareness building, outreach, and partnership, 2) building a common approach and identifying opportunities for harmonization, 3) training and development within the MDB community and for partner countries, 4) monitoring and communicating impact.
As IDA aligns its operations with the Corporate Scorecard, what should shareholders prioritize during the IDA21 replenishment?
MDB Reform, IDA21 Replenishment
For the first time, IDA’s 21st replenishment policy package will align with the Corporate Scorecard. In the midst of these changes, IDA must demonstrate how it will maintain its additive value and show ambition on its environmental, social, and accountability standards. Bank information Centre.
Strengthening Multilateral Development Banks: The Triple Agenda A Roadmap for Better, Bolder And Bigger MDBs
MDB Reform, IDA21 Replenishment
This is the second volume of the report of an Independent Expert Group (IEG) that was commissioned by the Indian G20 Presidency.
Scaling Up Currency Risk Hedging for Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries
MDB Reform, IDA21 Replenishment
The purpose of this document is to outline a multitier effort to improve the management of currency risk in cross-border debt finance to LICs/LMICs. This noteby TCX presents a package of mutually supporting policies and measures to catalyse and incentivize the provision of local currency-denominated loans or hard currency loans indexed to local currency.
Readout from the Second Credit Rating Agency Roundtable
MDB Reform, Credit Rating Agency Cooperation
On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, Chief Financial and Risk Officers from all major multilateral development banks and other development financial institutions (jointly referred to as MDBs) convened with Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in Marrakech. World Bank News.
How callable capital can be used to grow MDB lending capacity
MDB Reform, MDB Risk Appetite
The callable capital of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks is the ultimate unknown quantity — but it shouldn’t be. An article by Devex.
How likely are multilateral development banks to need callable capital? Implications for risk frameworks and lending capacity
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Paper by MDB reform accelerator.
International coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
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International coalition announced at COP28 and lead by Netherlands.
The Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) Initiative
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Fossil fuel subsidy reform initiative led by New Zealand.
ICVCM Core Carbon Principles - A rulebook for high integirity
Carbon Markets, International Carbon Markets
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
VCMI Claims Code of Practice - Building integrity in voluntary carbon markets
Carbon Markets, International Carbon Markets
Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative
The CRAFT Project
Private Finance, Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment
The Lightsmith Group, with funding from Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is leading the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Finance and Technology-transfer facility (CRAFT) project. The funding will support development and launch of the first private sector investment strategy for climate adaptation and resilience solutions. Conservation International is the GEF Implementing Agency for this project.
Project GAIA
Private Finance, Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment
A multi-stakeholder climate and blended climate finance platform, supported by public and private sector organizations that offer long-term loans for climate adaptation and mitigation investments in 19 of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, making the funding accessible through sources previously unattainable to participating countries.
InsuResilience Investment Fund
Private Finance, Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment
InsuResilience Investment Fund (IFF), managed by BlueOrchard, combines resources from the private sector, in this case, impact funds, with technical assistance and concessionary first-loss guarantees from public institutions like the KfW Development Bank.