|
WBG |Technology Transfer and Innovation for Low-Carbon DevelopmentTechnological revolutions have increased the world’s wealth to a level that was once unimaginable. They have done so unevenly, however, and in ways that have accelerated climate change. Technology Transfer and Innovation for Low-Carbon Development argues that most of the emissions reductions required to achieve the Paris Agreement goals can be reached through the global deployment of existing and commercially proven low-carbon technologies (LCTs). Category: Promote Carbon Pricing Measures, Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning, Align Policies with Paris Agreement, Share Experiences and Expertise |
|
WBG |Disaster Response: A Public Financial Management Review ToolkitThe Post-Disaster Financial Management Review and Engagement Framework (PD-PFM Review) is an analytical instrument that seeks to help countries build resilient, responsive public financial management (PFM) systems by pinpointing critical PFM policies, practices, and procedures that can be strengthened to improve a government’s capability to respond more efficiently and effectively to natural disasters and other catastrophic events, without loss of the integrity and accountability. Category: Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning |
|
IMF |Macroeconomic and Financial Policies for Climate Change Mitigation: A Review of the LiteratureClimate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Mitigation requires a large-scale transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper provides an overview of the rapidly growing literature on the role of macroeconomic and financial policy tools in enabling this transition. The literature provides a menu of policy tools for mitigation. A key conclusion is that fiscal tools are first in line and central, but can and may need to be complemented by financial and monetary policy instruments. Category: Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning |
|
UNEP |Seed Capital Assistance FacilitySeed Capital Investment Facility (SCAF) mobilizes private investment in renewable energy projects and ventures in frontier markets. SCAF, a $19 million facility, works through private sector investment funds to support their engagement in early stage development and future financing of renewable energy projects and ventures.
Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector |
|
OECD |Research Collaborative on Tracking Private Climate FinanceResearch Collaborative on Tracking Private Climate Finance facilitates sharing of data and expertise on investment and financing to address country- and international-level information needs, in particular: Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector, Share Experiences and Expertise |
|
UNDP, UNEP |Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was launched in 2013 as a response to the call at Rio+20 to support those countries wishing to embark on greener and more inclusive growth trajectories. Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector, Share Experiences and Expertise |
|
OECD |Centre on Green Finance and InvestmentThe Centre on Green Finance and Investment’s mission is to help catalyse and support the transition to a green, low-emissions and climate-resilient economy through the development of effective policies, institutions and instruments for green finance and investment. Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector, Share Experiences and Expertise |
|
UNEP |International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S)The FC4S Network is structured as a partnership between financial centres and the United Nations Environment Programme, which acts as its Convenor and Secretariat. The objective of the network is to exchange experience and take common action on shared priorities to accelerate the expansion of green and sustainable finance. The long-term vision of the FC4S Network is rapid global growth of green and sustainable finance across the world’s financial centres, supported by strengthened international connectivity, and a framework for common approaches. Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector |
|
IMF |Fiscal Policies for Paris Climate Strategies - From Principle to PracticeFiscal Policies for Paris Climate Strategies - From Principle to Practice provides country-level guidance on the role, and design of, fiscal policies for implementing climate mitigation strategies that countries have submitted for the 2015 Paris Agreement and for addressing vulnerabilities in disaster-prone countries. On the mitigation side, the paper presents a spreadsheet tool for judging the likely impact on emissions, fiscal revenues, local air pollution mortality, and economic welfare impacts of a range of instruments including comprehensive carbo Category: Promote Carbon Pricing Measures, Climate-Informed Fiscal Planning, Share Experiences and Expertise |
|
UNEP |Shifting Gears: How the World’s Leading Financial Centres are Entering a New Phase of Strategic Action on Green and Sustainable FinanceThe world’s financial centres are the locations where supply and demand for green and sustainable finance will be matched. This report presents the first findings from an in-depth assessment of actions in 13 of these hubs, all members of the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. The assessment reveals 10 key insights on how financial centres are mobilizing their expertise, connectivity and capital to help solve some of the world’s toughest financing challenges Category: Climate-Resilient Financial Sector, Share Experiences and Expertise, NDC Support and Implementation |
72 results found