Gaia Larsen

Senior Associate, Finance Center

Bio

Gaia Larsen is a Senior Associate in the WRI’s Sustainable Finance Center, where she leads its work on financial institutions and climate finance readiness. She is an attorney whose work focuses primarily on shifting investments toward protecting people and the environment. At WRI, her work has focused on several issue areas including environmental democracy, climate finance, and the extractive industries. Prior to joining WRI, Gaia was a fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University. Gaia holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. She is originally from Sweden.

Blog Posts

Colombia’s Climate Finance Tracking System Registers $6 Billion Worth of Action
by Indira Masullo, Hyun Jun Ra and Gaia Larsen - November 28, 2017
Because better information about climate finance offers big benefits, Colombia worked with WRI and its partners on a new system to measure, report and verify how much funding goes toward climate change projects. Launched November 27, the system has registered $6 billion worth of climate change actions.
There Are Billions of Dollars Available for Climate Projects. Collaboration Can Help Countries Access It.
by Gaia Larsen - November 14, 2017
The Green Climate Fund has several billion dollars of resources to distribute over the next few years. Entities seeking funding should work together and learn from one another in order to get that money into the hands of the organizations who need it most.
Are Multilateral Development Banks Supporting a Low-Carbon Future?
by Giulia Christianson, Allison Lee, Gaia Larsen and Ashley Green - May 26, 2017
WRI researchers analyzed energy supply investments from the World Bank, International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank. While only 3 percent of this financing is misaligned with the goal of limiting temperature rise to 2⁰C, about half fell into a “conditional” category; its alignment with a low-carbon future depends on how projects are designed.
Congress and Trump Gut Disclosure Rules for Fossil Fuel Foreign Payments
by Gaia Larsen and Peter Veit - February 22, 2017
Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act required that oil, natural gas and mineral extraction companies report payments made to foreign governments. Congress and President Trump eliminated it last week.
INSIDER: 3 Takeaways from the Green Climate Fund Meeting
by Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe and Gaia Larsen - October 24, 2016
Last week, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) convened in Songdo for its penultimate meeting in 2016. As the biggest multilateral climate fund to date, the GCF has a vital role to play in delivering on the goals...
The World Bank Just Overhauled its Safeguards for the First Time in 30 Years
by Gaia Larsen - August 24, 2016
The World Bank's new Environmental and Social Framework, four years in the making, is designed to ensure that the approximately $30 billion the bank invests each year goes to projects that are safe for people and the environment. This framework is likely to have an impact on the policies of other development banks and governments around the globe.
INSIDER: How the GCF Could Support Implementation of the Paris Agreement
by Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe and Gaia Larsen - June 27, 2016
Insider blogs offer timely, specialized analysis for experts on key topics.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the largest dedicated international climate fund, is expected to channel billions of dollars to help developing countries combat climate change. It is one of...
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?
by Gaia Larsen and Sean Gilbert - March 04, 2016
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has committed to being "lean, clean and green." Will its new Environmental and Social Framework achieve that goal? Researchers Gaia Larsen and Sean Gilbert investigate.
Tres formas de ayudar a los países en desarrollo a obtener acceso directo a financiamiento climático
by Gaia Larsen, Indira Masullo and Moushumi Chaudhury - December 08, 2015
Read this post in English here.

¿Cómo pueden los países en desarrollo acceder a fondos internacionales para combatir y adaptarse al cambio climático? Ésta es una de las más importantes interrogantes que se plantea en las negociaciones...
3 Ways to Help Developing Countries Get Direct Access to Climate Finance
by Gaia Larsen, Indira Masullo and Moushumi Chaudhury - December 03, 2015
The Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund are unique in that they provide climate finance directly to national institutions in developing nations. Here’s how countries can meet the Funds’ requirements to help finance mitigation and adaptation activities.

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Gaia Larsen

Colombia’s Climate Finance Tracking System Registers $6 Billion Worth of Action

There Are Billions of Dollars Available for Climate Projects. Collaboration Can Help Countries Access It.

Are Multilateral Development Banks Supporting a Low-Carbon Future?

Congress and Trump Gut Disclosure Rules for Fossil Fuel Foreign Payments

INSIDER: 3 Takeaways from the Green Climate Fund Meeting

The World Bank Just Overhauled its Safeguards for the First Time in 30 Years

INSIDER: How the GCF Could Support Implementation of the Paris Agreement

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?

Tres formas de ayudar a los países en desarrollo a obtener acceso directo a financiamiento climático

3 Ways to Help Developing Countries Get Direct Access to Climate Finance

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