Resources

A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater
Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater
Initiatives

New Climate Economy

Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
Insights
China wind farm
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
Insights

China Champions Green Finance in the G20

  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
River in Hangzhou, China
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

How Uruguay Became a Wind Power Powerhouse

  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Sierra de los Caracoles wind farm in Uruguay.
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Insights

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

  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
Redevelopment of Dachong Village, Nanshan, Shenzhen
  • climate finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
Insights

With New Guidelines, China’s Green Bond Market Poised to Take Off in the Year of the Monkey

  • green bonds
  • COP21
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Solar cell manufacturing center in Wuxi, China.
  • green bonds
  • COP21
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Insights

Greening Finance: A View from Beijing

  • Business
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
The recent CCICED meeting took place in Beijing, China. Photo by Francisco Anzola/Flickr.
  • Business
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
Insights

By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution

  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer presents Green Finance task force report at CCICED annual general meeting in Beijing, China. Photo by Lawrence MacDonald.
  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
Insights

Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation

ADVISORY: Can the World Bank Meet Sustainability and Governance Challenges?

  • multilateral development banks
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
Insights

A Look at China's New Environmental Guidelines on Overseas Investments

  • Climate
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
Insights

Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy

  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Insights

Why Is China Investing So Much in U.S. Solar and Wind?

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Insights

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting the Environment?

  • Climate
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • Climate
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset