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    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 31, 2023

    What’s After Coal? Accelerating China’s Overseas Investment in Renewables

    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Aerial photo of solar power station in Hangzhou, China
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    June 14, 2021

    South Korea and Japan Will End Overseas Coal Financing. Will China Catch Up?

    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Dump trucks and cranes carrying and extracting coal from a coal work site.
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 20, 2016

    China Champions Green Finance in the G20

    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    River in Hangzhou, China
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    3 Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit

    • Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Barack Obama and Narendra Modi
    • Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 4, 2016

    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 8, 2016

    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 17, 2015

    Will China Lead the Way on Green Finance?

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Workers install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs in China. Photo by The Climate Group/Flickr.
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 9, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    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
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    June 18, 2014

    Tracking Climate Finance in Developing Countries: Easing the Way Forward

    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Kenyan farmers discussing changes in the climate and weather. The lack of an internationally agreed definition of climate finance makes it difficult to monitor and report climate finance flows. Photo Credit: CGIAR/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    June 2, 2014

    Lessons from Mexico: Mobilizing Investment in Wind Power

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Thanks to government-led programs supported by international partners, Mexico installed 1240 MW of wind generation capacity by 2012. Photo credit: neusbordas/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2014

    Lessons from South Africa: Mobilizing Investment in Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    When it comes to renewable energy, South Africa has considerable, unrealized potential. Some estimate that wind power generation potential in South Africa could reach 80.54 TWh, which could be realized with an installed capacity of 30.6 GW. Photo credit: Lollie-Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    July 12, 2013

    Helping Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Turn on the Lights in Poor Countries

    • Energy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 3, 2013

    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    June 26, 2013

    Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy

    • Energy
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 20, 2013

    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    June 6, 2013

    China Invests Billions in International Renewable Energy Projects

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy

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