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No major country or region is decarbonizing its power sector at the required pace, and no major investor category is fully aligned with Paris-aligned emissions intensity targets. The authors highlight a critical data gap, noting that asset-level transaction data was available for only 23% of tracked high-emissions power finance due to corporate balance sheet borrowing. To achieve alignment, the report recommends halting new carbon-intensive investments, accelerating the retirement of fossil-fuel plants, and scaling up low-carbon investments through public-private collaboration and improved climate risk reporting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000740#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2018, approximately 29% of new global power investment, totaling USD 129 billion, was directed toward fossil fuel power. This resulted in 109 GW of new capacity and places the world on a temperature trajectory exceeding 3.2°C, which is more than double the Paris Agreement target.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000740#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"No major region or country is decarbonizing its power sector fast enough to meet Paris goals. Finance to most regions was 'extremely misaligned' in 2018, with average emissions rates exceeding the IEA's least aggressive Current Policies Scenario. China, India, Japan, and South Africa are noted as particularly worrying due to continued investment in high-emissions power despite their existing emissions-intensive assets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000740#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"No major category of investor is fully aligned with the calculated Paris-aligned emissions intensity targets for power-sector finance. Institutional investors (43% alignment with regional targets) and multilateral development banks (28% alignment) are slightly more on track than other investor types, none of which exceed 20% alignment when aggregated by region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000740#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Commercial financial institutions are 'Very misaligned' and were the primary source of tracked fossil fuel power investment at USD 13 billion. In 2017/18, commercial banks, export credit agencies, and state-owned banks invested USD 13 billion, USD 9 billion, and USD 5 billion per year, respectively, in fossil fuel power plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000740#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant lack of transparency in high-emissions finance, as asset-level transaction data was available for only 23% of tracked high-emissions power finance in 2018. 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It highlights a significant gap between actual 2018 investment carbon intensities and the negative thresholds required by 2030 to achieve Paris alignment. The analysis identifies specific misalignments among major economies like China, India, and Japan, and among financial actors such as commercial banks and export credit agencies. The document recommends halting new carbon-intensive investments, accelerating the retirement of existing fossil fuel plants, and harmonizing climate risk reporting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2018, approximately 30% of new power sector investment was directed toward fossil fuel plants, which places the global trajectory on a temperature rise of over 3.2°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The carbon intensity of new power investment in 2018 was 0.33 tCO2/MWh, which is 20% higher than the 0.27 tCO2/MWh required by 2030 to meet the IEA's 1.8°C Paris-consistent scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To achieve true Paris alignment, new investment must not only be zero-carbon but also compensate for 'locked-in' emissions from existing assets, meaning target carbon intensities for new generation are actually negative across all 22 analyzed regions and countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"At the country and regional level, less than 1% of new power investment is compatible with Paris-consistent decarbonization pathways, with 17% being 'extremely misaligned'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Major economies in Asia, specifically China, India, Japan, and South Africa, are on 'extremely misaligned' trajectories due to continued heavy investment in high-emissions fossil fuel power.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) were the most misaligned investor type, with nearly half of their tracked power finance (USD 3.8 billion) funding coal projects and the highest asset carbon intensity of 0.64 tCO2/MWh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Commercial banks' power sector finance was 'very misaligned' in aggregate; while 82% of their project finance went to renewables, they provided significant funding for coal in Japan and Asia Pacific, and gas in the US and Southeast Asia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant portion of global power sector finance (41% of tracked finance, totaling USD 145 billion) comes from unknown sources and is 'extremely misaligned' with Paris targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the U.S. road transport sector, 98% of 2018 vehicle sales were internal combustion engine vehicles, placing new vehicle sales on a warming path of more than 2.7°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001014#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["electric power industry","renewable energy","fossil fuel","coal","natural gas","nuclear power","emission intensity","Paris Agreement","climate finance","stranded asset","decarbonization","electric vehicle","road transport","carbon offset","fossil fuel subsidy"],"geography_discussed":["United States","People's Republic of China","India","Japan","South Africa","Asia Pacific","North America","Europe","Africa","Middle East","Eurasia","Russia","Germany","France","United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["investment alignment assessment","scenario analysis","geographic and actor-based breakdown"]}]}