The Productivity of International Financial Institutions' Energy Interventions

This executive summary outlines a report on the productivity of energy interventions by International Financial Institutions (IFIs). It finds that while energy efficiency and renewable projects offer broad benefits, energy efficiency represented only 14% of IFI energy portfolios from 2012 to 2014, and 80% of total interventions were non-energy related. The report introduces an "assessment of integrated energy productivity impact" to help IFIs align their lending with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, suggesting a common framework to better direct resources toward low-emission economic growth.

• Energy efficiency projects provide economic, social, and environmental benefits and lower energy use, yet they only made up 14% of the energy portfolios of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) between 2012 and 2014.
• Renewable energy projects consistently improve energy productivity when compared to fossil fuel energy and provide economic, social, and environmental benefits.
• Non-energy investments constitute 80% of the total IFI interventions captured in the study, suggesting significant potential for IFIs to mainstream integrated energy productivity (IEP) and energy efficiency across their portfolios.
• The report proposes an "assessment of integrated energy productivity impact" to help IFIs integrate climate and development goals, allowing them to better align internal lending processes and targets with the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative.
• The report suggests that a joint IFI initiative to create a common framework for assessing the economic, social, and environmental productivity of energy investments could guide donors and governments in directing resources to grow economies while reducing emissions.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2017). The Productivity of International Financial Institutions' Energy Interventions. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-productivity-of-international-financial-institutions-energy-interventions/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. The Productivity of International Financial Institutions' Energy Interventions. 2017. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-productivity-of-international-financial-institutions-energy-interventions/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2017productivity, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{The Productivity of International Financial Institutions' Energy Interventions}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-productivity-of-international-financial-institutions-energy-interventions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }