Aligning Electricity Transmission and Distribution Investments with a Paris Agreement Pathway

This research paper by the World Resources Institute proposes a rigorous methodology for assessing whether electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) investments align with the Paris Agreement, specifically aiming to integrate this screening process into the investment decisions and portfolios of development finance institutions.

• The paper aims to establish a credible and rigorous methodology to assess the Paris Agreement alignment of electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) investments, filling a gap where previous energy-sector alignment assessments have not seriously examined T&D.
• The authors intend for this methodology to be used for external project-level investment screening and to be integrated into the energy portfolios and investment decisions of development finance institutions.
• Aligning energy-sector infrastructure with the Paris Agreement is considered critical due to the significant scale of investment required in the developing world and the potential for large carbon lock-in resulting from these investments.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Aligning Electricity Transmission and Distribution Investments with a Paris Agreement Pathway. https://www.wri.org/research/aligning-electricity-transmission-and-distribution-investments-paris-agreement-pathway

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Aligning Electricity Transmission and Distribution Investments with a Paris Agreement Pathway. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/aligning-electricity-transmission-and-distribution-investments-paris-agreement-pathway.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendaligning, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Aligning Electricity Transmission and Distribution Investments with a Paris Agreement Pathway}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/aligning-electricity-transmission-and-distribution-investments-paris-agreement-pathway}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }