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This executive summary from the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes international development funding for outdoor air quality projects from 2018 to 2022. It highlights a chronic underfunding of clean air efforts, which represent only 1% of total international development funding, and notes a significant imbalance in funding distribution and a reliance on loans over grants.

This report by the Africa Policy Research Institute analyzes the economic implications of a proposed International Maritime Organization (IMO) shipping carbon levy on African states. Using the GTAP-E model, the study finds that such a levy would generally reduce GDP and household incomes across Africa, increase global food prices, and exacerbate existing freight cost imbalances. The report advocates for an equitable transition where revenues are redistributed as direct grants to climate-vulnerable nations for out-of-sector projects like renewable energy and resilient agriculture.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the role of transition finance in decarbonising high-emitting sectors, with a particular focus on Asia. It discusses the challenges emerging and developing economies face in accessing climate finance, the various transition taxonomies being developed in Asian markets, and the risks of 'transition-washing'. The document advocates for more robust guardrails, such as science-based targets and independent verification of corporate transition plans, to ensure financial flows align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

This briefing outlines key priorities and advocacy goals for African environmental defenders attending the CBD COP16 and UNFCCC COP29 negotiations, focusing on human rights protections, biodiversity targets, and climate finance.

This report analyzes the financial requirements for transitioning China's agrifood system to a net-zero, climate-resilient, and socially just future. It highlights that while China is the world's largest emitter in the agrifood sector, current climate finance is insufficient and poorly aligned with the sector's needs. The authors argue for the implementation of 'transition finance' to mobilize private capital, the creation of credible corporate transition plans, and the integration of 'just transition' principles to protect vulnerable small-scale farmers. Key recommendations include improving climate disclosure, aligning agricultural subsidies with climate goals, and enhancing policy synergy between transition and inclusive finance.

This guidance document outlines the framework, professional standards, and methodological requirements for Approved Verifiers and External Review Providers conducting certifications under the Climate Bonds Standard v4.2. It details the specific verification processes for Use of Proceeds (UoP), Asset, Entity, and Sustainability-Linked Debt (SLD) certifications, emphasizing independence, science-based criteria, and the role of the Climate Bonds Standard Secretariat in making final certification decisions.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) outlines the methodology used to estimate 'bottom-up' climate finance needs, which are the financial requirements stated by countries in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reach national climate targets.

This report, prepared by an Independent High-Level Expert Group (IHLEG) for the Brazilian G20 Presidency and the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, reviews the operations of the Vertical Climate and Environmental Funds (VCEFs)—the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Adaptation Fund (AF), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The review identifies a fragmented global climate finance landscape and recommends a 'process integration' approach to enhance the Funds' collective impact. Key proposals include harmonizing accreditation and reporting, shifting from individual projects to country-driven investment platforms, and expanding the use of diverse financial instruments to mobilize more private and public capital for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) and least-developed countries (LDCs).

The 'General Guidance for Tracking Green Finance' provides a standardized framework for members of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) to track and report financial flows related to climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity. It establishes 'Common Principles' to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach toward granular, project-component-based tracking.

The 'Sectoral Guidance for Tracking Green Finance' (October 2024), commissioned by the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) and produced by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and Trinomics, provides a technical framework for national and regional development banks to track climate and biodiversity finance. The guide applies 'Common Principles' across five priority sectors: energy, transport, water, agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) and fisheries, and the urban sector. It details eligibility criteria for mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity activities, offering methodologies for ex-ante greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessments and financial quantification to ensure transparency and consistency in reporting.

The report 'Panorama de Financiamento Climático para Uso da Terra no Brasil 2021-2023' by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes financial flows directed toward agriculture and forests aligned with climate goals in Brazil. It finds a significant increase in annual climate finance for land use, reaching an average of R$ 88.1 billion between 2021 and 2023, driven largely by rural credit and domestic private sources. The document details the instruments used, the sectors benefited, and the specific climate uses (mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage), while highlighting gaps in transparency and the need for more rigorous verification of sustainable practices.

This briefing by Transforma presents simplified negotiation options for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance, intended for adoption in Baku, Azerbaijan, by November 2024. The document organizes various proposals from Parties and groups into a structured framework covering the goal's preamble, context, temporal scope, structure, quantum determination, qualitative elements, access, concessionality, and transparency arrangements.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-RIO) analyzes financial flows for the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It finds that while total finance averaged US$ 3.213 billion per year, the vast majority is concentrated in the planted forest and bioenergy sectors, leaving biodiversity-based products and native forests significantly underfunded.

This policy brief by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) outlines the necessity of reforming the international financial architecture and strengthening African financial institutions to bridge the climate finance gap and support green industrialization in Africa.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes financial flows for the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a significant concentration of funding in planted forests and bioenergy, while highlighting a substantial funding gap for biodiversity-based products and native forests, particularly in the North region.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-RIO) analyzes financial flows disbursed to the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a heavy concentration of funding in the planted forest and bioenergy sectors, driven largely by private domestic sources and innovative financial instruments, while highlighting a significant funding gap for biodiversity products and the native forest sector.

A retrospective report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) detailing ten years of the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab). The document analyzes the Lab's role as a market-builder and pipeline incubator, sharing lessons on balancing financial innovation with actionability to mobilize private capital for climate mitigation and adaptation in emerging markets.

The report "Financiando uma Bioeconomia Global Sustentável" (September 2024) analyzes the current and future interaction between finance and the bioeconomy. It advocates for a sustainable, equitable, and nature-positive bioeconomy as a cornerstone for a low-carbon global economy, emphasizing the role of the G20, international cooperation, and innovative financial instruments to bridge investment gaps and protect biodiversity.

Saint Lucia is transitioning its energy system to increase resilience and reduce diesel dependency, highlighted by a 4MW utility-scale solar farm completed in 2018 that saved $3 million and 1.5 million gallons of diesel in three years. The island aims for 35% renewable electricity by 2025 and a 23% reduction in climate pollution by 2050. Current efforts include planning eight solar microgrids for critical facilities (schools, hospitals, and government buildings) and utilizing catalytic philanthropic funding to unlock private investment.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines debt-for-nature swaps as a tool to address the intersecting crises of public debt, climate change, and biodiversity loss, with a specific focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. It argues that while these swaps are gaining popularity, they are not a 'silver bullet' due to their limited scale, reliance on local currency, and potential risks to national sovereignty and Indigenous land rights.