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This briefing by the World Resources Institute provides guidance for Ministries of Finance on integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation into COVID-19 economic recovery packages. It argues that aligning stimulus spending with climate goals can maximize long-term economic gains, create more jobs than traditional investments, and reduce future systemic risks.

A statement by Alexey Miroshnichenko of VEB.RF detailing the development of a Russian Green Finance Standard designed to attract private investment for environmental projects, specifically to support the government's "Ecology" national project.

A fact sheet detailing a EUR 55 million (USD 60 million) green loan issued by Sonae SGPS on April 8, 2020, for its subsidiary Sonae MC to improve the environmental sustainability of its food retail operations in Portugal.

This feasibility study evaluates the potential for implementing EuroPACE, an on-tax financing instrument for residential energy efficiency retrofits, across Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. The report analyzes market barriers, existing national loan schemes, and case studies of successful programs in France (Oktave), Germany (KfW), and the Netherlands/UK (Energiesprong) to identify scalable models for deep retrofits.

This fact sheet details a EUR 335 million green loan issued by Endesa, S.A. on December 21, 2019, to finance wind and solar energy projects in Spain.

This executive summary evaluates the progress of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) five years after its 2014 inception. It concludes that achieving the 2020 targets is nearly impossible, as tropical deforestation continues at unsustainable rates and restoration efforts are too slow and often occur outside natural forests. While some governments and companies have taken action, these efforts are described as isolated and insufficient to catalyze systemic change.

This executive summary evaluates the progress of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) five years after its 2014 inception. It concludes that the 2020 goals of halving tropical deforestation and restoring 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes are likely unattainable, as tropical deforestation continues at an unsustainable rate and restoration efforts have largely occurred outside natural forests.

The San Giorgio Group's 7th Annual Meeting, held in March 2019 and organized by the Climate Policy Initiative, focused on scaling up green, low-emissions finance to align with the Paris Agreement. The discussions highlighted the need for systemic transformation across financial institutions, the role of green banks, the urgency of adaptation and resilience investment, and the potential of blended finance to mobilize private capital.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a SGD50 million green loan issued by the Sunseap Group on April 3, 2019, to finance rooftop solar projects in Singapore.

This executive summary by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines financial and policy reforms needed to align Brazil's agricultural production with environmental conservation. It proposes a transition from a public-sector-dominated rural credit system toward one that incentivizes Forest Code compliance, increases private bank participation, and utilizes risk management tools like insurance and derivatives.

This briefing document provides context for the 2019 Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Global Meeting in Cape Town. It reviews the state of the global green transition in 2018, outlines the GEC's ten-year history and mission to champion inclusion, equity, and environmental limits, and defines the meeting's focus on ensuring 'everyone gets a stake' in the transition through participation, livelihoods, and ownership rights.

This 2019 industry brief by GreenCape outlines various financial mechanisms available to commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses in South Africa to implement rooftop solar PV systems of under 1 MW, aiming to overcome the barrier of high upfront capital costs.

This document introduces a collection of case studies and reports focused on green finance approaches to soil remediation, highlighting the need for innovative funding mechanisms where traditional liability rules fail and noting how regional cost structures and human health risks influence remediation efforts.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development presents 17 case studies on financing instruments that blend public and private capital to fund the remediation of contaminated soil, as part of a broader four-year project titled 'Financing Models for Soil Remediation'.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative, commissioned by SK Securities, analyzes the state of the climate bond market in Korea as of March 2018. It highlights that while Korea possesses a massive overall bond market and strong climate policy commitments, its specific climate bond market remains underdeveloped. The document identifies significant untapped potential for growth, outlines barriers to expansion, and provides comparative examples of regulatory and incentive-based successes in other global markets to suggest a roadmap for Korean policymakers and investors.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative explains how green securitisation—the process of creating asset-backed securities (ABS) from low-carbon assets—can unlock finance for small-scale projects. It details various structures including synthetic ABS, PACE ABS, solar ABS, and green mortgage-backed securities, highlighting how aggregating small assets allows institutional investors to provide capital to SMEs and urban infrastructure.

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative proposes a systems thinking framework to accelerate climate finance by analyzing the interactions between international public finance actors and domestic financial systems in developing countries. It identifies systemic trends, catalogues the roles of various financial actors, and provides a methodology for mapping system dynamics to optimize coordination and collaboration.

This report addresses the risk of stranded assets resulting from the sustainability transition, arguing that while 'green finance' for new technologies is well-documented, there is insufficient focus on the 'old' industries and assets that may become economically unusable. The document introduces a practical framework designed to help the financial community identify and quantify these risks to reduce unnecessary investment and negative social consequences.

The Battery Subscription Facility is a financial instrument designed to accelerate the adoption of electric buses in India by reducing high upfront costs through a battery-as-a-service model. By owning the batteries and leasing them to operators, the Facility aims to lower initial costs by 40-50% and reduce the total cost of ownership compared to diesel or CNG alternatives.

The Residential Rooftop Solar Accelerator is a lease-based financial instrument developed by Peacock Solar to increase the adoption of residential rooftop solar in smaller Indian cities by reducing upfront costs and operational barriers.