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This testimony provided to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services by the World Resources Institute (WRI) evaluates a proposed $2 billion U.S. appropriation over five years for a World Bank-administered Clean Technology Fund (CTF). The WRI argues that while the funding is a significant step toward U.S. leadership in climate change, it is small compared to the trillions needed globally. The document outlines three primary guidelines for the CTF: prioritizing transformative zero-carbon technologies over marginally cleaner fossil fuels, leveraging the fund to reform the core energy portfolios of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), and adhering to the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding transparency, inclusivity, and additional funding.

This guide from the World Resources Institute outlines various instruments for raising public finance to support climate goals, focusing on international public finance, climate bonds, debt-for-climate swaps, and national climate funds. It details how these mechanisms can help developing countries fill funding gaps for their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the benefits and challenges associated with each, and provides real-world examples of their implementation.

This working paper examines the data and information requirements for effectively implementing national strategies to reduce forest emissions, with a specific focus on addressing illegal logging in Peru and Indonesia. It discusses the role of measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) within the context of REDD+ and other international climate financing frameworks.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines electricity sector reforms across six countries, arguing that these reforms are fundamentally issues of sustainable development. It finds that current reforms are primarily driven by financial concerns and donor conditions rather than social or environmental benefits.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines how public climate finance can be used to create the policy, institutional, industry, and financial conditions necessary to scale up private and public investment in low-carbon energy. Based on case studies from six developing countries, the report proposes a framework for 'readiness' activities and provides recommendations for international climate funds, specifically the Green Climate Fund.

This expert note from the World Resources Institute describes country platforms as mechanisms for governments to align diverse sources of finance behind national plans to achieve climate, nature, and development goals, while highlighting the institutional requirements for their success.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute examines the disconnect between the national-level implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement (NDCs). Based on a survey of 90 countries and detailed case studies of 11 countries and the European Union, the paper argues that a 'siloed approach' to these agendas hinders progress. It proposes five core areas for integration: coordinating institutions, aligning targets, joint policy mainstreaming, optimizing financial resources, and creating mutually reinforcing monitoring frameworks. The study concludes that an integrated approach reduces transaction costs, enhances policy coherence, and fosters 'win-win solutions' for climate resilience and sustainable development.

This guide details the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory methodology used by the World Resources Institute (WRI), covering the reporting period from Fiscal Year 2010 to 2021. It outlines the organizational boundaries, operational scopes, and specific calculation methods for direct and indirect emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standards.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute, developed with the Open Data Charter and the Inter-American Development Bank, advocates for the adoption of open data strategies to enhance climate action. It outlines the benefits of making climate-related datasets freely available for redistribution and use, drawing on a literature review, expert consultations, and pilot projects conducted in Chile and Uruguay between August 2019 and August 2020.

The World Resources Institute's 'A Community Action Toolkit' provides practical guidance for civil society and marginalized communities to use environmental rights—specifically access to information, public participation, and justice—to combat air, water, and solid waste pollution. Developed through the STRIPE project, the toolkit uses eight modules to help users conduct policy research, collect pollution data, and build evidence-based advocacy campaigns to hold governments and private companies accountable.

This research paper proposes the implementation of a "data loop" in Indonesia to strengthen climate ambition through collaborative data sharing between the government and the private sector.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes environmental and social risk management for overseas investments, specifically providing lessons for Chinese companies. Through six case studies of non-Chinese multinational companies, the paper demonstrates that strong risk management benefits companies, while weak management leads to financial loss and reputational damage.

This research paper examines the challenges Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam face in monitoring international climate finance. It identifies five key barriers: inconsistent definitions, varying classifications (e.g., the Philippines' lack of energy-specific ODA classification), difficulties monitoring grants, uncoordinated private finance tracking, and fragmented institutional arrangements. The paper recommends establishing interministerial working groups, adopting standardized climate-specific definitions, and creating dedicated management information systems, supported by international guidance and capacity building from developed countries.

This technical note describes the Indonesia Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), a System Dynamics computer model designed to help policymakers estimate the impacts of policy packages to meet national climate targets.

A World Resources Institute (WRI) technical note analyzing the clean energy trajectories of major greenhouse gas emitters and the contents of intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) submitted to the United Nations.

A fact sheet from the World Resources Institute detailing the extent, value, and rate of forest loss in Indonesia between 1990 and 2005.

This World Resources Institute working paper analyzes the 2011 Indonesian moratorium on new licenses in primary natural forests and peat lands, concluding that the policy in its current state is insufficient to meet national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

This report provides a framework for REDD+ countries to establish national systems for implementing the seven UNFCCC REDD+ safeguards. It details a structure based on goals, functions, rules, and institutions, and advises governments to assess existing institutional gaps before implementing new laws or agencies to protect biodiversity and local people's rights.

This research paper analyzes how Indonesia can reconcile an 8% annual GDP growth target by 2029 with its net zero emission commitments. Using simulations based on the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) for the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), the paper argues that early investment in clean energy is essential for securing high economic growth while reducing fossil fuel dependence.

This working paper analyzes the institutional, financial, and human resource capacities of Cameroon, Indonesia, and Peru in developing forest and land-use information systems (FLUIS), identifying key enabling factors and systemic challenges.