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This executive summary by the Center for International Environmental Law outlines necessary reforms for the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) 'Approach to Greening Equity in Financial Institutions' (Green Equity Approach or GEA). While acknowledging the GEA's goal to phase out coal-related investments by 2030, the document argues that the current framework is too narrow to align the IFC's equity portfolio with the Paris Agreement and proposes ten essential improvements to address loopholes and integrate social and environmental safeguards.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute assesses the alignment of energy supply investments from the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to well below 2°C.