Climate Finance

Publications
Synergies Between Climate Policies and the Sustainable Development Goals in Haiti
Synergies Between Climate Policies and the Sustainable Development Goals in Haiti
Assessing the Policy Gaps for Achieving China's Climate Targets in the Paris Agreement
Assessing the Policy Gaps for Achieving China's Climate Targets in the Paris Agreement
Paying for Pollution: Why a Carbon Tax is Good for America
Paying for Pollution: Why a Carbon Tax is Good for America
Experience with Carbon Taxes and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems
Experience with Carbon Taxes and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems
Bridging the Gap: The Role of Innovation Policy and Market Creation
Bridging the Gap: The Role of Innovation Policy and Market Creation
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of Existing Emissions Trading Systems
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of Existing Emissions Trading Systems
Potential Contributions of Market-systems Development Initiatives for Building Climate Resistance
Potential Contributions of Market-systems Development Initiatives for Building Climate Resistance
Linking Climate Policies to Advance Global Mitigation
Linking Climate Policies to Advance Global Mitigation
The Impact of Removing Tax Preferences for U.S. Oil and Gas Production
The Impact of Removing Tax Preferences for U.S. Oil and Gas Production
Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit
Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit
Integrated Assessment Models and the Social Cost of Carbon: A Review and Assessment
Integrated Assessment Models and the Social Cost of Carbon: A Review and Assessment
A Conceptual Framework for Measuring the Effectiveness of Green Fiscal Reforms
A Conceptual Framework for Measuring the Effectiveness of Green Fiscal Reforms
Adding Quantity Certainty to a Carbon Tax: The Role of a Tax Adjustment Mechanism for Policy Pre-Commitment
Adding Quantity Certainty to a Carbon Tax: The Role of a Tax Adjustment Mechanism for Policy Pre-Commitment
Scaling Up Solar Pumps for Irrigation and Domestic Water Use in Ethiopia: The Role of Blended Finance
Scaling Up Solar Pumps for Irrigation and Domestic Water Use in Ethiopia: The Role of Blended Finance
Leaders and Followers in Finance Mobilization for Renewable Energy in Germany and China
Leaders and Followers in Finance Mobilization for Renewable Energy in Germany and China
Green Cooperation, Green Competition
Green Cooperation, Green Competition
Designing Fit-for-purpose National Climate Funds: A Guidebook for Decision-makers
Designing Fit-for-purpose National Climate Funds: A Guidebook for Decision-makers
Climate Finance Policy in Practice: A Review of the Evidence
Climate Finance Policy in Practice: A Review of the Evidence
Analysis of International Funding for Haiti’s Climate Change Priorities
Analysis of International Funding for Haiti’s Climate Change Priorities
Clean Energy Policy and Expanding Markets: Insights from Corporate, Labor and Investor Leaders
Clean Energy Policy and Expanding Markets: Insights from Corporate, Labor and Investor Leaders
Policies Governing China's Overseas Development Finance: Implications for Cimate Change
Policies Governing China's Overseas Development Finance: Implications for Cimate Change
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of the Evidence
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of the Evidence
Making the Green Climate Fund Transformational
Making the Green Climate Fund Transformational
The Carbon Consequences of China’s Overseas Investments in Coal
The Carbon Consequences of China’s Overseas Investments in Coal
Technology transfer and adoption for smallholder climate change adaptation: opportunities and challenges
Technology transfer and adoption for smallholder climate change adaptation: opportunities and challenges
Financing Energy Efficiency of Buildings: Green Instruments and Policy Guidance
Financing Energy Efficiency of Buildings: Green Instruments and Policy Guidance
The distributional impacts of U.S. energy policy
The distributional impacts of U.S. energy policy
The CO2 Content of Consumption Across US Regions: A Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) Approach.
The CO2 Content of Consumption Across US Regions: A Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) Approach.
Green Finance The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation
Green Finance The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of the Evidence
Carbon Pricing in Practice: A Review of the Evidence

Mobilizing adequate finance for climate action is an essential component of climate change policy. How governments best mobilize green finance through a variety of different kinds of policy tools and mechanisms is a major focus of CPL research. We examine different kinds of climate policies such as target lending, green bond policy, loan guarantee programs, weather-indexed insurance, feed-in tariffs, tax credits, national development banks, disclosure policies, and national climate funds from the point of view of speed and breadth of financial mobilization, economic efficiency, environmental effectiveness, and equity. We also examine how international development finance affects climate outcomes and analyze how best to identify policy pathways for greening development finance.

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