Internship offer – Impacts of financing costs and development considerations on estimates of climate financing needs in emerging markets and developing economies

About the position

Investment and financing needs estimates to achieve the Paris Agreement targets in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) vary substantially in existing literature, from 250 billion to 2,500 billion USD per year by 2030.

 

This variability reflects both data gaps and the specific purpose, intended use, and target audience of each study – whether it aims to highlight the scale of investment needs, inform international negotiations, support policy and planning, or fulfill reporting requirements – and the corresponding methodological choices.

 

The objective of the internship will be to quantify the impacts of methodological choices on financing needs estimates for EMDEs, building on a current I4CE project that explored existing estimates and especially the figures provided by the Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance. More specifically, the candidate will build comparative figures for needs assessment, distinguishing between investment costs only vs total financing needs, and separating climate-related additional efforts from broader development needs.

 

In addition, the candidate will contribute to other activities carried out by the International team, including the development of methodologies and tools to support the financing of the low-carbon transition in international contexts.

 

This could involve, for example, contributing to the development of a facilitation tool for discussions on the financing of long-term strategies (LTS), building on I4CE’s LTS dashboard for Finance Ministers.

 

The internship will be carried out within I4CE‘s International team, supervised by Solène Metayer, in collaboration with Sébastien Postic.

 

 

Role and responsabilities 

Activities will include :

 

• Building and quantifying financing scenarios based on existing literature
• Contributing to the drafting of reports: writing, identification of key messages and public policy recommendations, proofreading, etc.
• Contributing to the promotion and dissemination of research work and publications: development of training material, presentations of results, blog post, etc.

 

 

Professional profile and skills

 

The position is aimed at a Master’s level student with a proven interest in the economic and financial issues surrounding climate change and requires a strong ability for quantitative analysis and knowledge of development-specific issues.

 

The specific skills and motivations expected are as follows:

 

• Strong motivation to work on economic issues related to the implementation of the low-carbon transition in international contexts
• An appetite for research and a curiosity to understand subjects in depth
•Excellent analytical skills and ability to process and synthesize quantitative data (proficiency in Excel, R and/or Python is necessary)
•Interest in impact-oriented writing
•Previous experience or education in public finance or project finance is a plus
•Knowledge and interest in development issues and development finance is a plus

 

A perfect command of spoken and written English is essential, French and Spanish would be a plus.
The internship offer is open to students with disabilities.