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07/04/2016
Foreword of the week
Help investors assess risks related to energy transition
Energy Transition Risk project launched in Paris In the wake of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at COP21 and the launch of a task force on climate-related financial disclosure by the G20’s Financial Stability Board, a consortium of think-tanks, researchers and financial sector companies have gathered their forces to help investors assess these risks. […]
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07/04/2016
Carbon Trends
How the Paris Agreement could support the emergence of domestic and transnational carbon pricing in the future
Over the past few years, there has been growing evidence that carbon pricing policy can be an effective tool to facilitate the domestic transition to a low-carbon economy by creating economic incentives to drive emissions reductions and sending clear economic and political signals in favour of low-carbon strategies. With the adoption of the Paris Agreement […]
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30/03/2016
Landscape of Climate Finance Webinar Lessons Learned Slides
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29/03/2016
Special issues
Landscape of climate finance in France 2015 edition – full report
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26/02/2016
Foreword of the week
I4CE and Enerdata publish an article in the French Review of Energy
I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics and Enerdata publish an article in the French Review of Energy N° 628, in November-December 2015. After three Phases of functioning, the EU ETS meets new challenges in preparation of its Phase IV. Indeed on July 15th, the European Commission published a proposal for a revision of the EU […]
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26/02/2016
Foreword of the week
I4CE joins the « Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition » launched by the World Bank
In February 2016, I4CE – Institute for Climate Economic joins the “Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition” launched by the World Bank as a strategic partner to share its expertise on the analysis of carbon pricing policies. The Coalition is a voluntary partnership of national and sub-national governments, businesses, and civil society organizations that agree to advance […]
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12/02/2016
Climate Report
Final Report for ABSTRACT-Colurba is out
CONTEXT : The scientific literature on barriers and levers to the implementation of adaptation strategies to climate change is quickly growing. Indeed, the evolution of climate variables and the changes in the intensity, duration and frequency of extreme events are pushing policy makers to question their ability to adjust urban areas to these new conditions. […]
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11/02/2016
Carbon Trends
COP21: and now, action!
After an unprecedented political process initiated at COP17 in Durban in 2011, 195 countries adopted at COP21 in Paris in December 2015 the first universal agreement for the fight against climate change. Contrary to expectations of some observers, the role of such a process was not to define the actions that each State must undertake. […]
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11/02/2016
ET Risk summary
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29/01/2016
Canfin-Grandjean Report
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08/01/2016
Special issues
Scientific Brief for the LPAA
Scientific Brief on the implications of local and regional jurisdictions for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: How can they enhance engagement of their constituents? State of science and focus on economic and financial tools.
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18/12/2015
Carbon Trends
Recalibrating the EU ETS: in search of a long term price signal to drive investments
By Matthieu Jalard and Emilie Alberola With the endorsement of energy and climate targets by the EU Council in October 2014, the proposal for a revised EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) directive disclosed in July and the enforcement of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) in September2015, a recalibrated EU ETS is emerging for the 2020 to […]
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18/12/2015
Climate Brief
COP21 – a successful ‘end of the beginning
The Paris Agreement provides a clear signal and a solid framework for climate action. Balanced and ambitious in its objectives – including full decarbonization of the global economy before the end of the century – it has all the conditions to encourage everyone to do more. In establishing a new international climate change regime, the […]
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14/12/2015
Foreword of the week
I4CE contributes to the SWITCH report
From August to December 2015, Emilie ALBEROLA participated to the Carbon Roadmap committee set up by SWITCH, the Alliance for a Green Economy in Quebec, composed of environmentalists, industry professionals and experts in economy climate. The report, titled “Carbon Roadmap” , has been released on 9th December in Paris to the premiers of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, […]
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11/12/2015
Foreword of the week
Op-ed on Low-Carbon Development: What Roles for Development Finance Institutions?
Ian Cochran and Mariana Deheza have written an op-ed on the French Huffington Post on the occasion of the launching of the initiative “Five voluntary Climate Mainstreaming Principles” in the sidelines of COP21 the 7 of December 2015. This Op-ed presents the work of I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics on Mainstreaming Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient growth pathways into […]
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11/12/2015
Foreword of the week
Op-ed on France Strategie’s platform – Thinking ‘Eco-Systemically’ to Shift the Trillions’.
On France Strategie’s platform ‘Financing the low-carbon transition’, Romain Morel and Ian Cochran provided their contribution ‘Thinking ‘Eco-Systemically’ to Shift the Trillions’. Based on their recent report ‘France’s Financial (Eco)system’, authors draw three main lessons from the French dynamics: Firstly: the change of the scale necessary to achieve a low-carbon transition cannot be forced from […]
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10/12/2015
Climate Report
The adaptation of cities to climate change
Cities and urban areas are particularly affected because of their geographical location and the large share of the population and economic activities they bring together. This Climate Report provides a synthetic and problematized review of the literature on climate change adaptation at the urban scale, the tools and resources available to cities to implement strategies […]
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09/12/2015
Foreword of the week
Launch of the project VOluntary CArbon Land Certification (VOCAL)
I4CE and its agricultural and forestry partners launch a project creating a national carbon certification aimed at agricultural and forestry projects. VOluntary CArbon Land Certification (VOCAL) will certify greenhouse gas emission reductions from projects implemented in France in the agricultural and forestry sectors through a reference framework and methodologies validated by the Ministry of Ecology, […]
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02/12/2015
LPAA Private Finance Focus agenda
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02/12/2015
Special issues
2004 – 2015: A decade of expertise on climate economics
I4CE – the Institute for Climate Economics is an initiative of the Caisse des Dépôts, which continues to support us, and the Agence Française de Développement, which has joined this project, giving the Institute a strong international dimension. The two major French public financial institutions are thus joining forces to create a real think tank, […]