Ian COCHRAN, Phd
Senior Advisor – Climate Investment & FinanceIan Cochran is a Senior Advisor supporting I4CE’s work on climate investment and financial institutions. Ian has worked in the area of climate and environmental policy for close to a decade, focusing his expertise on the mainstreaming of climate-change related issues into decision making and institutional governance. He currently supports his team’s work on a broad range of investment-related issues, including the role of public financial institutions in the low-carbon transition; the environmental integrity of financial products; climate risk perception by financial actors; international and national climate-related financial flows; and the alignment of development finance and long-term climate change objectives.
Ian is also the director of the secretariat of the Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative that is housed at I4CE as well as the Program Director of the MSc Climate Change Finance & Investment at the University of Edinburgh Business School.
Ian holds a PhD in economics from Université Paris-Dauphine (France), a Master of Public Affairs (MPA) from Sciences-Po Paris (France) and a BA in Policy Studies from the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Public Affairs (USA). Before joining I4CE, Ian worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2015 served as a co-reporter on the French Presidential Commission on Innovative Climate Finance “Mission Canfin-Grandjean.”
Last contributions
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28/06/2022
Climate Report
Long-term strategy use for Paris-aligned investments
This I4CE report focuses on the role of countries’ Long-Term Strategies (LTSs) in the Paris alignment approaches of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). It explores the possible roles of both the LTS development process and the resulting LTS document in providing insights on the Paris alignment of investments within investment decision-making processes. The findings are relevant for a broader range of financial institutions. -
30/11/2021
Blog post
What we need from Financial institutions after COP26: from ‘pretty words’ to ‘systemic change’
COP26 in Glasgow did not disappoint in terms of the volume of announcements from the financial sector. But what is behind the hype? While buried in an avalanche of ‘pretty words’, there was notable progress by financial institutions. They now look at the ‘alignment’ not just of what – but also of who – is financed. -
12/07/2021
Blog post
The Next Step for Financial Institutions: Aligning the entire Financial Chain
A core goal of the Paris Agreement is “make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.” Since 2015, financial institutions of all types – from development banks to asset owners and pension funds – have committed to making their portfolios ‘consistent’ with the Paris Agreement. In practice, Financial Institutions are at times approaching alignment from different points of entry: either focusing on one hand “what” or on the other hand “who” is financed. -
04/06/2021
Climate Report
Operationalization Framework on Aligning with the Paris Agreement
In 2017, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) together with the group of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) made a joint commitment to “align financial flows with the Paris Agreement”. Since its commitment, the IDFC had focused its efforts on identifying what alignment means and implies.
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07/01/2021
Climate Report
Renovation – Landscape of climate finance in the Polish buildings sector
As part of the EUKI-supported project “Landscape of climate finance: Mainstreaming climate finance in the CEE region”, I4CE supported the Polish think-tank Wise Europa in the elaboration of a Landscape of climate finance in the sector of energy retrofitting of existing buildings in Poland. -
04/11/2020
Climate Brief
From Aligning with Paris to the SDGs
Climate Action and Sustainable Development are two parts of the same challenge and must be addressed together. Both adopted in 2015, the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development frame a set of global objectives that are deeply connected. -
09/07/2020
Blog post
Public Financial Institutions can help make the post-covid response “just and green”
Ian Cochran and Alice Pauthier explain why even with COVID19, public financial institutions (PFIs) must continue their important work on aligning their activities with climate and sustainability goals – and how their progress may be key to ensuring that the response to the crisis is both just and green. -
05/03/2020
Blog post
The 2020 Climate Challenge for Development Banks: Aligning with the Paris Agreement
Public development banks have a major role to play in the fight against climate change. Ian Cochran and Alice Pauthier from I4CE explain in this blogpost the principal technical and political challenges those finance institutions will need to overcome in aligning with the Paris Agreement objectives. -
04/12/2019
The proposals of 5 think tanks to meet the energy and climate challenge in Europe
Authors: Nicolas Berghmans (IDDRI), Antoine Guillou (Terra Nova), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (Jacques Delors Institute), Emmanuel Tuchscherer (Fondapol), Charlotte Vailles (I4CE) and Ian Cochran (I4CE) Almost four years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) must quickly raise its ambition in the fight against climate change if it wants to maintain its leadership […] -
28/11/2019
Foreword of the week
COP25 side-event I Aligning with the Paris Agreement: what does it mean for the International Development Finance Club?
Aligning with the Paris Agreement: what does it mean for the International Development Finance Club? International Development Finance Club Pavilion Saturday 7 December, 2-3:30 pm The Paris Agreement has reframed climate action from a focus on the near-term incremental increase of adaptation and mitigation actions to emphasize the importance of the long-term transformation […] -
08/11/2019
Climate Report
Tracking investment into energy transition in Germany and France: a comparison of methodologies and selected results
Since 2012, I4CE has been tracking climate investment and finance in France and similar assessments have been conducted in Germany by IKEM. This study compares the methodologies and results of these two exercises – the most advanced in Europe. The paper allows an initial comparison of investments in the two countries, identifying similarities in priority […] -
01/10/2019
Climate Report
Landscape of Climate Finance in France – 2019 Edition
The 2019 Edition of I4CE’s Landscape of Climate Finance provides an overview of the investments made by governments, households and businesses in support of the French government’s climate-related objectives. The 2019 edition of the Landscape reveals that climate investments exceeded 45 billion euros in 2018 in France. These investments were made by households, public authorities […] -
19/09/2019
Climate Report
A Framework for Alignment with the Paris Agreement: Why, What and How for Financial Institutions?
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, financial institutions and other economic actors have taken commitments to ‘align’ their activities with the goals agreed to by national governments in 2015. A growing body of literature from both the research community and practitioners has emerged on ‘alignment’ with the Paris Agreement goals – but to date […] -
19/09/2019
Pièces jointes
Aligning with the Paris Agreement – Joint Executive Summary of the Study. I4CE and CPI
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19/02/2019
Climate Report
Domestic landscape of climate finance: Why systemic approach to climate finance matters?
Why is it both important and useful to track climate investment and finance flows at the domestic level? In this policy brief, WiseEuropa, New Climate Institute and I4CE present an overview of how systematically tracking these flows can help governments and other stakeholders with quantitative data to assess progress towards national climate objectives as well […] -
28/11/2018
Climate Report
A French-German cooperation agenda for the energy transition in Europe
This policy paper, a collaborative effort of four European think tanks, aims to help French, German and EU policy makers address current environmental, economic and societal challenges. It proposes eight concrete steps where active cooperation between France, Germany and other European countries could make decisive contributions to the Energy Union that benefit all European citizens: […] -
26/11/2018
Climate Report
2018 edition of I4CE’s Landscape of Climate Finance
The 2018 edition of I4CE’s Landscape of Climate Finance provides an overview of climate investments made by governments, households and businesses in France. In 2017 climate investments exceed €40 billion, equitably distributed between households, businesses and public authorities. Nevertheless, investment needs are estimated at between €50 billion and €70 billion per year; investment needs […] -
27/09/2018
Climate Report
Low-carbon investment 2011 – 2017
The transition to a low-carbon economy implies significant investments in buildings, transport systems, vehicles, power plants, industry, agriculture. However scaling-up those investments to meet climate and energy objectives requires an improved knowledge base in investments and financial flows in those sectors, as well as policy assessment tools. This is why I4CE has developed since 2013 a “Landscape of domestic climate […] -
21/09/2018
Blog post
Global Climate Action Summit: what progress on climate finance?
The Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), organized by the State of California from the 12th to the 14th of September, brought together “non-state actors” from around the world – including representatives from states and provinces, regions, cities, businesses, financial institutions and civil society. Its slogan of ‘Taking Ambition to the Next Level’ made clear the objective of the Summit: to demonstrate the commitment and engagement of non-state actors as a means of convincing governments to “step up” and revise their national climate policies, as needed to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. -
02/03/2018
Climate Report
Green Bonds: Improving their contribution to the low-carbon and climate resilient transition
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s objective of limiting the rise of global mean temperature to +2°C compared to the preindustrial period, a shift in the allocation of private finance flows from carbon-intensive activities to investments compatible with a 2°C pathway will be necessary. Given the often high expectations around bonds, it is thus important to understand […] -
02/03/2018
Climate Report
Environmental integrity of green bonds: stakes, status and next steps
This report presents key findings of the second work package of I4CE’s work program on green bonds, exploring the challenges and opportunities to ensure the environmental integrity the green bond market. It explores the understanding of stakes and challenges related to the environmental integrity of green bonds and suggests potential next steps for both private […] -
13/12/2017
Climate Report
Green Bonds: what contribution to the Paris Agreement and how to maximize it?
Adopted in 2015 at COP21, the Paris Agreement triggered new momentum in the fight against climate change and confirmed the global target of limiting the rise of global mean temperature to 1.5-2°C compared to the preindustrial period. Among the objectives, the central role finance has to play in order to achieve this transition has been […] -
08/12/2017
Climate Brief
COP23: The Paris Agreement warms up before the big 2018 game
COP23 was held from 6 to 18 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. The conference had to demonstrate that despite recent political challenges, the new governance structure established by the Paris Agreement on climate could maintain the necessary momentum to achieve an ambitious low-carbon transition. Three main outcomes were expected from COP23: (1) assess the […] -
06/12/2017
Climate Report
Landscape of climate finance in France, 2017 Edition
To better understand the financing of the fight against climate change and the energy transition, the study identified investments that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in France. These expenditures are analyzed to identify which actors have undertaken these projects and how they are financed. Climate investments mainly distributed in three areas […] -
19/09/2017
Climate Report
Using credit lines to foster green lending: opportunities and challenges
Green credit lines extended by public finance institutions are a financial intermediation tool with a twofold objective. First, they aim at fostering lending to projects with environmental benefits often referred to as “green lending”. Second, they aim at building capacity in local financial institutions to expand the green lending market after the credit line is […] -
20/07/2017
Blog post
I4CE welcomes the publication of the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance’s Interim Report
The publication of the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance’s Interim Report marks the end of the first phase of this group’s work – and the beginning of a much-needed dialogue with the European financial community as to why taking sustainability materially into consideration is essential. In September 2016, the European Commission established […] -
20/07/2017
Blog post
Landscape of climate finance in France, Complete 2016 Edition
Mapping financial flows dedicated to climate change action and the energy transition The Landscape of climate finance maps financial flows in favor of climate and the broader energy transition in France. The analysis of the flows allows an assessment of which actors conduct these investments and how they finance different types of projects. Analyze the distribution […] -
26/06/2017
Blog post
I4CE in charge of the Secretariat of the “Climate Action in Financial Institutions” Initiative
On the sidelines of COP21, public and private financial institutions around the globe adopted 5 Voluntary Principles for “mainstreaming” climate change. The Initiative now renamed Climate Action in Financial Institutions gathers as of June 2017 30 financial institutions. It represents for them an opportunity to learn from each other, to disseminate good practice and lessons learned and to […] -
20/06/2017
Climate Report
Building Blocks of Mainstreaming of Climate Action in Financial Institutions
Following the landmark events of 2015, international development and climate agendas have become increasingly linked. The Sustainable Development Goals have identified climate action as a central piece of advancing long-term development objectives. For the first time, the Paris Accord has led to both public and private financial institutions being called by the international community to […] -
04/05/2017
Climate Brief
Three notes on the management of climate-related risks by financial actors
I4CE has published a series of three Climate Briefs on the management of climate-related risks by financial actors. These special edition technical notes present the key stakes around this issue by focusing on three questions: Executive Summary – Managing climate risks for financial actors: from theory to practice Why should financial actors align their portfolios […] -
04/05/2017
Climate Brief
How should financial actors deal with climate-related issues in their portfolios today?
Financial institutions face climate-related issues Certain constraints, differentiated according to business lines, currently limit the ability of financial institutions to carry out on their portfolios a quantified forward-looking analysis based on scenarios. Nonetheless, these institutions as of today should – and can – begin to put in place the basis for management and reporting strategies to […] -
04/05/2017
Climate Brief
Why should financial actors align their portfolios with a 2°C pathway to manage transition risks?
What does aligning a portfolio with a low-carbon pathway mean? To limit global warming and its economic consequences, there is a limited “budget” for carbon that can be released into the atmosphere between now and the end of the century. A “low-carbon pathway” therefore refers to the pathway of an economy that is implementing efforts […] -
04/05/2017
Climate Brief
How could financial actors manage their exposure to climate risks?
Financial actors should integrate a forward-looking climate assessment into their procedures and models In order to manage climate-related issues in their portfolios, financial actors will need in the long run to incorporate a forward-looking analysis for alignment of their portfolios with a 2°C pathway into their risk management and investment decision-making processes. Such analysis would […] -
17/02/2017
Foreword of the week
What do TCFD’s recommendations bring to the public debate on climate risks?
The following article provides a synthesis of I4CE’s response to the consultation on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s recommendations. Globally, I4CE endorses TCFD’s recommendations that represent an important step towards ensuring the integration of climate issues by the financial sector. Nevertheless, I4CE feels that the TCFD’s recommendations on metrics require further developments in […] -
15/12/2016
Special issues
The implications of 2015 for Financing Climate-Consistent Development
I4CE has just published an article in the Fall 2016 edition of La lettre de l’I-tésé n°29. The article discusses the international milestones marked 2015 as a seminal year with long-term implications for countries around the globe. From the adoption of the 2030 Development Agenda that comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals to the Paris Climate Agreement, a […] -
14/12/2016
Special issues
The Implications of 2015 for the Coming “Green Energy Revolution”: Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Development
I4CE has published a chapter in the 2016 edition of Atlantic Currents: An Annual Report on Wider Atlantic Perspectives and Patterns A number of international milestones marked 2015 as a seminal year with long-term implications for countries bordering the Atlantic and around the globe. For the first time, both developing and developed countries have been called […] -
07/12/2016
Climate Report
Landscape of climate finance in France, 2016 Edition
The Landscape of climate finance is a comprehensive study of domestic financial flows in favor of climate and the broader energy transition in France. The study maps the flows supporting investments leading to greenhouse gas mitigation across the French economy. The principal objective of the study is to support public debate on the role and relevancy of […] -
07/12/2016
Foreword of the week
Expert Meeting on Domestic Climate Finance co-organized with the European Environment Agency (EEA)
On 25th October 2016 in Copenhagen, the European Environment Agency and I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics hosted an expert meeting convening experts on the tracking of domestic financial flows dedicated to climate action in Europe. The expert meeting brought together government representatives, research centers and civil society actors, with the aim of establishing how […] -
03/11/2016
Foreword of the week
From NDCs to National Climate Investment Plans: domestic investment and climate finance tracking
From NDCs to National Climate Investment Plans: domestic investment and climate finance tracking Transforming the NDCs into financeable investment plans requires an understanding of existing domestic and international flows – private or public – in all countries. Practitioners and country representatives discussed how this data and cross-country comparison can help reorient and scale up financial […] -
03/11/2016
Foreword of the week
Financial Instruments to promote public-private investment in low-carbon, climate- resilient development
Financial Instruments to promote public-private investment in low-carbon, climate- resilient development – I4CE and AFD Joint side event There are great opportunities to use financial instruments, such as green bonds, credit lines, ‘blended’ finance, to support low-carbon, climate-resilient development around the world – and particularly in Africa. This event fostered a discussion on how to […] -
31/10/2016
Climate Brief
Six lessons on carbon accounting for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
A stringent, but flexible, MRV system is pivotal to mitigating the risk of future carbon crediting mechanisms compromising the ambition of the Paris Agreement. Namely, demonstrating additionality of projects and setting stringent emissions reduction baselines serve as the main tools to safeguard environmental integrity of the mechanism, especially given the insufficient ambition of current NDCs […] -
08/06/2016
Special issues
Beyond transparency: unlocking the full potential of green bonds
This report presents the latest study on the green bond market written by – Institute for Climate Economics with support by Credit Agricole CIB, EDF and Mirova. ‘Green’ or ‘climate’ bonds are a new asset class that has received increasing attention over the past few years as a financial instrument that may help overcome the […] -
23/11/2015
Special issues
France’s Financial (Eco)system – Improving the integration of sustainability factors
I4CE report for the UNEP Inquiry about the French experience on integrating sustainability in finance The French case study presents lessons drawn from the French ongoing experience in improving the integration of sustainability issues that could be shared with other countries. It focuses on both the climate-related issues that have recently received significant attention (Article […] -
12/11/2015
Climate Report
Landscape of climate finance in France, 2015 edition
Energy efficiency and sustainable infrastructure are the main investment domains, followed by renewable energy and nuclear. Between 2011 and 2013, climate investment increased by €6bn, with high contrast between domains. Investment in new buildings’ energy efficiency and in sustainable infrastructure increased, whereas investment in renewable energy, particularly renewable power, decreased. Up to €36bn invested […] -
12/11/2015
Pièces jointes
Landscape of climate finance 2015 edition – slides
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21/10/2015
Special issues
Case Study 1: Integration of Climate Change into the operational activities of Agence Française de Développement
Paper three in I4CE’s research project on the standards, tools and metrics to support the mainstreaming of ‘Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient’ growth pathways into activites of development finance institutions This case study examines the AFD’s integration of climate and transition-related information and tools into its activities. It presents the general investment process and the range of financial […] -
09/10/2015
Special issues
Climate and development finance institutions
Climate and development finance institutions: linking climate finance, development finance and the transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient economic models Paper one in I4CE’s research project on the standards, tools and metrics to support the mainstreaming of ‘Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient’ growth pathways into activites of development finance institutions. Abstract Development finance institutions (DFIs) are in a position to […] -
09/10/2015
Special issues
Lessons from the use of climate-related decision-making standards and tools by DFIs to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future
Paper two in I4CE’s research project on the standards, tools and metrics to support the mainstreaming of ‘Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient’ growth pathways into activites of development finance institutions. The integration or ‘mainstreaming’ of climate change into development finance decisions poses a broad number of operational challenges. Drawing from the current practice of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), […] -
09/10/2015
Climate Report
Climate and development finance institutions
Climate and development finance institutions: linking climate finance, development finance and the transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient economic models Paper one in I4CE’s research project on the standards, tools and metrics to support the mainstreaming of ‘Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient’ growth pathways into activites of development finance institutions. Abstract Development finance institutions (DFIs) are in a position to […] -
05/10/2015
Carbon Trends
Joint Implementation: the good, the bad and how to avoid the ugly
Joint Implementation: the good, the bad and how to avoid the ugly In order to avoid the ‘ugly’ effects – both in JI and in potential future instruments valorizing emissions reductions – accountability has to be incorporated into the system. EU ETS Directive On July 15th, the EU Commission released a legislative proposal to revise […] -
12/07/2015
Special issues
Mainstreaming Climate Change in the Financial Sector and its Governance – Part II: Identifying Opportunity Windows
A joint working paper with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) By Romain Morel (I4CE), Sani Zou (IDDRI), Ian Cochran (I4CE), Thomas Spencer (IDDRI) This working paper is the second one of a series of studies on Mainstreaming Climate Change in the Financial Sector and its Governance. Part II: Identifying Opportunity Windows […] -
03/07/2015
Special issues
Mainstreaming Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient growth pathways into investment decision-making – lessons from development financial institutions on approaches and tools
The integration or “mainstreaming” of the transition to a low-carbon climate-resilient future as a prism through which to make financial decisions poses a broad number of operational challenges. This background paper for the March 31 event is drawn from the report currently underway by I4CE supported by the Group Agence Française de Développement and the […] -
18/06/2015
Special issues
I4CE welcomes the report of the Canfin-Grandjean Presidential Commission on Innovative Climate Finance
I4CE welcomes the report of the Canfin-Grandjean Presidential Commission on Innovative Climate Finance On June 18th Pascal Canfin and Alain Grandjean, in the presences of Nicolas Hulot, submitted to French President François Hollande the report of the Commission on Innovative Climate Finance over which they presided. Over three months, the Commission interviewed more than 75 […] -
20/05/2015
Financing the low-carbon transition
Heading towards the 2015 Paris international Climate Conference (COP21), CDC Climat Research, in partnership with ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, publishes a ClimasCOPe # 2 aiming to shed some light on the challenges of international climate negotiations. ClimasCOPe # 2 is focused on the financing of the low-carbon transition. After an editorial […] -
18/05/2015
Special issues
Mainstreaming Climate Change into the financial sector: rationale and entry points
CIGI POLICY BRIEF No. 5 • June 2015 Fixing Climate Governance Series by Sáni Zou, Romain Morel, Thomas Spencer, Ian Cochran and Michel Colombier Mainstreaming Climate Change into the financial sector: rationale and entry points Today, the financial sector is exposed to the physical risks associated with climate change and the impact of climate policies. […] -
17/05/2015
Carbon Trends
Effort sharing, enhanced flexibility and low-carbon transformation: a new proposal for non-ETS sectors in the post-2020 period
EU ETS – MSR timetable: The second trilogue meeting between EU institutions took place on 5th May. An agreement was reached for the implementation of the MSR as from 2019, and a placement of backloaded as well as unused allowances straight into the reserve. EU ETS – Carbon leakages: The European Commission should propose measures […] -
11/05/2015
Special issues
Mainstreaming Climate Change in the Financial Sector and its Governance – Part I: A Necessary and Timely Evolution
A joint working paper with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) By Romain Morel (I4CE), Sani Zou (IDDRI), Ian Cochran (I4CE), Thomas Spencer (IDDRI) This working paper is the first one of a series of studies on Mainstreaming Climate Change in the Financial Sector and its Governance. Part I: A Necessary and […] -
21/04/2015
Special issues
Enhanced flexibility in the EU’s 2030 Effort Sharing Agreement: issues and options
By Olivier Sartor (IDDRI), Istvan Bart (MEHI), Ian Cochran (I4CE) and Andreas Tuerk (Joanneum) Reducing emissions from sectors not covered by the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) will be crucial to achieving Europe’s emissions reduction goals for 2030 and beyond. In 2012, these “effort sharing agreement” sectors accounted for approximately 60% of EU […] -
06/03/2015
Special issues
Shifting Private Finance towards Climate Friendly Investments – Policy options for mobilizing institutional investors’ capital for climate-friendly investment
A report produced by the Financing the Future Consortium including: Triple E Consulting, Climate Bonds Initiative, 2° Investing Initiative, Frankfurt School UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, CDC Climat, Climatekos, CDP, Climate Policy Initiative, Get2C The report provides the European Commission with an actionable toolbox to steer private finance towards climate-friendly investments, […] -
17/01/2015
Carbon Trends
From the rehearsal dinner in Lima to the wedding of interests in Paris: finding the recipe to keep everyone seated at the negotiations table
EU ETS – MSR debate: ENVI Committee met on 3rd December to discuss issues concerning the implementation of the MSR. MPs remain divided. EU ETS – MSR timetable: the ITRE Committee will hold an opinion vote on 22nd January 2015, while the ENVI Committee will vote on 23rd and 24th February 2015. EU ETS Directive: […] -
21/12/2014
Climate Brief
COP 20 in Lima : a tense rehearsal dinner where everyone ended up eating at the same table
COP20 in Lima was expected to put the negotiations on track to get an ambitious global agreement in Paris in December 2015. As a “rehearsal dinner” for Paris Climate 2015, COP20 managed to keep and strengthen the hopes for a “wedding” of interests with all parties sharing a table. COP 20 achieved its two key […] -
23/11/2014
Public Financial Institutions and the Low-Carbon Transition: Five Case studies on Low-Carbon Infrastructure and Project Investment
The analysis is structured around three principal areas of intervention: the use of traditional and innovative approaches to link low-carbon projects with finance through enhancing access to capital; facilitating risk reduction and sharing; improving the capacity of market actors; and shaping broader market practices and conditions. The results of this study were presented during a […] -
21/10/2014
Special issues
Landscape of climate finance in France, 2014 Edition
Based on a methodology developed by the Climate Policy Initiative and recognized internationally, the Landscape of climate finance identifies financial flows dedicated to the climate change mitigation and adaptation in France in 2011. The study collects information about the role and weight of public and private actors, as well as the instruments and channels involved […] -
04/06/2013
Climate Brief
Seeing the forest from the trees: Infrastructure Investment and “systemic” GHG impacts – Lessons from the Keystone XL
Achieving the “energy transition”, it is necessary to ask how individual investments support or hinder progress towards a low-carbon, energy-efficient future. This requires a a systemic approach – or “scope 4” analysis. As demonstrated by the Keystone XL Oil pipeline project in North America, even when individual pieces of infrastructure emit relatively low levels of […]