The Discussion Paper New Roles for South African Municipalities in Renewable Energy - A Review of business models reviews possible business models for South African municipalities to seize arising opportunities and minimise potential risks associated with the introduction of renewable energy technologies in the domestic electricity system. It proposes a typology of available business models for municipalities to seize emerging opportunities arising from renewable energy technologies. Three overarching roles, spilt into seven business models, are considered for municipalities: building electricity generation capacity; procuring electricity; and playing a facilitation function. Based on a three-pronged methodological framework taking into account the drivers of the business models; their techno-economic potential; and their ability to manage risks (regulatory, financial and socio-political); this report reviews each business model, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.
The report Climate Finance for the Indian Ocean and African Small Island Developing States analyses concessional international public flows of climate finance to Indian Ocean and African Small Island Developing States for the six years 2010–2015.
The authors examine the sources of climate finance, its distribution among recipient countries, the shares targeting adaptation and mitigation, the spread across sectors, the modes of delivery and intermediaries involved in programming the funds, as well as the share of committed funds that has been disbursed so far. For each country analysed – Cape Verde, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, the Maldives, Mauritius, São Tomé and Principe, and the Seychelles – detailed snapshots of climate finance are provided.
The report Accelerating Financial Centre Action on Sustainable Development: How International Cooperation Can Scale Up Green and Sustainable Finance presents the case for strategic action by the world’s financial centres on climate change and sustainable development. It then outlines the goal and planned activities of the new International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability, which was inspired by work undertaken by Italy as part of its 2017 G7 Presidency.