The report Investing in a Green Belt and Road? Assessing the Implementation of China’s Green Credit Guidelines Abroad examines seven case studies to assess Chinese's banks' compliance with the China's Green Credit Guidelines (GCG) in their overseas lending practices. In light of China's wide-reaching Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), case studies were selected from BRI related countries, including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia, India, and Sri Lanka. These examples span across the pulp and paper, mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors. This report evaluates Chinese banks' implementation of the GCG based on the ChinaBanking RegulatoryCommission' s official Key Performance Indicators for green credit, which were published in 2014.
The paper Triggering the Trade Transition: The G20’s Role in Reconciling Rules for Trade and Climate Change explores options for the G20 to trigger a transition of the trade system towards a regime that is part of the solution to tackle climate change.
This Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) 2017 report Aviation and Shipping - Impacts on Europe's Environment reflects key similarities, opportunities and challenges between two transport modes important to the functioning of Europe's mobility system — international aviation and shipping.
The publication Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Consumer Protection aims to provide policymakers and enforcers with a basis for reflection on the positive impacts that protecting consumers bears in promoting a more inclusive and sustainable development.
The study Renewable Energy Prospects for the European Union identifies cost-effective renewable energy options for all EU Member States, spanning a wide range of sectors and technologies.