Harnessing the US$300 trillion in the global financial system will be essential to make a successful transition to a prosperous, low-carbon economy. The UNEP Inquiry has uncovered a ‘quiet revolution’ in policy and market innovations to mobilise capital and mainstream sustainability factors in banking, capital markets, insurance and investment. This...
Featuring Edgar Hertwich, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Professor of Industrial Sustainability, member of the UNEP International Resource Panel
As society grapples with how to control CO2 emissions from power generation, potentially detrimental impacts of alternative sources of electricity come into increasing focus. Policy advocates and practitioners...
The webinars realized by the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) explore various issues related to climate change and climate governance. In 2015, ICCG ran a series of 8 webinars on the topic of Water; and in 2016 the webinars will focus on the topic of climate finance.
In December 2015, world leaders reached a historic climate agreement at COP21 in Paris, sending a clear signal to governments and businesses to accelerate their efforts to decarbonize their economies, supply chains and business models. Now it’s time to move from diplomacy to implementation – and this involves both understanding...
Following the success of the agreement of UNFCCC talks in Paris it is clear that the urgent and early effort to reform government subsidies to fossil fuels can be considered alongside other energy carbon mitigation actions that countries have at their disposal through the use of economic instruments. 68 countries...
Following December’s Paris Climate Agreement, what are the financial realities of public and private investment in sectors and initiatives that support climate change mitigation and adaptation? Multimillion-dollar private sector climate investment initiatives are taking shape, but are they enough to meet ambitious growth targets? And how does the picture change...
