Publications

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 […]

Industry, Energy and Climate Internal carbon pricing: a voluntary and innovative strategy adopted by businesses, organized by I4CE, EPE Quantifying the sectoral and national impacts of the INDCs and the role of carbon pricing policies, organized by I4CE, Enerdata, AFD How to align EU policy with the goals of the Paris Agreement, organized by I4CE, IETA, Enerdata […]

Marrakech, COP22, November 16 2016 – We are proud to announce that Caisse de Dépôt et Gestion du Maroc will be joining our founding members, Caisse des Dépôts Group, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the ADEME, French Environment and Energy Management Agency, to support the governance and financing of I4CE – Institute for […]

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 […]

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 […]

Manasvini Vaidyula, Marion Afriat & Lara Dahan from I4CE’s Industry Energy and Climate team have recently published blog post on the Ideas for Development blog coordinated by Agence Francaise de Développement. As emerging economies continue to experience rapid growth, their decarbonisation strategies will play a crucial role in realising the Paris Agreement. In the global pursuit of […]

This second edition of the UNEP Inquiry into the design of a sustainable financial system’s report entitled “the financial system we need – from momentum to transformation” organizes the key findings of the Inquiry’s sweeping work into a set of consistent recommendations for aligning financial systems to sustainable development. Read the 2016 report : http://unepinquiry.org/publication/the-financial-system-we-need-from-momentum-to-transformation/

CARISMA has prepared a Synthesis Report to summarise the work done during the first 18 months of the project. It describes for each main topic what has been done, what has been achieved and what will be the next steps. Read the synthesis report Based on the preliminary project results, the following key messages have […]

Marion Afriat, member of the I4CE Team has submitted a video to the #Film4Climate Global Video Competition. This competition invites young film makers to create a film ON climate action. To discover and support Marion’s video and an inspiring message please follow this link and VOTE WITH JUST ONE CLICK: #Film4Climate Competition: “Learning to Learn Again” by […]

Igor Shishlov, project manager at I4CE has recently published an op-ed on the blog Ideas for Development, a blog coordinated by Agence Francaise de Développement. This article was prepared on the occasion of the announcement made by France on the issuance of its first sovereign green bond by 2017. The issuance of sovereign green bonds by France – […]

I4CE’s contributions quoted alongside those of other stakeholders in the synthesis report prepared by the COP21 and COP22 champions on of submissions on the roadmap for global climate action. The world climate champions for France and Morocco Laurence Tubiana and Hakima El Haite, launched call for submissions to Parties and Non-Party Stakeholders to the international negotiation […]

I4CE will participate in two events: The High level dialogue on carbon pricing: 1 – 3 pm – Salle 300 Internal carbon pricing, businesses discussed their commitments (In partnership with EpE): 2 – 3.30 pm – Agora 1 – Scene 2 On this occasion, we are also releasing a note on carbon pricing that examines the […]

  The GCF observer status means that the I4CE team can now participate in GCF Board meetings, provide strategic advice on the design, development and implementation of the strategies, projects and activities to be financed by the Fund. As part of its responsibilities as an observer, I4CE looks forward to being able to provide input […]

The brief outlines how revenue flows can be used by governments towards households, to reduce other taxes, provide transitional support to industry, reduce public deficit, meet climate finance needs or to meet other spending objectives. The paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that the various options present while providing some examples of revenue usage from jurisdictions that […]

Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Sea, in charge of international climate relations, President of the COP, gave Pierre Ducret, Chairman of I4CE, the mission of representing France in the steering committee of the program “Affordable Finance at scale” of the International Solar Alliance, an Indo-French initiative, launched at the COP21, which aims to […]

Part of the Local programme, CCFT aims at strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders to formalize resilient urban projects and mobilize financial resources for their implementation. Through 3 complementary workshops, it provides the required tools to create an enabling environment for funding the fight against climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy. Next […]

 June 8, 2016 I4CE published a study supported by Mirova, EDF and Crédit Agricole exploring challenges and opportunities for the green bond market to make a tangible contribution to the low-carbon transition. Read the Study here June 8, 2016 I4CE organized a Chatham House conference in Paris, which launched a discussion regarding the potentially increasing […]

Authors: Igor Shishlov, Romain Morel, Valentin Bellassen This article provides an ex post analysis of the compliance of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol during the first commitment period (2008–2012) based on the final data for national GHG emissions and exchanges in carbon units that became available at the end of 2015. On the domestic […]

During phase 4 of the EU ETS (2021-2030), how to distribute the reduced amount of free allowances to the EU industry to prevent carbon leakage? That was the question of the expert meeting organized by DG Clima April 21, 2016 and at which contributed I4CE. I4CE presented the results of its evaluation of the proposal […]

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. […]