Publications

Ian Cochran and Mariana Deheza have written an op-ed on the French Huffington Post on the occasion of the launching of the initiative “Five voluntary Climate Mainstreaming Principles” in the sidelines of COP21  the 7 of December 2015. This Op-ed presents the work of I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics on Mainstreaming Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient growth pathways into […]

On France Strategie’s platform ‘Financing the low-carbon transition’, Romain Morel and Ian Cochran provided their contribution ‘Thinking ‘Eco-Systemically’ to Shift the Trillions’. Based on their recent report ‘France’s Financial (Eco)system’, authors draw three main lessons from the French dynamics: Firstly: the change of the scale necessary to achieve a low-carbon transition cannot be forced from […]

I4CE and its agricultural and forestry partners launch a project creating a national carbon certification aimed at agricultural and forestry projects. VOluntary CArbon Land Certification (VOCAL) will certify greenhouse gas emission reductions from projects implemented in France in the agricultural and forestry sectors through a reference framework and methodologies validated by the Ministry of Ecology, […]

Entitled “Exploring the EU ETS Beyond 2020: A first assessment of the EU Commission’s proposal for Phase IV of the EU ETS (2021-2030)”, the report, produced jointly by I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics and Enerdata, and in collaboration with IFPen, provides new, factual, independent and quantified analysis on EU ETS operationality by 2030, to […]

Meet Manasvini Vaidyula – Research Associate of our Energy, Industry and Climate program – who will briefly explain the ideas behind the 2°C target and intended Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDCs). In two minutes, you will come to understand what the 2°C target is, what iNDCs represent and the challenges in closing the gap between iNDCs […]

Paris 2015 COP21 and Beyond: Cooling the Climate Debate. Chair of Sustainable Development – Environment, Energy, Society and Collège de France The professor Sterner and Guesnerie seized the opportunity of the meeting in Paris for the COP 21 to organize an international symposium on the economics of climate policies. The first day of the conference […]

Meet Vivian Depoues – Program Manager of our Territories and Climate division – who will briefly explain the main ideas and challenges behind climate change adaptation In two minutes, you will come to understand what adaptation is, what constitute adaptation actions and its importance in the context of the COP 21 framework. Find out more […]

Meet Alexia Leseur – Program Manager of our Territories and Climate division – who will briefly explain the main ideas behind the actions of non-state actors. In two minutes, you will come to understand who non-state actors are, what actions they’re taking to reduce GHG emissions and their influence in the COP21 under the Agenda […]

Date : December 11th – 11:00-14:00 Location: Generation Climat – room 7 Languages: French & English Organizers: I4CE, ADEME and AFD NEW : SUMMARY The session RT1 « Levers and obstacles to urban climate adaptation » was moderated by V. Dépoues (I4CE) and took place before an audience of about twenty people. I. Galarraga (B3C) […]

Events organized by I4CE: All events at a glance: Investment, Finance and Climate Date: 1st December, 11.15am – 12.45pm Location: Générations climat – Room 10 (open access) Title: Towards a sustainable financial system: lessons from national case studies and global evolutions in practice Partner: UNEP Inquiry Date: 4 December, 10.15am – 1.30pm Location: Zone bleue, hall […]

In partnership with the Embassy of France in US and the Environmental Defense Fund, I4CE- Institute for Climate Economics organized a conference on November 9th, 2015 in Washington – DC entitled “Putting a price on carbon: European & North American experiences and paths and forward”. Just a few weeks before COP21, this conference aimed to […]

Meet Igor Shishlov – Project Manager of our Finance, Investment and Climate division – who will briefly explain the main ideas behind GHG accounting. In two minutes, you will come to understand the issue of MRV in the Paris Climate 2015 agreement, present last steps in international climate negotiations and key initiatives of MRV methodologies […]

Profiling Financial Innovation for Sustainability in France: UNEP Inquiry’s Global Report on the Design of a Sustainable Financial System & a Country Report on France 4 November 2015 from 5.30pm Salon Michel Debré French Ministry for the Economy and Finance 139 rue de Bercy – 75012 Paris On 4 November, I4CE – Institute for Climate […]

Meet Romain Morel – Project Manager of our Finance, Investment and Climate division – who will briefly explain the main ideas behind climate finance. In two minutes, you will come to understand what climate finance refers to, the widely-known annual goal of $100 billion by 2020 and the fundamental challenge in raising the trillions of […]

Managing greenhouse gas emissions plays an important role in helping our economies follow a low-carbon trajectory. The objective of an emissions trading scheme is to help incentivize economic players from main emitting sectors – such as energy and industry – to reduce their CO2e emissions. I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics, IFP Energies nouvelles and […]

Meet Emilie Alberola – Program Manager of our Industry, Energy and Climate division – who will briefly explain the main ideas behind carbon pricing policies. In two minutes, you will come to understand the benefits of implementing carbon pricing and how the Paris Agreement could play a role in facilitating the proliferation of carbon pricing policy initiatives. […]

One of the principal challenges today is to scale-up the financial flows to the trillions of dollars per year necessary to achieve the 2°C long-term objectives. Achieving this transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient (LCCR) economic model requires the integration or ‘mainstreaming’ of climate issues as a prism through which all investment decisions should be […]

Today, developing carbon offsetting mechanisms to succeed those of Kyoto hinges on restoring confidence in the effectiveness and environmental integrity of carbon crediting projects. But it is also necessary to reassure investors – who lost some USD 66 billion with the collapse of demand and asset price in 2012 – about the safety of their […]

Development finance institutions (DFIs) are in a position to be key actors in aligning development and the 2° challenge. One of the principal challenges today is to scale-up the financial flows to the trillions of dollars per year necessary to achieve the 2°C long-term objectives. Achieving this transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient (LCCR) economic […]

The UNEP Inquiry has explored how changes in financial system design can bring the environment more effectively into financial decision-making. The Inquiry key findings are: Financing for sustainable development can be delivered through action within the financial system, as well as in the real economy Policy innovation from developing and developed countries demonstrate how the […]