Publications

Meet us during the following sessions : Thematic plenary « Access of non-state actors to climate finance Time: 15h30 to 17h00 Room: Salle Argane 1 Date: Monday 11 september Moderators: Pierre Ducret, President of I4CE;  Ayman Cherkaoui –Special Advisor COP22 This plenary will discuss the progress made in accessing climate financing by non-state actors as well as in aligning economic […]

In 2015 AFD and I4CE came together to bring its expertise on “climate” finance topics. The workshop “Intercambio de experiencias sobre fuentes de financiamiento climático” (July 2017) was co-organized with the local AFD agency of Bogotá. This workshop was an opportunity for I4CE to make an in-depth presentation of its methodology for monitoring climate finance as […]

The publication of the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance’s Interim Report marks the end of the first phase of this group’s work – and the beginning of a much-needed dialogue with the European financial community as to why taking sustainability materially into consideration is essential. In September 2016, the European Commission established […]

Released in the scientific journal Climatic Change. Organisational uptake of scientific knowledge and adaptation of infrastructure Future development and renewal of transport infrastructures have to take into account how the effects of climate change will affect these complex sociotechnical systems. This article aims at understanding how to raise this issue to ensure an efficient and […]

Mapping financial flows dedicated to climate change action and the energy transition The Landscape of climate finance maps financial flows in favor of climate and the broader energy transition in France. The analysis of the flows allows an assessment of which actors conduct these investments and how they finance different types of projects. Analyze the distribution […]

Three steps to understand the implications of the EU ETS reform on free allocation In the debates on the post-2020 EU ETS reform, the issue of carbon leakage and of the competitiveness of EU industries has been calling particular attention. I4CE has built a simulation tool to estimate the EU ETS free allocation in Phase […]

On the sidelines of COP21, public and private financial institutions around the globe adopted 5 Voluntary Principles for “mainstreaming” climate change. The Initiative now renamed Climate Action in Financial Institutions gathers as of June 2017 30 financial institutions. It represents for them an opportunity to learn from each other, to disseminate good practice and lessons learned and to […]

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Following the landmark events of 2015, international development and climate agendas have become increasingly linked. The Sustainable Development Goals have identified climate action as a central piece of advancing long-term development objectives. For the first time, the Paris Accord has led to both public and private financial institutions being called by the international community to […]

Publication in ID4D blog Sébastien Postic, Charlotte Vailles et Marion Afriat 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. The deployment of renewable energies is a challenge for all countries. It requires a major transformation in existing infrastructure and regulations, which needs to […]

Finance for Tomorrow is an initiative led by the players of the Paris Financial Center to promote sustainable finance in France and internationally. It contributes to reorienting financial flows towards a low carbon and inclusive economy, in line with the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. I4CE is proud to be one of the […]

On May 29th, the High-Level Commission on carbon prices delivered its conclusions in a report dedicated to foster the implementation of carbon pricing policies. For the Commission, efficient carbon pricing paths begin with a strong price signal in the short term, followed by a credible commitment to maintain long-term prices at a level high enough […]

On 29th May 2017, I4CE, in partnership with the ERCST/ICTSD, the University of Graz and Nomisma Energia, invites you to a conference on the “2017 State of the EU ETS” report published in April 2017. 2017 State of the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) celebrates its 12th anniversary. […]

I4CE has published the 2017 “State of the EU ETS” report, in partnership with the ISCST/ERCST, the University of Graz and Nomisma Energia. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) celebrates its 12th anniversary. As any other undertaking, it requires, periodically, an assessment regarding its well functioning, and the delivery of its objectives. The State […]

I4CE has published a series of three Climate Briefs on the management of climate-related risks by financial actors. These special edition technical notes present the key stakes around this issue by focusing on three questions: Executive Summary – Managing climate risks for financial actors: from theory to practice Why should financial actors align their portfolios […]

Financial institutions face climate-related issues Certain constraints, differentiated according to business lines, currently limit the ability of financial institutions to carry out on their portfolios a quantified forward-looking analysis based on scenarios. Nonetheless, these institutions as of today should – and can – begin to put in place the basis for management and reporting strategies to […]

What does aligning a portfolio with a low-carbon pathway mean? To limit global warming and its economic consequences, there is a limited “budget” for carbon that can be released into the atmosphere between now and the end of the century. A “low-carbon pathway” therefore refers to the pathway of an economy that is implementing efforts […]

Financial actors should integrate a forward-looking climate assessment into their procedures and models In order to manage climate-related issues in their portfolios, financial actors will need in the long run to incorporate a forward-looking analysis for alignment of their portfolios with a 2°C pathway into their risk management and investment decision-making processes. Such analysis would […]

The following article provides a synthesis of I4CE’s response to the consultation on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s recommendations. Globally, I4CE endorses TCFD’s recommendations that represent an important step towards ensuring the integration of climate issues by the financial sector. Nevertheless, I4CE feels that the TCFD’s recommendations on metrics require further developments in […]