Sustainable finance

Sustainability rules are not a block on EU defence financing, but reputational fears are

To mobilise private capital for weapons, the European Commission should clarify the status of defence investing in its sustainable finance framework

Streamlining or hollowing out? The implications of the Omnibus package for sustainable finance

EU reporting simplification will result in less information and introduce distortions in the sustainable finance market

How to improve the European Union’s sustainable finance framework

Five adjustments would make the EU sustainable finance framework more effective at delivering the desired alignment of incentives

Updated assessment: Memo to the commissioner responsible for financial services

Not yet Trump-proof: an evaluation of the European Commission’s emerging policy platform

This policy brief evaluates the capacity of the EU’s economic strategy to address structural problems and whether policy needs to change under Trump

Memo to the commissioner responsible for financial services

The economic case for north-south climate finance at scale

Procrastination not dismantlement now threatens the European Green Deal

The temptation to water-down the European Green Deal under pressure from the far-right must be avoided to keep the EU's green trajectory

The economic case for climate finance at scale

This policy brief examines the economic case for advanced-country financial support for replacement of coal with renewable energy sources in EMDEs

How the financial sector can speed up the green transition

Is corporate finance really an obstacle to a more sustainable world?

Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending

There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.

What decisions could indicate success at COP28?

COP28: key issues at stake and indicators of success

COP28 must convey the importance to governments of better integrating climate considerations into financial decision-making.

What will it cost the European Union to pay its economic recovery debt?

Servicing the EU debt until 2058 seems feasible, despite increased borrowing costs, but member countries must make choices about budget funding