Sustainable finance

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

An Economic Analysis of Debt‑for‑Climate Swaps

This paper examines the economic case for debt-for-climate swaps: partial debt relief in return for climate investment/policies by the debtor country

Tax for climate finance should start with shipping

Emissions from international shipping are the most realistic target for taxes to pay for climate spending in developing countries.

Testimony to the European Parliament Budget Committee on EU borrowing costs

Mobilising transition finance will require credible corporate climate plans

Many jurisdictions now require companies to demonstrate ‘climate alignment’; investors need tools to evaluate whether transition plans are credible