Labanya Prakash Jena
Labanya has over 20 years in financial services, green finance, and international development. He is a Director at the Climate and Sustainability Initiative (CSI). Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He previously worked with the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), the Climate Policy Initiative, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UNDP, the World Resources Institute, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Labanya is an avid writer on climate and green finance. He co-authored a book, “Net-Zero Trio: Synchronizing Technology, Business, and Policy for Green Transition,” published by Bloomsbury.
Background
Labanya holds a Master’s in Economics from Utkal University and is also a CFA Charter holder from the CFA Institute. Besides, he is a Research Scholar at Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India
Research interests
- Transition Finance in Developing Countries
- Sustainable Finance Policy and Regulation
- Green Industrial Policy
- Climate Finance Innovation
News
News - 2026
This article outlines the importance of silver to the development of clean energy and green technologies in India. Read more
This article considers how climate change can be factored into capital budgeting decisions. Read more
News - 2025
This commentary article considers how green bonds are increasingly becoming mainstream in the financial markets. Read more
This commentary outlines the potential for India’s new Research and Development Innovation Fund (RDIF) to boost green innovation and decarbonisation. Read more
The opinion article outline the importance of electrification of the energy system to the global economy and India’s ambition to achieve Net-Zero. Read more
The authors detail a new type of bond for industrial decarbonisation to enable companies to invest in the emissions saving process. Read more
This commentary article outlines how the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can become a model for sustainable growth Read more
This commentary article outlines the need for subsidised insurance to help support low-income people in India who are facing increasing risks from extreme weather events attributed to climate change. Read more
The article discusses India’s new draft climate finance taxonomy which aims to accelerate climate finance flows and prevent greenwashing. Read more
This article discusses the need for pension funds to integrate climate risk in their portfolio choices. Read more
This commentary article outlines the need for transition finance for hard-to-decarbonise industries. Read more