Lord Stern responds to the announcement made during a press conference following the May Ministerial on Implementation in Copenhagen of the creation of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on scaling up investment and finance. Read more
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In this commentary piece for Raisina Dialogue the authors highlight the need to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels and the critical role climate finance can play in facilitating the transition to net-zero. Read more
This paper examines China’s domestic and foreign policymaking for the energy transition, and its role in promoting multilateralism and international collaboration on building a sustainable world, making recommendations in the areas of renewable energy, finance and research, development and innovation. Read more
Energy, finance and innovation: China’s global opportunity to be a stronger leader on climate change
China faces a golden opportunity to strengthen its climate leadership internationally in the areas of renewable energy, sustainable finance and innovation. Having already made important steps towards its climate goals domestically, the time is right for China to look globally, argues a new paper by leading policy advisors. Read more
Building on the outcomes of COP26 will be critical to achieving a sustainable financial system, say Nick Robins and Danae Kyriakopoulou, as they highlight 10 areas of opportunity to be seized this year. Read more
The world’s biggest investment banks, asset owners and managers, and players from the wider financial ecosystem gathered in Glasgow last week for COP26. Here, Danae Kyriakopoulou reflects on the finance positives and negatives from the summit. Read more
to the announcement at COP26 that banks, insurers and investors with $130 trillion at their disposal have pledged to put combating climate change at the centre of their work. Read more
This report sets out what the delivery of a just transition in the UK will require, highlights initial efforts by leading financial institutions towards achieving a just transition, and points to what is needed to achieve system-wide change. Read more
The urgently needed shift to a net zero economy in the UK must be accompanied by a clear strategy to maximise its social opportunities and minimise the social risks, according to the new report from the Financing a Just Transition Alliance. Read more
This submission was made by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for... Read more
