Research Archive
‘Climate Bailout’
Researchers propose a climate bailout tool to enable companies to sell potentially stranded fossil fuel assets to central banks, reinvesting the proceeds in renewable energy.
Mobilising Global Debt Markets for a Just Transition
Green, sustainable bond markets can be adapted to finance a just transition at scale and pace, says this joint paper by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the Grantham Research Institute.
Accelerating the Early Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants Through Carbon Credits
This paper by the Monetary Authority of Singapore considers how high-integrity transition credits can be used to accelerate the phaseout of coal power plants in Asia. …
Financing the Green Transition
New asset classes can be used alongside the greening of macroeconomic policies to accelerate a socially and ecologically just transition, say researchers.
Decarbonising the Downturn
Conscious economic planning is needed for the renewable energy investment boom to “swim against” the long-term stagnation of the world economy, say experts in economic governance.
Towards a Climate Just Financial System
Climate finance initiatives that ignore issues of justice create unsustainable debt burdens and hinder an orderly transition, say economists, and a justice centred approach to climate finance is needed.
Net Zero Standard for Banks
The IIGCC’s Net Zero Banking Standard sets out investor expectations for banks on the transition to net zero and aims to create a “gold standard” for assessing banks’ transition efforts.
Pension Fund Losses Should Not Deter High Income Countries from Bold Climate Action
Losses caused by stranded assets for lower and middle income groups can be compensated at relatively low cost and are not a credible deterrent to bold climate action, say researchers.
Inclusive Green Finance
This report presents actionable policies for central banks to implement a “virtuous cycle” of inclusive green finance which promotes economic resilience and a just transition.
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