A framework of practical solutions
to manage externalities and risks
related to investments and policies
01 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on human life and brought major disruption to economic activity across the world. ...
26 January 2018
How to finance the 2030 Agenda at the country level has emerged as a key issue since world leaders adopted the Sustainable ...
31 March 2020
We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the history. But this is much more than a health crisis. It is a human ...
14 April 2020
As a result of the pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 percent in 2020, much worse than ...
28 April 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has dealt an unprecedented blow to global financial markets. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ...
13 November 2019
This paper reviews ex-post empirical assessments on the impact of carbon pricing on competitiveness in OECD and G20 countries ...
18 September 2020
As well-being has matured as a statistical and measurement agenda, it has become increasingly relevant as a “compass” ...
01 January 2019
This paper recognises the pivotal role of cities and regions in achieving a country’s NDCs and LT-LEDS and sets out three ...
04 June 2020
The energy transition is disrupting the entire fossil fuel system, with profound consequences for financial markets and geopolitics. ...
01 January 2007
This report is an outcome of work done by IFC’s Sustainable Financial Markets Facility (SFMF), a capacity-building and ...
01 October 2010
Climate change is set to have a dramatic economic impact. It is already altering the availability of and demand for resources, ...
01 November 2011
The audience for this report is policy makers and others interested in the role that public support for PE/VC funds can play ...
01 January 2020
The world’s transition to a low-carbon economy necessitates a massive shift in the allocation of financial capital. Green ...
01 June 2020
Increased uptake of renewables, energy efficiency and related energy-transition measures represent far-sighted investment ...
01 January 2019
Are companies ready for climate change? This report analyzes responses from companies to CDP’s questionnaire in 2018 and ...
21 March 2020
Momentum is rapidly building for the global green bond market, which has now surpassed $700 billion in outstanding issues. ...
01 June 2020
The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents some early thoughts on the Covid-19 crisis and the future of sustainable ...
22 May 2019
According to the latest data, the world is making progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), but ...
01 July 2020
This publication is focused on the role of de-risking investments for unlocking Africa's energy potential and creating an ...
14 July 2020
Global Productivity: Trends, Drivers, and Policies presents the first comprehensive analysis of the evolution and drivers ...
02 July 2020
This book is the first stocktaking of what the decarbonization of the world economy means for fossil fuel–dependent countries. ...
01 April 2020
The Global Renewables Outlook shows the path to create a sustainable future energy system. This comprehensive analysis from ...
01 October 2019
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is at the heart of the world’s accelerating shift from climate-damaging fossil ...
01 November 2017
The Paris Agreement has called for reducing carbon emissions worldwide. But to sufficiently limit the rise in global temperatures, ...
01 November 2019
The steady rise of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation forms a vital part of this global energy transformation. In ...
01 November 2015
The second edition of REthinking Energy looks at how the transition to renewables could help limit global warming. As the ...