Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions: Learning from MRV Systems in China, Germany, Italy, and the United States

Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions: Learning from MRV Systems in China, Germany, Italy, and the United States

May 16, 2012

CPI has engaged in an effort to characterize, evaluate, and draw insights from existing domestic MRV systems for emissions and mitigation actions in four of the major emitters – China, Germany, Italy, and the United States.
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Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions – Current Practice(1.54MB)
Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions – Evaluation(784.64kb)

 
Energy, the U.S. Budget, and Climate Change

Energy, the U.S. Budget, and Climate Change

March 28, 2012

This paper puts these programs in the broader context of energy-related activities in the federal budget and provides a starting point for further discussion and analysis of the federal government’s role in energy and climate change. We outline the landscape of federal spending and revenue collection activities that substantially influence energy supply or use in 2010, organized by the type of policy tool or mechanism supported.
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Energy US Budget and Climate Change(588.51kb)

 
Deforestation Slowdown in the Legal Amazon: Prices or Policies?

Deforestation Slowdown in the Legal Amazon: Prices or Policies?

March 21, 2012

Our analysis shows that approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Amazon in the 2005 through 2009 period can be attributed to conservation policies introduced in the second half of the 2000s. This is equivalent to an avoided loss of 62,000 km2 of forest area, or approximately 621 million tons of stored C, which is valued at 11.5 billion US dollars.
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Deforestation – Prices or Policies Working Paper(834.92kb)
Deforestation – Prices or Policies – Executive Summary – English(344.27kb)
Deforestacion – Precos ou Politicas – Sumario Executivo – Portuguese(425.23kb)
Deforestacion – Precios o Politicas – Sinopsis – Spanish(417.31kb)
Penebangan hutan di Amazon – Harga atau Kebijakan – Ringkasan Eksekutif – Bahasa(425.86kb)
Deforestation – Prix ou Politiques – Resume executif – French(399.95kb)

 
Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions: Current Practice in China, Germany, Italy, and the United States

Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions: Current Practice in China, Germany, Italy, and the United States

February 29, 2012

This report represents the first stage of a broader CPI effort to characterize, evaluate, and draw insights from existing domestic MRV systems for emissions and mitigation actions in four of the major emitters – China, Italy, Germany, and the United States. It surveys the systems already in place in these countries, describes the practices and institutions involved, and highlights common objectives that all four countries are pursuing.
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Tracking Emissions and Mitigation Actions(1.54MB)

 
European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing

European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing

January 24, 2012

Investment in European electricity transmission requires facilitation at the European level. The rate at which renewable energy is integrated into ...
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EU Grid Workshop Summary 2012.01.25(356.61kb)

 
Tax Incentives for Thermal Retrofits in Germany: Experiences from Practicioners

Tax Incentives for Thermal Retrofits in Germany: Experiences from Practicioners

The building sector is a key focus area of the Energy Concept of the German Federal Government, among other reasons ...
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Steuerliche Förderung von energetischen Sanierungen: Erfahrungen aus der Praxis(416.62kb)
Tax Incentives for Thermal Retrofits – English language(664.54kb)

 
Improving the Effectiveness of Climate Finance

Improving the Effectiveness of Climate Finance

Published 23 November 2011

A joint study by Environmental Defense Fund, Climate Policy Initiative, Brookings Institution, and Overseas Development Institute.
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Improving Effectiveness of Climate Finance: Key Lessons(738.29kb)
Improving the Effectiveness of Climate Finance: A Survey of Leveraging Methodologies(673.90kb)

 
Annual Review of Low-Carbon Development in China (2011-2012)

Annual Review of Low-Carbon Development in China (2011-2012)

Published November 2011

This review explores China’s low-carbon development efforts under the 11th FYP period. What drove the decline in energy intensity? How did government actions contribute to this decline? What are the implications of China’s experience for the 12th FYP?
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Annual Review of Low Carbon Development Executive Summary(415.10kb)
Annual Review of Low-Carbon Development Chapter Summaries(441.16kb)

 
The Landscape of Climate Finance

The Landscape of Climate Finance

Published October 2011

In this paper, CPI assesses the current status of the climate finance landscape, mapping its magnitude and nature along the life cycle of finance flows, i.e. the sources of finance, intermediaries involved in distribution, financial instruments, and final uses.
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Climate Finance Executive Summary(406.37kb)
The Landscape of Climate Finance(1.48MB)

 
The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis

The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis

Published October 2011

CPI studied six large-scale renewable electricity generation projects in the United States and Europe to evaluate how policy affects project economics, as well as the cost and availability of financing.
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Policy Impacts on Financing of Renewables(751.97kb)

 
Smart Power Market Project

Smart Power Market Project

Published January-September 2011

Decarbonizing the EU power system involves more than investment in generation and grid – it requires a smart power market as well. A new study led by CPI shows that the current EU power market design does not effectively support European member states’ plan to connect 200GW of wind and solar power to the transmission system by 2020.
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Smart Power Market Executive Summary(691.46kb)
Smart Power Market Project Overview(699.51kb)
Technical Aspects of Nodal Pricing Workshop Report(211.61kb)
Nodal Pricing Implementation Q&A Paper(830.10kb)
Quantitative Simulation Paper(1.63MB)
Intraday and Wind Integration Paper(1.30MB)
Congestion Management Paper(451.67kb)

 
The German Energy Concept: Policies to Support the Thermal Retrofit of Buildings

The German Energy Concept: Policies to Support the Thermal Retrofit of Buildings

Published May-September 2011

Efficiency improvements in the building sector are a key component of the German Energy Concept. The stated objective of the Concept is a 20% reduction in the heat requirement of buildings by 2020, so as to achieve an 80% reduction in the primary energy requirement by 2050. In these CPI reports and briefs, CPI analysis addresses questions emerging from the review of policy instruments and programs focused on this objective.
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Drivers of Thermal Retrofit Decisions – A Survey(326.32kb)
Information Tools for Energy Demand Reduction(774.24kb)
Using Tax Incentives to Support Thermal Retrofit(716.11kb)
Costs, Benefits, and Financial Support for Thermal Retrofit(409.35kb)
Policy Map(833.05kb)
Policies Supporting Thermal Efficiency in Germany’s Building Sector(268.26kb)
Effectiveness of Energy Performance Certificates(1.64MB)

 
Codes to Cleaner Buildings: Effectiveness of U.S. Building Energy Codes

Codes to Cleaner Buildings: Effectiveness of U.S. Building Energy Codes

Published September 2011

In this paper, Climate Policy Initiative San Francisco assesses the impact of state energy codes using residential energy use data at the state level. By conducting a regression analysis comparing states with building energy codes to those without, CPI SF measures the realized energy savings of energy codes and compares them to existing estimates based on building simulation models.
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Codes to Cleaner Buildings, Effectiveness of US Building Energy Codes(1.18MB)

 
Energiekonzept: Instrumente für energetische Sanierungen

Energiekonzept: Instrumente für energetische Sanierungen

Veröffentlicht Mai-August 2011

Die Steigerung der Energieeffizienz im Gebäudesektor steht im Zentrum des Energiekonzepts der Bundesregierung. Dort ist das Ziel festgeschrieben, den Wärmebedarfs um 20% bis 2020 zu reduzieren, um anschließend eine Verringerung des Primärenergiebedarfs um 80% bis 2050 zu erreichen. In den vorliegenden Studien analysiert CPI Fragen zu Politikinstrumenten zur Erreichung dieser Ziele.
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Zusammenfassung im DIW Wochenbericht Energetische Sanierung(434.92kb)
Kosten, Nutzen und finanzielle Unterstützung für energetische Sanierungen(472.20kb)
Steueranreize zur Förderung energetischer Sanierungen(95.85kb)
Informationsinstrumente zur Förderung von Energieeinsparungen(988.66kb)
Beweggründe für Sanierungsentscheidungen und Zweifamilienhausbesitzern(658.35kb)
DIW Wochenbericht – Die Effektivität des Energieausweises – Ergebnisse aus Deutschland(333.26kb)

 
Renewable Energy Financing and Climate Policy Effectiveness

Renewable Energy Financing and Climate Policy Effectiveness

Published July 2011

CPI's Renewable Energy Finance project assesses the impact of policy on the availability and mix of investment in renewable energy.
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Renewable Energy Financing and Climate Policy Effectiveness Working Paper(241.68kb)

 
Impact of Reductions and Exemptions in Energy Taxes and Levies

Impact of Reductions and Exemptions in Energy Taxes and Levies

Published June 2011

In this report, CPI studied the impact of four German energy policies and their related exemptions for industry, differentiated by the size of the firm and the industrial sub-sector.
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Reductions and Exemptions on Energy Taxes(1.25MB)
Reductions and Exemptions on Energy Taxes (German)(443.45kb)

 
An Assessment of the Impact of Policy on the Financing of Clean Energy: Project Overview

An Assessment of the Impact of Policy on the Financing of Clean Energy: Project Overview

Published May 2011

CPI's assessment of the impact of policy on the financing of clean energy aims to investigate the effectiveness of policy in promoting efficient investment.
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Impact of Policy on Financing Clean Energy(87.24kb)

 
The Role of Government Policy in the Development of Solar Photovoltaic Power: Project Overview

The Role of Government Policy in the Development of Solar Photovoltaic Power: Project Overview

Published May 2011

CPI's focus in this project has been on the effectiveness of policy in helping PV reach its technical potential. In this project overview, we address several of the major questions that policymakers face in their effort to make PV more cost competitive.
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Role of Government in PV Power Development(185.79kb)

 
PV Industry and Policy in Germany and China

PV Industry and Policy in Germany and China

Published March 2011

In this paper, CPI provides an overview of the PV industry and policies in Germany and China, including deployment support, investment support for manufacturing plants, and R&D support measures.
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PV Industry Germany and China(1.03MB)

 
Review of Low-Carbon Development in China 2010

Review of Low-Carbon Development in China 2010

Published February 2011

China's 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) set a target to reduce energy intensity by 20% from 2005 levels. Climate Policy Initiative's "Review of Low-Carbon Development in China 2010" discusses China's energy performance in key sectors, describes the policies and instruments implemented to meet this target, and provides initial insights that may be valuable as China enters its 12th FYP period.
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Review of LCD in China 2010(842.22kb)

 
Carbon Pricing Project

Carbon Pricing Project

Published February 2011

To drive low-carbon investment, policy frameworks must capture companies’ attention, provide clarity for business decisions, and enable low-carbon investment decisions. CPI and Climate Strategies’ recent joint study indicates that the EU ETS contributes to these requirements, but it also suggests that improvements such as increasing stringency, limiting CDM use, changes in international financial reporting standards, and complementary policies are needed.
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Carbon Pricing Exec Summary(364.19kb)
Climate Change, Investment, and Carbon Markets and Prices(2.27MB)
Emissions Trading Schemes under IFRS(393.90kb)
Relative Importance of Policy Elements(572.39kb)
Role of CDM Post-2012(468.17kb)

 
The State of International Climate Finance: Is it Adequate and Is It Productive?

The State of International Climate Finance: Is it Adequate and Is It Productive?

Published December 2010

On the 14th of October 2010, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) hosted a workshop to convene key players in climate finance. The workshop provided a platform for policymakers and experts from research organizations and finance institutions active along the spectrum of public and private finance issues to initiate a concrete dialogue on climate finance.
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Workshop Report State of International Climate Finance(737.61kb)

 

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