Energy Efficiency
Energy use is both a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a vital component of sustainable development and economic growth. Inefficient and high-carbon energy may help address energy security in the short term but, over the longer term, its associated climate and health impacts may well reverse any gains.
Industrial policies are intended to stimulate development and economic growth, for increasing the competitiveness of local firms and promote structural transformation. An industrial policy design that fulfills these objectives is, therefore, strategic, due to this, CPI analyzes the impact of these policies on energy efficiency and the implementation of energy efficiency and productivity.
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Deforestation Cuts the Lights: Itaipu, Belo Monte, and the Cost of Forest Loss
CPI/PUC-RIO and Amazon 2030 analyze the impact of changes in rainfall patterns, caused by deforestation, on electricity generation and revenue from the two largest hydroelectric plants in Brazil: Itaipu and Belo Monte.
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Cutting Down the (Hydropower) Plants: How the Amazon Deforestation is Jeopardizing Electricity Generation in Brazil
CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazônia 2030 analyze the impact of changes in rainfall patterns caused by deforestation on national electricity generation.
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CoolPact Capital India Fund
The Sustana Cooling India Fund will invest USD 100m in early-stage cooling solutions in India. The country’s first blended capital equity fund focused exclusively on cooling de-risks and scales innovative cooling technologies, addressing climate change and UN Sustainable Development Goals
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JETP Resource Mobilization Plan: How Viet Nam can turn ambition into action
As various emerging economies are seeking to leapfrog coal and move to clean energy through Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs), Viet Nam has passed an important first milestone by setting its Resource Mobilization Plan (RMP). CPI has outlined key takeaways from Viet Nam’s JETP and the RMP and identified some immediate actions to help them succeed.
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Climate Finance in Indonesia: A landmark 2022 lays solid foundation for action in 2023
As Indonesia took up the mantle of G20 presidency, 2022 was a particularly momentous year filled with opportunities to examine the country’s climate finance landscape, improve the underpinning regulatory framework, and foster greater global cooperation on ensuring just energy transitions. Here is a reflection of progresses we have achieved in both sustainable finance and energy transition areas last year and a preview of what is underway for 2023.
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Reservoir Methane Capture Mechanism
The first-of-its-kind servitization structure with blended funding to unlock investments into emerging methane capture technology.
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Financing Steel Decarbonization
The mechanism combines technical assistance, low-cost patient capital, and implementation stage support to prepare, invest in, and de-risk decarbonization technology projects for low-carbon steel production, while supporting the development of the wider industrial ecosystem.
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Green, Affordable Housing Finance
Green Affordable Housing Finance deploys construction and mortgage loan guarantees alongside targeted enabling interventions to foster a locally driven and self-sustaining affordable housing finance ecosystem.
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The Green Guarantee Company (GGC)
The first specialist guarantor for emerging market climate adaptation and mitigation projects, unlocking access to global investors by de-risking green bonds and loans.
