Industry Ph.D. in Climate and Applied Finance
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The paper, admitted as an official input paper for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group during the Brazilian Presidency, examines how to enhance developing countries’ access to multilateral climate funds (MCFs). It analyzes the current global public climate finance architecture, noting that while public climate finance nearly doubled from 2013-2021 to US$73.1 billion, accessing these […]
The report examines Australia’s need for massive private investment to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050, requiring an estimated AUD1.5 trillion by 2030 and potentially AUD7-9 trillion by 2060. It analyzes the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australia’s green bank with a AUD30.5 billion capital base, which achieved an impressive private capital mobilization rate […]
The report examines how Macquarie Group’s nearly A$5 billion investments in oil and gas companies contradict its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and the 1.5°C global warming goal. Despite being a Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) signatory since October 2021, Macquarie has made significant investments in companies with aggressive expansion plans, including a […]
The report highlights that over 200 major financial institutions have established coal exclusion policies, with Europe leading (114 institutions) followed by Asia-Pacific (53 institutions). Despite record coal company profits during the energy crisis, divestment momentum has accelerated in the past two years, driven by climate action and recognition of climate risk as a systemic financial […]
The report examines how NTPC and Tata Power need massive capital to transform into clean energy companies, requiring access to foreign capital markets through sustainability-linked bonds and loans. To achieve India’s 2070 net-zero target, which needs US$10.1 trillion (with US$8.4 trillion for the energy sector alone), these companies must establish science-based emissions reduction frameworks. Currently, […]
India aims for a renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022, including 40 GW from rooftop solar, requiring an estimated USD 39 billion to achieve, with only 1.25 GW currently installed. This paper, developed by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and ICRIER, proposes using municipal bonds to finance rooftop solar projects. […]
This report analyzes pathways for decarbonizing Indian Railways (IR), the world’s second largest railway network and India’s largest electricity consumer. The study finds that complete decarbonization through a mix of solar and wind power would be 17-32% cheaper for traction operations and 40-61% cheaper for non-traction operations compared to business-as-usual by 2030. The authors recommend […]
This report, commissioned by NITI Aayog’s Expert Group, explores the financial, policy, and regulatory measures required to achieve India’s ambitious target of 175 GW renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022, focusing on scaling up solar, wind, small hydro, and bioenergy. It identifies challenges such as financing, grid integration, and managing RE variability, and outlines potential […]