This report explores ways to identify and mitigate energy transition investment risks in the low- and middle-income countries, pointing out 1) that better energy planning can attract greater investment in renewable energy, 2) that sustainable fuels will play an important role in delivering the energy transition, and 3) that the social dimensions of the transition […]
This paper shares lessons for donors, policymakers in beneficiary governments, and financial institutions on whether and how best to deploy blended finance in the clean energy sector.
This article provides an introduction to ESG and its relevance to the energy transition.
This study offers insights on how well-designed carbon pricing instruments can play a role in accelerating efforts toward energy transition and decarbonization.
This page provides an introduction to renewable energy certificates
This article describes the global green finance landscape and analyses key political faultlines and trade-offs in the provision and contestation of green finance, which will shape the coming decades of green transitions
This report to the G20 discusses the current landscape of financing costs for solar and wind power, presents opportunities for risk reduction and provides recommendations.
This chapter provides an overview of energy tax and subsidy patterns in the 71 countries covered in the report and estimates the net effect of energy taxes and subsidies on public finances.
This toolbox provides key resources for the development of solar projects, including on policy (US-focused), project economics, contracting, financing and the project development process.
This paper assists policy makers in low-income countries to develop and apply financing instruments (funded from public and concessionary sources) to scale up the deployment of renewable energy technologies.