G20 Coal Subsidies: Government Support to a Fading Industry
Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made clear in its special report that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require a rapid pha...
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G20 in Japan: Time for PM Abe to End Support for Coal Plants
If instead Prime Minister Abe continues using Japan’s taxpayer money to subsidize inefficient Japanese coal equipment manufacturers, then he risks being brand...
How to Clean Up U.S. International Development Finance
Though the Trump Administration intends to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. should still be committed to financing responsible low-...
Greener Power Projects for the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)
It is clear that renewable energy investments are profitable, economically viable, and of the utmost importance for reaching our climate goals. It is in Chinaâ€...
COP24: Momentum to Phase Out Coal Is Only Gaining Steam
This blog was co-written with Jessica Norris and Lily Hartzell The COP24 climate conference in Poland came to a close with a deal reached by almost 200...
Paris Agreement Rulebook: Tracking Financial Flows
The key tasks for the next few years are to (1) ramp up climate finance through the Green Climate Fund and other channels, (2) shift resources out of high-carbo...