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Climate Finance
- Evolution of Business Models to Support Zero-Emission Truck Adoptionby Saumya Tiwari on April 2, 2025 at 10:11 am
Trucks contribute 45% of India’s road transport emissions, but high costs and financing barriers hinder zero-emission truck (ZET) adoption. Traditional models fall short, making Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS), battery swapping, and Truck-as-a-Service […]
- Transforming India’s Climate Finance through Sector-Specific Financial Institutionsby Saumya Tiwari on March 7, 2025 at 7:32 am
India’s transition to a sustainable energy future relies on institutions like Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Limited. As per CPI’s Landscape of Green Finance in India, the country needs INR 162.5 trillion ($2.5 trillion) by 2030 for its […]
- Decarbonizing India’s Steel Industry: How Transition Finance Can Helpby Saumya Tiwari on February 24, 2025 at 9:14 am
India’s steel sector is the largest industrial emitter, contributing 10-12% of the country’s total carbon emissions. Learn how transition finance can enable a gradual shift toward low-carbon steel production, bridging the gap until commercially […]
- Waste not: Time to rapidly scale methane abatement finance in the waste sectorby Jana Stupperich on February 13, 2025 at 10:26 am
Methane is has 86 times the warming potential of CO₂ over 20 years, and the waste sector accounts for 20% of human-caused methane emissions. Despite its significant role in climate change, methane abatement in the waste sector remains critically […]
- Blog: Localizing Climate Adaptation at the Urban Level in Indiaby Saumya Tiwari on February 11, 2025 at 7:16 am
Context Cities in India are experiencing unprecedented warming at an average rate of 0.53°C per decade, surpassing non-urban regions by 37.73% in terms of temperature increase[1]. This rapid temperature increase increases the likelihood of more […]
- The shifting landscape of climate coalitions: challenges, opportunities, and the role of databy Jana Stupperich on February 10, 2025 at 6:54 pm
Our latest blog explores the current state of climate coalitions, the implications of member withdrawals, and why data-driven platforms like the Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) are essential to sustaining and accelerating the global transition to a […]
- Leveraging NDC updates to bridge the climate finance gapby Jana Stupperich on January 14, 2025 at 2:33 pm
In this blog, Caroline Alberti, Analyst at CPI, provides insights and recommendations for the upcoming updates of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which offer a fresh opportunity to scale up climate finance this year. The post Leveraging […]