Climate finance

Accounting for around 40 per cent of the world’s economy, 30 per cent of its energy demand and 25 per cent of energy system CO2 emissions, the G7 is called to play a leading role in building consensus towards implementing the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. This policy brief argues for the urgency for the G7 to intensify its climate ambition...

Since the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2021, global society, including Asian countries, has entered the phase of how to implement a long-term transition roadmap to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Given vital needs for the development in many Asian countries, a...

We are experiencing a rapid increase in multi-dimensional risks. Risks that are highly interconnected across scales, sectors and regions. Unfortunately, the current risk financing regime is highly fragmented and lacks the perspective informed of multi-dimension risk reduction. Often, financing is targeting the ‘affected’ rather than ‘effector’...

This IGES Issue Brief is an update on policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between May 2022 and August 2022. The Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance under the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published the ‘Second Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance,’ outlining the progress of developments over the past year and...

The presentation raises awareness about the urgency for MSMEs to embrace sustainability. MSMEs’ sustainability is interlinked with the sustainable lifestyle of their employees and the surrounding communities. The presentation emphasizes that financing MSMEs’ journey to sustainability should be part of a Wholistic/inclusive approach to promoting a...

The presentation focuses on financing MSMEs in India. It provides a few recommendations to strengthen the Japan-Indian Technology Matchmaking Platform, established by IGES and TERI, to promote MSMEs' access to sustainable/green finance.

The training material was provided as part of a training course held on 20 – 24 September 2022 under the Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21 st Century (JSPP21). The training course was related to the green economy. It was organized jointly by the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...