The transition to a decarbonized economy will create new economic and social development opportunities, but also pose new risks and losses. How these risks and opportunities are mitigated and distributed among different communities and regions will determine if the transition to low-carbon and resilient economy is just. To better plan for a just tr...

Featured on one of the main plenary stages during CoP28’s critical Finance Day, this event will discuss how climate finance and multilateral development banks can support just energy transitions and create the enabling environment for decarbonization of high-emitting sectors. It will also highlight how CIF’s unique business model and investment...

On July 25, 2023, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) hosted a webinar to launch its new Just Transition Planning Toolbox, a unique resource for planning just transitions to low-carbon economies that are equitable and socially inclusive. The event introduced this new resource and brought together a team of experts to share insights from transition p...

Innovate4Climate is a global event bringing together the public and private sectors to discuss innovative climate solutions across finance, markets, policy, and technology. CIF will be present and take this opportunity to connect with country leaders driving climate ambition, share about cutting-edge approaches to accelerate climate action, and rec...

On May 26, 2022, Climate Investment Funds (CIF) joined the high profile 2022 edition of Innovate 4 Climate, an annual event that brings together thought leaders interested in linking climate innovation with investment opportunities to transform dialogue into action.The workshop, entitled "Supporting Just Transitions to Sustainable Land Use", was he...

The Just Transitions Initiative, a collaborative project between the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program and the Climate Investment Funds, is excited to present its new forthcoming report: Understanding Just Transitions in Coal-Dependent Communities: Case Studies from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Jharkhand, India.The report, a first ...

Tuesday, March 9 ,11:30 am - 12:45 pmThe Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program are pleased to invite you to Road to COP26: Just Transitions and the Climate Agenda.The event examines the role of just transitions in the current international climate agenda, in the run-up to COP26 this November. Speak...

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 , 9AM EDTTo address the challenges of climate change, countries will continue to transition away from emissions-intensive energy sources and take steps to build more resilient communities and economies. The importance of achieving a just transition in the face of this transformational change has grown in recent years as both t...

WebinarWednesday, July 8, 2020 | 9:30 - 11:00 EDT | 13:30 – 15:00 UTC This webinar focused on CIF’s work to better understand socio-economic development impacts of climate finance and just transitions. The webinar shared initial results from the economic modeling and analysis of CIF’s Clean Technology Fund (CTF) portfolio and provided an intr...

Despite the developments supporting transformation of the sector in recent times, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have continued to rise over the last five years.There is growing consensus that the most commonly agreed strategies toward an effective transition must include increasing electrification using renewable sources, improving energy...

In 2017, with burgeoning economic and energy demand growth in the country, nearly 5 million Cambodians lacked access to electricity—only 82 percent of villages and 69 percent of households connected to the national power supply.The CIF’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) and ADB have worked closely with the Government of Cambodia to re...

Traditional monoculture oil palm plantations, which are largely used for the biofuel industry tend to negatively impact the environment by contributing to land degradation and deforestation.The FIP and IDB supported the Development of a macauba-based silvopastoral system and value chain project in Brazil to establish the first sustainable macauba-b...