green bonds

Conviction-led capital: what a new report on Asian philanthropists means for SEI’s climate finance work

Perspective / A small group of Asian philanthropists is funding the risky climate solutions others will not, and SEI can learn from how they work.

Lessons from the frontlines of renewable energy financing in East Africa

Feature / SEI and partners brought together key stakeholders to find measures to address the challenges of financing renewable energy projects in East Africa.

Three types of adaptation finance “must-haves” for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)

Perspective / What a new goal for adaptation finance must have, to be sufficient, effective and equitable.

Cost efficiency of municipal green bonds’ measures: a marginal abatement cost curves approach

Journal article / This paper investigates the cost-efficiency of the carbon reduction measures financed in Swedish municipalities through the scheme of municipal green bonds.

Financial flows of five leading banks in Sweden since the Paris Agreement

SEI report / A research report for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency examines domestic and international flows of the largest lenders in Sweden post-climate rules.

Aligning financial flows under the Paris Agreement: the case of banks in Sweden

SEI brief / A recent study for Swedish EPA mapped financial flows of the five biggest lenders in Sweden. The results suggest limited alignment with the Paris Agreement.

Sustainability-linked bonds – their potential to promote issuers’ transition to net-zero emissions and future research directions

Journal article / This article comments on the potential of sustainability-linked bonds to contribute to the decarbonization of the real economy.

Implications of the European Union Trade Strategy for Eastern Africa

Past event / The workshop brings together experts on trade, environment, and climate change from East Africa to review the current state of knowledge on EU trade strategies.

Financial instruments for investing in sustainable cities

Feature / This fact sheet examines how municipal governments can fund investments and the types of financial instruments they can use to do this.