Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceSouth Africa’s coal exporters wake up to the financial risks of the global energy transitionCountries dependent on fossil fuel exports have been among the slowest to respond to the climate change agenda, but that may be changing…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceCounting the cost of climate transition risk — an Energy Finance approachAt CPI Energy Finance, scenario analysis is at the heart of our work on climate transition risk and as we expand this programme…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceBlockchain — hero of the energy transition or climate policy enemy number one?Virtual, decentralized platforms are either a disruptive technology that could potentially accelerate the clean energy transition or send…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceOfftake risk — the pivotal energy finance barrier blocking Africa’s path to powerSub-Saharan Africa’s electricity system is caught in a vicious cycle — the region urgently needs access to affordable electricity, but poor…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceRenewable risk innovation helps investors see bright side of the asset price bubbleInvestors ought to be concerned about the renewable asset price bubble in the same way bond investors are biting their nails about sky high…Jan 18, 20181Jan 18, 20181
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinancePerry tries to pick winners, but consumers, climate and grid resiliency lose outHurricane season was still in full swing when the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced a proposal that could increase carbon emissions…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceA breath of fresh air for utility investments in renewable energyIn energy markets, as in politics, recent years have shown that there are few certainties. Renewable energy technologies have bucked the…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceFinancing energy in developing countries without breaking the World BankLast month the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund had its spring meetings in Washington, where thousands of ministers…May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
Energy Finance editorinClimate Policy Initiative Energy FinanceFlexibility — the workhorse of the global energy transitionElectricity generation is at an inflection point; no longer can governments and policymakers appeal against harvesting energy from the wind…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017