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Institute for Climate Economics

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claimWorkshops at the first anniversary conference of the French Climate Plan were chaired by two Secretaries of State from the Ministry, the ADEME President, and Benoit Leguet, the Managing Director of the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE).

referenceThe Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) published the 'Global Carbon Account 2018,' which presents trends regarding the implementation of explicit carbon pricing policies worldwide in 2018.

claimThe Banque de France and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) formed a partnership to enhance the consideration of climate risks and opportunities within the financial sector.

claimPierre Ducret, the Chair of I4CE, was appointed as Co-President of the Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S), an international network of approximately twenty financial centers focused on sustainable finance.

claimI4CE contributes to the discussion on strengthening support for environmental taxes by quantifying the revenues generated by carbon pricing schemes in France.

claimThe 'Landscape of Climate Finance' methodology is used by the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) to fuel public debate, assist decision-makers in assessing climate action performance, and identify remaining efforts.

referenceThe Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) published the '2018 State of the EU ETS' report in partnership with ICTSD/ERCST, the University of Graz, Nomisma Energia, and Ecoact, focusing on policy and governance, environmental delivery, economic efficiency, carbon leakage protection, and market functioning.

claimSince 2014, the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) has annually tracked investments made in France by households, businesses, and public authorities that support climate action.

claimI4CE has developed a 'Landscape of domestic climate finance' tool since 2013 to improve the knowledge base regarding investments and financial flows in sectors critical to the low-carbon transition.

claimOn July 11, 2018, in Tunis, Romain Hubert, a climate finance specialist at the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE), participated in a training day regarding climate risks and opportunities for banking sector actors.

claimThe Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) designed a capacity building programme to facilitate the implementation of carbon pricing policies in Tunisia.

procedureI4CE categorizes the use of carbon pricing revenues into four main areas: investment in low-carbon projects, allocation to the general budget, and reduction of other taxes or costs.

claimThe Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) and Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G), in partnership with the Permanent Representation of France to the European Union, hosted a breakfast meeting to discuss sustainable finance.

accountOn June 18, 2018, the World Bank's Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) initiative, the United Nations Development Program, the National Agency for Energy Management (ANME), the Tunisian Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (APTBEF), and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) held a lunch debate in Tunis regarding the financial sector's role in the energy transition and the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Tunisia.

claimThe partnership between the Banque de France and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) supports the Banque de France's work within the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

accountA conference held on June 22, 2018, brought together more than 180 participants from government, industry, research, and civil society to discuss approaches to financing the energy transition in France and Germany, utilizing I4CE's French Landscape of Climate Finance report.

referenceThe Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) and Enerdata published a report titled 'Mind the gap: Aligning the 2030 EU climate and energy policy framework to meet long-term climate goals,' which analyzes interactions between EU energy and climate policies and proposes options to mitigate counteractive interactions.