Climate Policy Initiative

BEIJING, November 9, 2011 - - Rapid industrialization and urbanization pose challenges for the 12th Five-Year Plan Climate Policy Initiative has published its second "Annual Review of Low-Carbon Development in China," which tracks China's performance and strategies to transition to a low-carbon economy.

VENICE, Italy, November 7, 2011 - - Most funding comes from private investors rather than public funds To support discussions on the adequacy and effectiveness of international climate finance, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) has published the first comprehensive review of the climate finance landscape.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 3, 2011 - - Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs), Feed-in-Premia (FiPs), and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) met through long-term power or premium contracts, lowered financing costs in case studies Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)'s analysis of six large-scale renewable projects in the United States and Europe found that policies can deliver the largest reductions in project financing costs by providing long-term revenue support, offering revenue certainty, and reducing investor perceptions of risk.

BEIJING, February 25, 2011 - A study by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) found that through 2009, China was on track to meet the 20% energy intensity reduction target in the 11th Five Year Plan, reversing the trend of increasing energy intensity from 2002 to 2005.

BERLIN, February 2, 2011 - A new study led by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) shows that the current EU power market design does not effectively support European member states' plan to connect 200GW of wind and solar power to the transmission system by 2020.