The book reviews existing financing options and approaches for clean energy, and includes country examples of how these have been applied. Innovative solutions for mobilizing private finance and managing risks associated with clean energy investments are also discussed. The book is the first of two volumes that look at various approaches and instruments that have been tried, tested, and utilized to scale up clean energy development in the region.

In fulfillment of the agreement with the financing partners, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) 2020 Semiannual Progress Report was submitted on 10 August 2020. The report highlights the fund allocations to eight projects amounting to $9.5 million from 1 January to 30 June 2020. These projects will contribute to improving access to energy, enhancing energy security, and decreasing the rate of climate change in the developing member countries.Since its establishment in 2007, the CEFPF has allocated a total of $257.5 million to 205 clean energy projects.

In fulfillment of the agreement with the financing partners, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) 2020 Annual Report and 2021 Annual Work Program were submitted on 25 February 2020. The annual report highlights the fund allocations to 11 projects amounting to $12.0 million in 2020. These projects will contribute to improving access to energy, enhancing energy security, and decreasing the rate of climate change in the developing member countries.

This paper examines the establishment of the Shandong Green Development Fund; reviews its design, implementation, and impact; and assesses if this can be further developed and extended to other countries in the Asia and Pacific.In 2019, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million loan contributing to climate finance for the $1.5 billion Shandong Green Development Fund Project.

The study analyses how much investment India needs to meet its 2070 net-zero target, and the gap that must be filled to finance the investments in electricity (generation, integration, transmission, and distribution), hydrogen (production), and vehicles (manufacturing). India would need a total investment of USD 10.1 trillion to put the country on a net-zero 2070 pathway. With investment gap estimated to be at USD 3.5 trillion, aggregate investment support India needs would be about USD 1.4 trillion or an average of USD 28 billion per year.

The International Energy Agency is tracking clean energy progress according to the technologies that are currently available. It assesses the gaps between the pronouncements based on the announced pledges scenario (APS) and the net zero emission scenario (NZE) and what needs to be done to get to net zero emissions.

This publication synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in the Philippines. It outlines rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as the impact of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies—many of which are already underway. The publication is part of a series of climate risk country profiles published jointly by ADB and the World Bank Group.

This publication discusses how carbon pricing instruments can be designed to help achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets while enabling economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

This publication showcases 100 projects and programs tackling climate change and its impacts on people and the environment in cities across Asia and the Pacific. The climate actions are drawn from multiple sectors—renewable energy, carbon finance, transport, land use, information and communication technology, climate action plans, building energy efficiency, solid waste management, sustainable and low-carbon communities, and climate resilience.

The publication provides synthesis of technology issues related to NDCs with a focus on technology needs, challenges, linkages between policy and implementation and linkages with national adaptation plans and presents success stories regarding the uptake of technologies in support of NDC implementation. The report provides several observations and concludes with recommendations.