Centre for Climate Finance & Investment

The Centre’s purpose is to unlock solutions within capital markets to address the challenges posed by global climate change.

We execute interdisciplinary research combining intellectual rigour and industry relevance. Through collaboration between academics and practitioners, we are generating a new understanding of the risks and investment opportunities arising in this changing climate; through climate scenarios, nature based-solutions, renewable energy, and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Courses

Learn to tackle business issues relating to climate change in our master’s programme, or take part in our EdX course designed for executives.

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Financial Implications of Carbon Pricing in the Asian Cement and Steel Industries

Carbon pricing sits high on the COP28 agenda. High carbon-emitting businesses in Asia will see consistent negative profits if they fail to decarbonise. This new report from the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment aims to quantify the effect of carbon pricing systems on leading cement and steel producers.

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What is a just transition and how does it affect the financial sector?

A just transition aims to address the adverse socio-economic effects a low-carbon transition might cause, thus preventing or at least mitigating any social harm. It stems from the realisation that a net-zero future would not be possible without appropriate consideration of the social injustices that it might bring.

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How leaders can boost biodiversity through business

We are facing a biodiversity emergency – but businesses can, and should, help solve this crisis.

Corporate action on biodiversity: an exploration of drivers

Biodiversity investing is yet to be a prominent feature across the corporate universe, according to a report authored, through Imperial Consultants.

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Nature Investment as a Response to the Climate Crisis: Opportunities in Southeast Asia

A new report from the CCFI aims to offer investors a menu of nature investment options, from ‘armchair investing’ in fixed-income markets, to money directed at real assets where investors are tied in over time.

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Solving climate change: unleashing the potential of Southeast Asia

The emergence of voluntary global carbon markets presents a big opportunity for Southeast Asia. But international authorities must do more to encourage investment in a region with great potential to combat greenhouse gas emissions

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Prospects for a global energy transition: a view from the US

This talk, chaired by the Grantham Institute’s Professor Ralf Toumi and featuring Charlie Donovan, asks what the potential prospects are for America to reclaim leadership in clean energy like Europe and the broader Asian region.

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ASEAN Renewables Challenges and Opportunities

This report from the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment and the IEA explores the opportunities, risks and challenges of renewables energy investments in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Are Markets Interested in Adapting to Climate? Insights From Singapore

New research from the Singapore Green Finance Centre finds far-reaching interventions are needed to overcome existing shortcomings in Singapore’s approach to climate adaptation projects.

Forestry-Backed Assets Design

New research from the Singapore Green Finance Centre finds that bundling forest investments across forest ages, geographies, and ecosystems can reduce investment risk by half or more.

Finance for the Future Award Winner

Winner for Driving Change through Education, Training & Academia and joint winner for Climate Leadership. The Centre for Climate Finance & Investment and the MSc Climate Change Management & Finance won for offering 'distinctive and compelling climate education for the financial sector, drawing on science, technology, economics, finance and accounting.' The awards champion work by the finance community to transform the economy for the future health of the planet and society.

Affiliated programmes

MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance – Imperial College Business School tailored Master’s programme
GRASFI – Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment - The centre is a member of the academic alliance
LinkedIn Climate Risk Network – a LinkedIn group associated with the Climate Finance: Financial Risks and Opportunities course
The Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment – leading authority on climate and environmental science at Imperial College

Centre sponsorship

The Centre is grateful for the support of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, its founding partner benefactor. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners manages direct investments in low-carbon and renewable energy assets and businesses. The company’s management team has more than three decades of experience of investing in global power and energy infrastructure and is currently developing and constructing a $3 billion portfolio of natural gas, renewables and battery storage assets.

Challenge and opportunity

Stimulating economic growth and reducing greenhouse gas emissions could be the greatest business opportunity of the century. Learn more by watching our video.

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