Labanya has over 20 years of experience in financial services, green finance and international development. He currently serves as a Sustainable Finance Consultant at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), is a climate finance expert at the Asian Development Bank and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has previously worked with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Climate Policy Initiative, Commonwealth Secretariat, UNDP and World Resources Institute. He is also the co-author of the book Net-Zero Trio: Synchronizing Technology, Business, and Policy for Green Transition (Bloomsbury).
Why financing a just transition in India requires aligning policy, institutional mechanisms and capital flows with both sectoral and regional priorities.
To meet its green energy transition targets, Bangladesh needs a massive volume of upfront capital, due to the high capital intensity of the energy sector.
Los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía en baterías pueden resolver el problema de la intermitencia de las energías renovables. Pero se necesitan modelos financieros innovadores para fo...
Battery energy storage systems can address the challenge of intermittent renewable energy. But innovative financial models are needed to encourage deployment.
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Los países en desarrollo necesitan USD 1,7 billones de dólares anuales de inversiones en energías renovables. Reducir los riesgos es crucial para salvar la brecha.
El hidrógeno verde se perfila como uno de los principales impulsores de la transción al cero neto, pero hay que desarrollar la infraestructura y el entorno comercial necesarios.
Green hydrogen is shaping up as a key net-zero driver – but the related infrastructure and trade environment must be developed.
We need to enable $1.7 trillion in renewable energy investments annually in the developing world. Here's why de-risking is so important to that effort.
Direct air capture technology can be an invaluable tool in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of wider efforts to limit global warming.
Agriculture is responsible for approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here's how climate-smart agriculture can help to reduce emissions.
Multilateral development banks and development finance institutions are very well-positioned to do financial intermediation to lead blended finance deals.
Governments must invest in peatland restoration to meet climate change goals as human activity threatens the largest natural terrestrial carbon store.
Emerging economies suffer from a lack of access to capital when trying to implement solar power. But international public finance can help address this shortfall relating to renewable ene...
The largest city in India and its financial centre, Mumbai, has pledged net-zero by 2050 - it could lead the country's way in the low-carbon economy.
