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Climate Risk and Business: Practical Methods for Assessing Risk (November 2010)
 Climate change creates both risks and opportunities for the private sector, particularly in emerging markets, and may affect companies’ financial, economic, environmental and social performance, especially when they rely on long-lived fixed assets or have complex supply chains. Recognizing the gaps in knowledge of how climate change will affect the private sector, IFC has undertaken a series of studies with clients in developing countries. These studies aim to better understand gaps and barriers to climate risk analysis, test and develop risk evaluation methodologies, and identify possible adaptation responses and needs.
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Climate Risk and Financial Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities (October 2010)
 Climate change creates risks and opportunities for the private sector in emerging markets, and may impact the performance of financial institutions and the companies they invest in. Recognizing knowledge gaps in how climate change will affect the private sector over shorter time horizons, IFC has published Climate Risk and Financial Institutions, a publication that covers climate-related risks material to financial institutions, including commercial banks, institutional investors, and international financial institutions.
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Moving Forward: The Aftermath of Copenhagen for Green Investment (April 2010) [PDF]
 After Copenhagen, it seems certain that there is still a long way to go before we get a price on carbon emissions that can drive a vibrant and self-sustaining market for clean-energy investment, and before we get binding commitments on greenhouse gas emissions reductions at the national and international levels. In the meantime, it will be important to figure out how to use the limited amount of public finance available to mitigate political, market, and technology risks so as to attract large-scale, private funding for clean energy investment. This article, co-authored by Shilpa Patel, Chief of IFC's Climate Change Unit, for the Journal of Environmental Investing, explores the range of options available to help leverage public money to attract more private investments.
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