Alex Doukas

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Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World
by Alex Doukas and Athena Ballesteros - June 15, 2015
The excitement around clean energy access through distributed renewable energy has a good basis in real world experience. By creating the right policy and regulatory conditions, international clean energy access initiatives can help other countries benefit from greater access to electricity through distributed renewable energy.
How to Spend the Green Climate Fund’s $10 Billion?
by Alex Doukas - March 21, 2015
If you had an initial $10 billion in capital to fight climate change and boost resilience, how would you decide how to spend it? This is one of the key questions facing the Green Climate Fund Board at its ninth meeting in Songdo, South Korea this week.
US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?
by Alex Doukas - November 17, 2014
Recently the world took two giant steps toward reaching a global agreement to fight climate change in 2015: a landmark U.S.-China accord and a $4.5 billion pledge to the Green Climate Fund by the United States and Japan.

But there are some conditions attached.
U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum
by Alex Doukas and Athena Ballesteros - November 13, 2014
Why is the recent U.S. pledge to the Green Climate Fund important for a 2015 climate agreement?
The Green Climate Fund Is Now Ready for Ambitious Pledges
by Athena Ballesteros and Alex Doukas - October 24, 2014
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the most ambitious climate finance fund thus far, with a goal of completely transforming sectors and economies toward low-emission, climate-resilient development.

Last week marked a key moment for climate finance: The last foundations were laid for the GFC, and it’s now ready to receive funding.
The $10 Billion Question: Will the Green Climate Fund Live Up to Expectations?
by Alex Doukas - October 10, 2014
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has a big role to play. It’s expected to become the world’s main mechanism for securing and distributing finance to help developing nations tackle climate change.

The multi-billion dollar question is: Can it live up to this expectation?
Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit
by Jennifer Morgan, David Waskow, Nigel Sizer, Eliot Metzger, Samantha Putt del Pino, Holger Dalkmann, Benoit Lefevre, Alex Doukas and Clifford Polycarp - September 23, 2014
The UN Climate Summit brought together more than 125 heads of state and government officials—the largest-ever climate meeting of world leaders. Leaders clearly demonstrated their understanding that the impacts of climate change are real and costly, and that they no longer have to choose between economic growth and climate action—they go hand-in-hand.

WRI’s experts were in New York for all the action. While the outcomes from the Summit are still evolving, here’s our first look at progress made and next steps.
3 Climate Finance Highlights to Watch for at the NYC Climate Summit
by Alex Doukas and Athena Ballesteros - September 22, 2014
The UN Climate Summit will draw 125 heads of state and government to address the global challenge of climate change, the biggest gathering of its kind ever. Building on the excitement of the massive People’s Climate March on September 21, we should expect some movement on the key question of how to finance climate solutions.

Read more for forthcoming highlights.
Closing the Renewable Energy Investment Gap
by Alex Doukas and Joshua Ryor - June 30, 2014
There’s a growing gap between current investment in low-carbon energy and what’s needed to meet world demand while avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. The good news is there’s sufficient capital and investor interest to close much of this gap.

However, policies that encourage market certainty and level the playing field between different energy sources are needed to attract the volume of investment required, according to a special International Energy Agency (IEA) report, the World Energy Investment Outlook, released this month.
4 Ways the Green Climate Fund Can Make Its Investments Count
by Alex Doukas - February 14, 2014
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has big ambitions: It aspires to become the main global fund for providing climate change finance, contributing to activities like the design of resilient cities and the expansion of low-emission power generation.

While the GCF Board should be ambitious and innovative, they can also look to what’s been done before. Drawing knowledge from the experiences of other critical climate and development funds is one way to ensure that the GCF succeeds.

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Alex Doukas

Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World

How to Spend the Green Climate Fund’s $10 Billion?

US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

The Green Climate Fund Is Now Ready for Ambitious Pledges

The $10 Billion Question: Will the Green Climate Fund Live Up to Expectations?

Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit

3 Climate Finance Highlights to Watch for at the NYC Climate Summit

Closing the Renewable Energy Investment Gap

4 Ways the Green Climate Fund Can Make Its Investments Count

Clean Energy Access in Developing Countries

Perspectives on Policy and Regulation

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Making the Green Climate Fund's Allocations Add Up to its Ambition...

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