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IDFC General Guidance for Tracking Green Finance

IDFC General Guidance for Tracking Green Finance

Year Published

2024

Contributing Organizations

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
International Development Finance Club (IDFC)
Trinomics

Type of Resource

Guidance

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic
Climate & Transition Finance
Topic 2
Climate Finance Ecosystem

Target Audience

MDBs/DFIs
Governments & Policymakers

Relevant Geography

Global
IDFC General Guidance for Tracking Green Finance

Resource Description

This resource provides a common framework for development finance institutions to track and report green finance across mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity.

Why This Matters

The guidance promotes transparent, consistent reporting of green finance, supporting credible scaling of investments for climate and biodiversity goals.

Key Insights

  • Applies core principles of conservativeness, granularity, and complementarity
  • Defines eligible mitigation activities as low-emission, transitional, or enabling, excluding fossil fuel-based projects
  • Frames adaptation finance around project adjustments, joint projects, and standalone initiatives
  • Requires biodiversity finance to deliver net gains, classified using Rio Markers
  • Highlights challenges with taxonomy alignment and capacity, recommending standardized systems and training

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