Publications and Resources
Financing Sustainable Just Energy Transitions: Challenges and Ways Forward
Policy Submission by Professor Celine Tan, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli published September 2024.
This is a policy submission by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project to the T20 Task Force 02 Sustainable Climate Action and Inclusive Just Energy Transitions, Sub-Topic 1 Fostering Sustainable, Inclusive, and Just Energy Transitions
Climate Finance and International Investment Law
CLiFT Briefing #3
Primer/Briefing by Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis
Published February 2025
This briefing provides an overview of climate finance frameworks, focusing on distribution of finance via two key channels - those within the multilateral climate regime supervised by UNFCC and the Paris agreement, and funds and frameworks operating outside this.
The Climate Finance Architecture
CLiFT Briefing #2
Primer/Briefing by Professor Celine Tan
Published February 2025
This updated briefing provides an overview of the climate finance architecture and the intersections between the multilateral climate regime and the international financial architecture.
Recent Publications:
Tan, C, Vastardis, A and Erdem Türkelli, G (2023), UK-African Partnerships and Just Energy Transitions: Finance and Investment Implications, Evidence Submitted to o the All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa in response to the ‘Call for Evidence for a policy inquiry on the ‘UK-African Partnerships for Just Energy Transitions in Africa’, 21 August 2023.
Tan, C, Vastardis, A and Erdem Türkelli, G (2023), Evaluation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), Submission to the South Africa Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Consultation on the Just Energy Transition Plan (JET-IP), 20 March 2023.
Stott, J and Chikowore, A (2025), The Scaling up of Development Finance Institutions in Climate Finance Provision to Support Localisation and Worker Transitions, Submission to the The Institute of Economic Justice, February 2025.
Verwey, L (2025), Assertive Fiscal Policy in an Equitable and Worker- Centric Climate Response, Submission to the Institute of Economic Justice, 28 February 2025.
(2025), Leveraging Monetary Policy to Support the Transitional Needs of South African Workers, Submission to the Institute of Economic Justice, February 2025.
Wegerif, M (2025), A Just Transition Agenda for Food System Policy Making in South Africa, Submission to the Institute of Economic Justice, August 2024.
Madhi, Y, (2023) , Advancing a Just Transition: A Rights Based Approach to Climate Financing, Climate Ambition to Accountability Project, 8 December 2023.
Baloyi, B, Madhi, Y, Krinsky, J, Isaacs, G ,Tan, C Yilmaz Vastardis, A, (CLiFT), Erdem Türkelli, G, (2023) Submission to the Presidential Climate Commission on South Africas Just Energy Transition Investment Plan, March 2023.
Adhinegara, B, Monica, L, Darmawan, J & Bakhrul, M.F (2025), The Prospects of Decarbonising Indonesia’s Steel Industry: How Green Steel Helps Shape Industry Competitiveness, Center for Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), March 2025.
CELIOS (2024),Strengthening an Inclusive, Green, and Effective Just Energy Transition, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), December 2024.
CELIOS (2024), 10 Guiding Principles for Financing Coal Retirement, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), 2024.