Ministries of Finance play a critical role in turning green and resilient transitions into reality. To respond effectively, they require robust economic analysis, credible evidence, and timely information.

This website showcases concrete examples, practical guidance, and tools from the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action’s Helsinki Principle 4 initiative ‘Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions’ and a broader community of researchers, analysts, and practitioners.

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Compendium of Practice

At the heart of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action’s Helsinki Principle 4 initiative ‘Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions’ is the Compendium of Practice—a global, collaborative resource developed by the institutions contributing to the initiative. The Compendium brings together over 130 practical contributions from 70-plus institutions, showcasing how Ministries of Finance and their partners are tackling key climate policy challenges through applied tools, modeling approaches, and capacity-building strategies.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Economic analysis and modeling tools to assist Ministries of Finance in driving green and resilient transitions
How Ministries of Finance can build capabilities for economic analysis and modeling to drive green and resilient transitions
How Ministries of Finance can assess the fiscal challenges and opportunities from green and resilient transitions
How Ministries of Finance can assess and manage physical climate risks and adaptation
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Modeling the fiscal impacts of the net zero target within fiscal sustainability analysis
A budget impact model to analyze the long-term impact of achieving the net zero target on public finances, based on ESMs and a CGE model.
Benjamin Lerch, Thomas Brändle, and Martin Baur
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The impact of uncertainty surrounding energy transition paths: tools for Ministries of Finance and investors to manage the financial risk of infrastructure investments
Governments and their Ministries of Finance need to make decisions that manage the financial risk—for example from policy missteps or unanticipated technological or geopolitical developments—of infrastructure investments as part of the low-carbon transition.
David Nelson
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Live transition risks: the impacts of climate action on state-owned enterprises, and the use of qualitative and causal-link approaches in addressing challenges
Mexico uses qualitative and causal-link approaches to study the impact of climate policies on the environmental footprint and productivity of different industries.
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Helping Ministries of Finance to understand the macroeconomic impacts of the transition to net zero in Asia
This publication uses the World Induced Technical Change Hybrid (WITCH) integrated assessment model to analyze the necessary transformations of key sectors, assess the socioeconomic implications of the transition, and explore the implications of a global transition to net zero for developing Asia.
Manisha Pradhananga and Lotis Quiao, Economic Research and Development Impact Department
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The economic impacts of disorderly climate transitions: how Ministries of Finance can avoid boom and bust with sound economic analysis and effective climate policy
Ministries of Finance need to jointly manage four sources of risk from climate change: physical risks; risks of overcapacity and stranded assets as carbon-intensive industries decline; risks of potential shortages from the delayed establishment of alternatives; and the risk of a disorderly transition driven by economic and political shocks, investor uncertainty, and mismanagement.
David Nelson
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