The present guidelines outline the criteria for eligibility and aim to provide clear and quantitative minimum performance criteria (MPC) deemed necessary for the IDB to support fossil fuel power plant projects. In addition, they provide guidance on assessing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Cement manufacturing is an energy-intensive process, requiring high fuel consumption to operate cement kilns, which in turn generates carbon dioxide (CO2). These Guidelines aim to provide clear and quantitative Minimum Climate Change Performance Criteria necessary for IDB to support projects, as...

These guidelines set forth an approach for the financing of coal fired thermoelectric generation plants (coal plants), in a manner consistent with the IDB's vision to prioritize the development of renewable energy sources and it's commitment to the protection of the environment, including...

This document provides the methodology prepared and used by IDB to assess the impact of its direct investments loans on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2009. The document provides the methodology behind a series of tools developed to assess GHG emissions for IDB operations in key sectors.

IDB is developing a Climate Change Strategy with a focus on sectors that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, for which the Bank will promulgate good practices that encourage the use of appropriate greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies. One selected subsector in the IDB climate...