There are demands on central banks and financial regulators to take on new responsibilities for supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. Regulators can indeed facilitate the reorientation of financial flows necessary for the transition. But their powers should not be overestimated....

With the debt obligation of Itaipu Binational being completed paid off by 2023, the Annex C of the Treaty of Itaipu, which governs the operation and revenue distribution of the Itaipu Dam, is due for review and possible revisions. The implications for Paraguay's export revenues and fiscal...

This paper provides estimates of output multipliers for spending in clean energy and biodiversity conservation, as well as for spending on non-ecofriendly energy and land use activities. Using a new international dataset, we find that every dollar spent on key carbon-neutral or carbon-sink...