Imogen Outlaw’s work focuses on the intersection of public finance and sustainable development. Her work assesses the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in the energy transition, with particular focus on green hydrogen and coal phaseout. Imogen is also a member of the climate governance and diplomacy team, collaborating with European stakeholders to strengthen collective climate efforts and foster equitable partnerships. Prior to her role at NewClimate Institute, she interned for the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) where she supported mainstreaming disaster risk finance. Additionally, she worked for the U.S. Peace Corps supporting community-level development projects in Northern Uganda. Imogen holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA in Political Science and Business from California State University, Chico. 

Shaping Strong EU Partnerships — Guiding Principles and Key Considerations
Publication date 10 Dec 2024

Facing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, the EU is recommitting to using green industrial policy to enhance its...

Transforming EU Foreign Policy: Reforms to elevate climate
Publication date 15 Jul 2024

As the 2024-2029 EU cycle begins, the EU has an opportunity to solidify its role as a climate leader and global competitor. To do this...

Green Hydrogen for Sustainable Development: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks
Publication date 16 May 2024

This report examines the potential role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) in ensuring that Global South producer countries...

Caution on co-firing, retrofitting, and carbon credits for retirement: Considerations for public development banks on coal phase-out risks
Publication date 07 Mar 2024

This report was co-written by NewClimate Institute and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE). The first global stocktake decision...

Financing coal phase-out: Public development banks’ role in the early retirement of coal plants
Publication date 07 Mar 2024

This report was co-written by NewClimate Institute and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE). Limiting global average temperature...

Financing Coal Phase-out: The Role of Public Development Banks

Limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5°C requires stopping the construction of new coal power plants, and that many existing...

Climate Audit of German and EU Foreign Diplomacy

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and despite rhetoric of building back better, the world is currently on track towards 2.7°C of...

Strengthen national climate policy implementation: Comparative empirical learning & creating linkage to climate finance (SNAPFI)

This project supports NDC implementation in partner countries (Brazil, Germany/ EU, India, Indonesia, and South Africa) with research...

Multilateral Development Banks and the Paris Agreement

NewClimate Institute, together with  Germanwatch, WRI and E3G, provides inputs to multilateral development banks in supporting the...

COP29: Financing a Just Energy Transition: Exploring the Role of Development Banks and Country Platforms
Venue IDFC Pavilion, COP29 / online
Date 16 Nov 2024
Start time 04:30 pm

In this side event, co-organised by NewClimate Institute and E3G, we examined the scale of financing required for a just transition in...

Virtual Launch: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Sustainable Green Hydrogen Development
Venue Online
Date 16 May 2024
Start time 02:00 pm

On 16 May we hosted a launch webinar and panel discussion for our report on The Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Sustainable...

London Climate Action Week: From Policies to Finance: Driving Just Climate Action in Developing Nations
Venue Online, London Climate Action Week
Date 29 Jun 2023
Start time 04:00 pm

Join us for our London Climate Action Week event on Thursday 29 th June, from 15:00 to 16:00 BST / 16:00 to 17:00 CEST, to explore how...

Reforming EU Institutions: Pathways to Stronger Climate Leadership and Foreign Policy
Publication date 15 Aug 2024

Despite the rise of far-right parties in the European Parliament, climate action is here to stay. A strong climate foreign policy is...

Unpacking Germany’s hydrogen import strategy: 3 considerations for Global South partners
Publication date 07 Aug 2024

Germany has increasingly focused on green hydrogen, and rightly so, as it is vital to decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors like heavy...

Bonn sessions: 3 topics to watch in UN climate talks
Publication date 03 Jun 2024

Climate impacts are getting more severe across the globe, a chilling reminder that there is no more time to waste. Halfway through 2024...

Response to GFANZ APAC June 2023 Consultation
Publication date 02 Nov 2023

NewClimate Institute and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) submitted a response to a public consultation on the Glasgow...

Upcoming Spanish elections could hamper European climate diplomacy at a time when it should be a top priority
Publication date 03 Jul 2023

Spain takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union as of 1 July. Normally a time of new agenda setting, this...

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