Sustainable Finance Roadmap for India
A roadmap developed in association with the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and UNDP, outlining how India can build a stronger sustainable finance architecture.
Climate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Labanya Prakash Jena
Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE and Director, Climate and Sustainability Initiative
Labanya Prakash Jena, CFA, is a climate finance and sustainable finance specialist working across transition finance, financial regulation, energy transition investment, and climate policy. His work spans research, advisory, training, and stakeholder engagement with policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and multilateral and research organisations.
Climate transition at scale needs credible finance, strong policy, and institutions that can move capital where it matters most.
Themes that shape my work
Topics across research, writing, long-form contributions, and public-facing engagement.
Climate Finance
Finance mechanisms for mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
Sustainable Finance
Financial-system approaches to sustainability, stewardship, and green capital allocation.
Transition Finance
Capital, instruments, and policy frameworks that support real-economy decarbonisation.
Financial Regulation
Policy, regulatory design, disclosure, and market governance for climate-aligned finance.
Energy Transition
Low-carbon transitions, power systems, and industrial change.
Featured Publications
Research papers, reports, and essays that introduce the breadth of my current work.
Renewable Energy Financing in the Pacific Island Countries
A journal publication on financing renewable energy in Pacific Island countries, reflecting work on climate finance mobilisation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Climate Finance
Transition Finance
Blended finance: How setting up a financial intermediary can accelerate sustainable development
A World Economic Forum commentary on how blended finance structures can help unlock sustainable development and climate investment.
Climate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Featured Book Contributions
Books, chapters, and edited work.
Net-Zero Trio: Synchronizing Technology, Business and Policy for Green Transition
A Bloomsbury-published book bringing together technology, business, and policy dimensions of the green transition.
Climate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Financing India's Climate Change Action: Requirements, Challenges, and Solutions
A book chapter on India’s climate finance needs, constraints, and possible solutions, published in a post-COVID policy volume by Bloomsbury.
Climate Finance
Public Policy
Contributor to India's Economic Survey 2021: Sustainable Development and Climate Change Chapter
A contribution to the Sustainable Development and Climate Change chapter of India's Economic Survey 2021.
Public Policy
Sustainability
Featured Lectures
Selected lectures, trainings, mentorship work, and invited teaching sessions.
Ongoing
Sustainable Finance Training for Banks, Financial Institutions, Policymakers, and Regulators
Training and executive sessions on sustainable finance for banks, financial institutions, policymakers, and regulators in India.
Climate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Ongoing
Guest Faculty Sessions on Sustainable and Climate Finance
Guest faculty lectures on sustainable and climate finance across management, finance, and public-policy institutions.
Climate Finance
Sustainable Finance
Since 2016
Mentorship for the CFA Institute Research Challenge at IIFT
Long-running mentorship support for MBA students at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade through the CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Sustainable Finance
Financial Regulation
Recent Works
Explore my recent publications, book work, lectures, and public engagement.
Open to research collaborations, speaking invitations, and media outreach.
If your work overlaps with climate finance, sustainability, policy, or public-facing scholarship, the Contact page is the best place to start the conversation.