This paper, prepared at the request of G20 Finance Ministers, explores options to scale up finance for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries.
In June 2012, the Green Infrastructure Finance Framework Report was published to address the constraints in financing green infrastructure and to develop a new approach to accelerate investments in low-emission technologies.
This interim report of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) of the European Commission identifies two imperatives for Europe’s financial system.
The objective of this note is to identify/assess the barriers preventing local financial institutions from utilising carbon finance to support their financing activities, and to summarise existing attempts in using carbon revenues to enhance the bankability of these projects by reducing risks.
The objective of this study is to assess whether the financing practice of recovery efforts is consistent with the international architecture in place to promote the transition from crisis to sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected states.
The Paulson Institute, together with the China’s Green Finance Committee, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, co-hosted an event on 16 April 2016 at the Bank of America in Washington, D.C.
The 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change require a new generation of innovations from the financial system.
The financing required for a green economy transition is substantial, but it can be mobilized by smart public policy and innovative financing mechanisms.