Leveraging National Development Banks to Enhance Financing for Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure

Mar 3, 2021 | News, Report, Research, Resources

A green recovery has been central to many countries’ stimulus plans to ensure investments that lift the economic recession caused by the pandemic incorporate climate change considerations. At the local level, cities are spearheading the challenge with bold actions and...

Assessment Of CCFLA’s Value Chain For Early Stage Project Preparation In Mexico

Sep 23, 2019 | Report, Research, Resources

Local and regional governments need significant technical and financial assistance to develop robust and investor-friendly infrastructure projects to tackle climate change. On the supply side, a wide array of technical and financial support for low-to-no emission and...

C40 Good Practice Guide: Creditworthiness

Mar 9, 2016 | Case Studies, Research, Tools

CCFLA member C40 have published over 100 case studies in a range of Good Practice Guides drawing in the huge experience of cities in the C40 network. One of these guides looks specifically at the issue of city Crediworthiness. The purpose of this guide is to summarise...

Closing the gap between finance and urban climate action

Mar 9, 2016 | Research

A report ‘Closing the gap between finance and urban climate action’ produced by CCFLA members ICLEI and Climate KIC provides a gap analysis of TAP projects applications, and a literature review on public finance for climate actions. The report aims at...

Barriers to Private Sector Investments into Urban Climate Mitigation Projects

Feb 4, 2016 | Research

A white paper ‘Barriers to Private Sector Investments into Urban Climate Mitigation Projects’ produced by CCLFA members CDP and Climate KIC presents new research on improving access to climate finance for cities and offering bankable climate projects to...

Financing the Transition: Sustainable Infrastructure in Cities

Nov 30, 2015 | Research

This report, produced by WWF in conjunction with Long Finance, provides an “overview of financial instruments that are commonly used to finance infrastructure development. It analyses their potential to support the transition towards sustainable infrastructure,...