Unlocking Private Climate Finance in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets have the unique opportunity to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free future. As they recover from the effects of COVID-19, emerging markets can place sustainability at the center of their rebuilding efforts. To capitalize on this opportunity, the public and private sectors will need to collaborate to create an investment-friendly environment and build pipelines of bankable sustainable infrastructure investment opportunities that will attract new capital flows.

According to the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative, "this report delivers a set of key considerations to strengthen enabling environments for private climate finance. It highlights the policies that governments in emerging markets can advance—with support from business and the international community—to mobilize private sector investment in clean energy, low-carbon mass transit, climate-friendly water, and waste systems, green buildings, and sustainable land use. This report also provides success stories of countries leading the introduction of sustainable policies and guidance on best practices in mobilizing sustainable investment in infrastructure which accompany the key considerations."