Climate Finance in the Urban Context

Cities and the people who live in them account for more than 80 percent of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, more than 80 percent of the overall annual global costs of adaptation to climate change are estimated to be borne by urban areas. This issues brief looks at potential financing opportunities and costs of mitigation and adaptation in the urban context. Wide-ranging potential sources for finance for climate action are described, and suggestions are made for more effective responses to climate investment challenges in cities.

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Main Author: Huhtala, Ari
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-11
Subjects:ABATEMENT, AIR, AIR CONDITIONING, ALLOCATION, ASSET MANAGEMENT, BANK LOAN, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, BLACK CARBON, BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS, BOND, BOND ISSUANCE, BOND ISSUERS, BONDS, BUS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAR, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON EMISSION, CARBON FINANCE, CARBON MARKET, CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, CATASTROPHE BOND, CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS, CITY BUSES, CLEAN ENERGY, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE INSURANCE, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE-CHANGE, CO, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS, CREDIT GUARANTEES, CREDIT STRENGTH, DAMAGES, DEBT, DEBT SERVICE, DEFORESTATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANKS, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DISASTER INSURANCE, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION, ELECTRICITY, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS BASELINE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES, EQUITY INVESTMENTS, EXTREME EVENTS, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST CARBON, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST INVESTMENT, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUELS, GHG, GHGS, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY, GLOBAL WARMING, GRANT FUNDING, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GUARANTEE PRODUCTS, HURRICANES, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INCREMENTAL COSTS, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COSTS, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE PREMIUM, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, INVESTING, INVESTMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE, LANDFILLS, LARGE CITIES, LENDERS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LIQUIDITY, LLC, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW-CARBON, MARKET MECHANISMS, MASS TRANSIT, MDB, METHANE, MOBILITY, MUNICIPALITIES, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, PARTIAL CREDIT, PARTIAL RISK, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN COMFORT, PLEDGES, POPULATION GROWTH, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE LENDERS, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, RAINFALL, RAPID TRANSIT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESERVE, RESERVE FUND, RETURN, RISK ASSESSMENTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK SHARING, ROAD, ROAD MAINTENANCE, SETTLEMENT, SHAREHOLDER, SMALL BUSINESSES, STORMS, SWAPS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRADING, TRADING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSIT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION POLICY, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TREASURY, TRUST FUND, TRUST FUNDS, URBAN FORESTRY, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN SPRAWL, URBAN SYSTEMS, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM, URBANIZATION, WATER SUPPLY, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WIND, WIND STORMS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13144815/climate-finance-urban-context
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19469
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