The Landscape of Project Preparation 2024

The document outlines the role and challenges of project preparation facilities (PPFs) in helping cities develop bankable climate infrastructure projects. It describes a 2024 mapping effort by the CCFLA to update a 2021 gap analysis, focusing on the number and characteristics of PPFs globally across six dimensions: geography, project stages/sectors, assistance types, eligibility thresholds, implementers, and application processes.

• Project preparation facilities (PPFs) act as a critical bridge for cities, supporting the transition of projects from concept, design, or scoping stages to financial close by ensuring they meet investor requirements.
• The urban climate infrastructure PPF ecosystem is hindered by fragmentation, specifically a lack of information-sharing and slow collaboration, which creates barriers for cities attempting to access preparation support.
• The 2024 analysis evaluates PPFs based on six specific dimensions: geographic coverage (including income levels), project sectors and stages, types of assistance (grants, finance, and technical assistance), minimum ticket size thresholds, the organizations implementing them, and the frequency of application calls.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2025). The Landscape of Project Preparation 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-landscape-of-project-preparation-2024/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. The Landscape of Project Preparation 2024. 2025. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-landscape-of-project-preparation-2024/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2025landscape, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{The Landscape of Project Preparation 2024}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-landscape-of-project-preparation-2024/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }