The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013

The executive summary of 'The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013' reports that global climate finance flows have plateaued at USD 359 billion, a figure significantly lower than estimated investment needs. The document emphasizes that public policies and resources act as the 'engine room' of the system, necessary to reduce risks and costs to attract private capital, which is essential for scaling low-carbon and climate-resilient growth.

• Global climate finance flows have reached a plateau of USD 359 billion, which equates to approximately USD 1 billion per day. This amount is described as being far below even the most conservative estimates of what is required for investment.
• Climate finance exhibits a strong domestic preference, with 76% of global flows originating in the same country where they were spent. This includes 81% of investments in developed countries and 72% in developing countries. National Development Banks played a significant role in this domestic landscape, distributing 57% of total public investments in renewable energy.
• International climate finance is dominated by public funding, particularly in North-South flows. Of the USD 39-62 billion in North-South flows, the vast majority came from public sources. Adaptation finance is entirely publicly funded, totaling USD 20-24 billion, with approximately 65% of these funds invested as international climate finance in developing countries.
• Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are central to the finance architecture, channeling about one third of total climate finance flows through a mix of public and private investments using loans and grants.
• Significant knowledge gaps persist that hinder the tracking and evaluation of climate finance. These gaps specifically concern adaptation finance, private sector finance, the role of the private sector in energy efficiency and REDD+, and the comparison between current finance and global needs.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2013). The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/global-landscape-of-climate-finance-2013/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013. 2013. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/global-landscape-of-climate-finance-2013/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2013global, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2013}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/global-landscape-of-climate-finance-2013/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }