État du financement climatique des villes

This executive summary of the 2021 report 'État du financement climatique des villes' analyzes the current state of urban climate investment, identifies significant funding gaps—particularly in developing nations and for adaptation efforts—and proposes frameworks to mobilize the trillions of dollars required for low-carbon, resilient urban development.

• Annual urban climate finance flows were estimated at an average of 384 billion USD for 2017/18, which is significantly lower than the estimated annual needs of 4.5 to 5.4 trillion USD.
• Urban climate finance is heavily concentrated in OECD countries and China, leaving developing regions with minimal investment. For example, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa received average annual investments of only 4 billion USD and 3 billion USD, respectively.
• There is a severe imbalance between mitigation and adaptation funding. Mitigation investments averaged 375 billion USD per year in 2017/18, while adaptation and resilience measures accounted for only 9% of tracked project data, totaling an average of 7 billion USD primarily for water and wastewater projects.
• Private finance, largely driven by domestic actors and household spending on electric vehicles and residential energy efficiency, accounted for 35% (136 billion USD) of total urban climate finance in 2017/18. Public investment represented 22% (84 billion USD), while 45% (163 billion USD) of sources remain unknown.
• The International Finance Corporation (IFC) identifies a potential investment opportunity of 29.4 trillion USD by 2030 in emerging market cities across six specific sectors: waste, climate-smart water, renewable energy, electric vehicles, public transport, and green buildings.
• Municipalities can influence climate outcomes through two primary roles: as 'providers' (using purchasing power for green procurement and providing services) and as 'guardians' (implementing standards, regulations, and system-level planning).

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2021). État du financement climatique des villes. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-French.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. État du financement climatique des villes. 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2021tat, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{État du financement climatique des villes}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }