État du financement climatique des villes

The report finds that while urban climate finance averaged 384 billion USD annually in 2017/18, this is far below the estimated annual need of 4.5 to 5.4 trillion USD. Funding is heavily concentrated in OECD countries and China, with severe deficits in developing regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and a critical lack of investment in adaptation and resilience, which accounts for less than 10% of tracked project data. The document argues that cities must act as both 'providers' of green infrastructure and 'guardians' of regulatory standards to attract private and public capital, requiring stronger alignment between municipal and national climate policies.

• Annual urban climate finance averaged 384 billion USD in 2017/18, which is significantly lower than the estimated annual requirement of 4.5 to 5.4 trillion USD.
• Climate finance for cities is geographically concentrated in OECD nations and China, while developing regions receive minimal investment; for example, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa averaged only 4 billion USD and 3 billion USD annually, respectively.
• There is a severe imbalance between mitigation and adaptation funding, with adaptation and resilience representing less than 10% of tracked urban climate finance, primarily focused on water and wastewater projects.
• Private finance, particularly household spending on electric vehicles and residential energy efficiency, accounts for approximately 35% (136 billion USD) of total urban climate finance, while public investment accounts for 22% (84 billion USD).
• Cities can mobilize finance by acting as 'providers' (through green public procurement and impact fees) and 'guardians' (through zoning, building standards, and systemic planning), but their success depends on national budgetary and governance systems.

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} }