O Estado do Financiamento Climático das Cidades

This executive summary of the 2021 report 'O Estado do Financiamento Climático das Cidades' (The State of City Climate Finance), produced by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), analyzes current urban climate investment levels, identifies barriers to funding, and proposes frameworks to mobilize the necessary capital for low-carbon and resilient urban development.

• Annual urban climate finance flows are estimated at US$ 384 billion (average for 2017/2018), which is significantly lower than the estimated requirement of US$ 4.5 to 5.4 trillion per year for a transition to sustainable cities.
• Climate finance for cities is heavily concentrated in OECD countries and China, leaving developing regions severely underfunded. For example, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia received average annual investments of only US$ 3 billion and US$ 4 billion, respectively.
• There is a profound imbalance between mitigation and adaptation funding. Mitigation investments averaged US$ 375 billion in 2017/2018, while adaptation and resilience investments averaged only US$ 7 billion, representing 9% of project-level tracked data.
• Private finance, particularly domestic spending, is a major driver of urban climate finance, accounting for 35% (US$ 136 billion) of the total in 2017/2018. Public investment accounted for 22% (US$ 84 billion), with national and local governments as the primary contributors.
• The International Finance Corporation (IFC) identifies US$ 2.5 trillion in annual sustainable urban investment opportunities in emerging markets through 2030 across six sectors: waste, climate-smart water use, renewable energy, electric vehicles, public transport, and sustainable buildings.
• Cities can mobilize climate finance by acting as 'providers' (through sustainable procurement, green services, and resource mobilization like impact fees) and as 'administrators' (through regulations, standards, and system-level planning).
• The COVID-19 pandemic has strained city finances, increasing reliance on intergovernmental transfers and risking the 'lock-in' of high-emission development paths, particularly in rapidly urbanizing cities in Africa and South Asia.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2021). O Estado do Financiamento Climático das Cidades. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-Portuguese.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. O Estado do Financiamento Climático das Cidades. 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-Portuguese.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2021estado, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{O Estado do Financiamento Climático das Cidades}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Summary-Portuguese.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }