Green Finance Approaches to Soil Remediation: International examples

This document introduces a collection of case studies and reports focused on green finance approaches to soil remediation, highlighting the need for innovative funding mechanisms where traditional liability rules fail and noting how regional cost structures and human health risks influence remediation efforts.

• Traditional liability rules are often insufficient for funding the restoration of ecological degradation caused by historic and cumulative environmental pressures, necessitating the use of new financial instruments and sources.
• The political drive to perform soil or sediment remediation is strongest when contaminated ecosystems directly threaten human health and the livelihoods of local communities.
• The costs and outcomes of soil remediation strategies vary across different geographic areas for the same ecosystem type due to project size and regional cost structures, including fuel costs and workers' salaries.

APA

Larsen,, I. S. F. J. K. C. M. P. L. J. L. L. (2018). Green Finance Approaches to Soil Remediation: International examples. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/green-finance-approaches-soil-remediation-international-examples

Chicago

Larsen,, Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth,Karl Jakob Kammler,Wenting Chen,Froukje Maria Platjouw,Yan Lin,Morten Jartun,Thorjørn Larssen,Mathias Lund. Green Finance Approaches to Soil Remediation: International examples. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/green-finance-approaches-soil-remediation-international-examples.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{larsen2018green, author = {Larsen,, Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth,Karl Jakob Kammler,Wenting Chen,Froukje Maria Platjouw,Yan Lin,Morten Jartun,Thorjørn Larssen,Mathias Lund}, title = {{Green Finance Approaches to Soil Remediation: International examples}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/green-finance-approaches-soil-remediation-international-examples}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }