Tokenization of Infrastructure: A blockchain-based solution to financing sustainable infrastructure

This report examines how the tokenization of sustainable infrastructure—the digitalization of assets into blockchain-based tokens—can lower financing costs and increase bankability. It highlights that sustainable projects often face higher upfront costs and perceived risks than traditional infrastructure. While offering benefits like enhanced liquidity and lower transaction costs, the report notes that regulatory and technological hurdles remain for widespread adoption.

• Tokenization of sustainable infrastructure, utilizing blockchain for the storage and transfer of cryptographic tokens, aims to reduce financing costs and increase the bankability of the asset class. This is critical because sustainable infrastructure typically involves higher perceived technological risks and larger initial capital expenditures compared to traditional infrastructure.
• The application of tokenization to infrastructure can provide several operational and financial advantages, including improved liquidity, transparency, and efficiency, as well as access to new capital sources and lower transaction costs.
• Despite the potential benefits and existing initiatives, the widespread adoption of tokenizing real assets is currently hindered by technological and regulatory challenges.

APA

Uzsoki,, D. (2019). Tokenization of Infrastructure: A blockchain-based solution to financing sustainable infrastructure. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/tokenization-infrastructure-blockchain-based-solution-financing-sustainable

Chicago

Uzsoki,, David. Tokenization of Infrastructure: A blockchain-based solution to financing sustainable infrastructure. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/tokenization-infrastructure-blockchain-based-solution-financing-sustainable.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{uzsoki2019tokenization, author = {Uzsoki,, David}, title = {{Tokenization of Infrastructure: A blockchain-based solution to financing sustainable infrastructure}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/tokenization-infrastructure-blockchain-based-solution-financing-sustainable}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }