Developing 2°C-compatible investment criteria

The report argues for the creation of specific 2°C-compatible investment criteria to guide the shift of capital from high to low carbon investments. While many international financial institutions currently use climate considerations, the document notes that these existing approaches do not explicitly link to the 2°C limit.

• Limiting global temperature increase to 2°C requires a significant shift of capital from high-carbon to low-carbon investments and the mobilisation of capital for 2°C-compatible infrastructure, which must begin immediately due to the long lifespan of physical assets.
• Public financial institutions are positioned to lead the alignment of investment flows with the 2°C limit and help close the infrastructure investment gap based on their leadership roles and climate mandates.
• Although most international financial institutions use climate-related criteria—such as shadow carbon pricing, benchmarks, and positive/negative lists—these current methods do not link to the 2°C limit.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2015). Developing 2°C-compatible investment criteria. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/developing-2degc-compatible-investment-criteria

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Developing 2°C-compatible investment criteria. 2015. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/developing-2degc-compatible-investment-criteria.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2015developing, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Developing 2°C-compatible investment criteria}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/developing-2degc-compatible-investment-criteria}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }