Glossary of Financing Instruments

The 'Glossary of Financing Instruments' is a reference guide produced by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to assist public sector decision-makers in evaluating financing options to support private sector climate change mitigation projects in developing countries.

• The document serves as a glossary of financing instruments and their mechanisms, intended for public sector decision-makers to evaluate tools for supporting private sector climate change mitigation projects in developing countries.
• The glossary is derived from Appendix II of the WRI working paper 'Moving the Fulcrum: A Primer on Public Climate Financing Instruments Used to Leverage Private Capital', which explores how public financing—including loans, equity, and de-risking instruments—can be used with policy and technical support to increase private investment in low-carbon markets.
• The broader Climate Finance series by WRI examines how public finance providers, such as governments, development finance institutions, and the proposed Green Climate Fund, can mobilize private investment to meet the needs of developing countries, specifically focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and related infrastructure and services.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Glossary of Financing Instruments. https://www.wri.org/glossary-financing-instruments

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Glossary of Financing Instruments. n.d. https://www.wri.org/glossary-financing-instruments.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendglossary, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Glossary of Financing Instruments}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/glossary-financing-instruments}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }