Estimating Mobilized Private Climate Finance

This working paper by the World Resources Institute and OECD proposes a 4-stage framework to improve the estimation of private climate finance mobilized by public interventions. It addresses the technical complexity of quantifying these linkages, particularly for UNFCCC reporting by developed countries for activities in developing countries, and recommends both short-term transparency measures and long-term standardization of data systems and definitions.

• The paper introduces a 4-stage framework of decision points designed to guide the estimation of publicly mobilized private finance. This framework evaluates various methodological options based on their practicality, accuracy, the incentives they create, and their potential for standardization across different entities.
• The authors highlight a current limitation in the ability to estimate private finance mobilized by developed countries for low-carbon, climate resilient (LCR) activities in developing countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• The report suggests immediate practical options for estimation while emphasizing the necessity of transparency regarding assumptions, definitions, and limitations. Long-term recommendations include the standardization of estimation methods, the creation of data systems, and convergence on shared definitions.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Estimating Mobilized Private Climate Finance. https://www.wri.org/research/estimating-mobilized-private-climate-finance

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Estimating Mobilized Private Climate Finance. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/estimating-mobilized-private-climate-finance.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendestimating, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Estimating Mobilized Private Climate Finance}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/estimating-mobilized-private-climate-finance}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }