Public Financial Institutions and the Low-carbon Transition: FIVE CASE STUDIES ON LOW-CARBON INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROJECT INVESTMENT

Public financial institutions (PFIs) are well-positioned to act as a key leverage point for governments' efforts to mobilise private investment in low-carbon projects and infrastructure. The study identifies the tools, instruments and approaches used by five PFIs to directly support and scale-u...

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Published inOECD Environment Working Papers no. 72; p. 0_1
Main Authors Cochran, Ian, Hubert, Romain, Marchal, Virginie, Youngman, Robert
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 29.10.2014
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Carbon
Case studies
Climate change
Development banks
Energy efficiency
Financial institutions
Infrastructure
Institutional investments
Institutions
International finance
International relations
Private sector
Project finance
Public sector
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Risk reduction
Studies
Sustainable development
Sustainable transportation
United Kingdom > UK
France
Germany
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Summary:Public financial institutions (PFIs) are well-positioned to act as a key leverage point for governments' efforts to mobilise private investment in low-carbon projects and infrastructure. The study identifies the tools, instruments and approaches used by five PFIs to directly support and scale-up domestic private sector investment in sustainable transport, energy-efficiency and renewable energy in OECD countries. Between 2010-2012, these five institutions - Group Caisse des Dépôts in France, KfW Bankengruppe in Germany, the UK Green Investment Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - have provided over 100 billion euros of equity investment and financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport projects. They use both traditional and innovative approaches to link low-carbon projects with finance through enhancing access to capital; facilitating risk reduction and sharing; improving the capacity of market actors; and shaping broader market practices and conditions.
ISSN:1997-0900