Where are the gaps in climate finance?

Fankhauser, Samuel, Sahni, Aditi, Savvas, Annie and Ward, John (2016) Where are the gaps in climate finance? Climate and Development, 8 (3). pp. 203-206. ISSN 1756-5529

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Abstract

Climate change cannot be addressed unless developed and developing countries alike invest heavily in low-carbon technologies and climate-resilient practices. Access to finance has therefore become central to climate change policy. In this Viewpoint we review likely climate investment needs and ask where the main financing gaps might be. We argue that besides the usual analysis of mitigation and adaptation needs, it is important to also gauge the ability of investors to mobilize the required funds. Some investors, whether public and private, will find it harder than others to raise capital, and so a rough

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcld20
Additional Information:	© 2015 Taylor & Francis
Library of Congress subject classification:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Sets:	Research centres and groups > Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Project and Funder Information:	Project ID Funder Name Funder ID ES/K006576/1 Economics and Social Research Council UNSPECIFIED
Projects:	ES/K006576/1
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2015 14:53
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/64179/

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