Analysis: The demand for financing climate projects in cities
This report, co-authored by the C40 Cities Finance Facility, CDP, and in collaboration with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, is the first-ever in-depth analysis of infrastructure projects around climate change in cities. It shows that there is substantial demand for support on how to prepare and finance projects around climate change in cities. Almost 400 cities are asking for support for 1,143 projects worth close to US$60 billion.
ANALYSIS
The demand for financing climate projects in cities
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Announcing the Collective Global Impact of the Compact of Mayors at the Climate Summit for Local LeadersDecember 4, 2015
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