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
Cities Around the World Commit to Cut Emission Outputs by 454 Megatons Annually By Decade’s End Sustainable Rail, Air, Electric Vehicles and Urban Public Transport Mobilized at Climate SummitSeptember 23, 2014
Moroccan Cities, National Government and Global Partners Align to Advance Bankable Urban Mobility Projects with the GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership and UN-HabitatApril 28, 2026
Strengthening Early‑Stage Support to Accelerate Urban Climate Finance in Latin America and the CaribbeanJuly 25, 2025
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