Malmö’s blueprint for green finance and what other cities can learn
Malmö competes for capital alongside covered bond issuers, national governments, and corporate. How can a city be so successful?
Making your city investable: A practical guide to green finance
Many local governments still struggle to access affordable, long-term capital at scale. Green finance can help – when it is embedded in systems and treated as an institutional responsibility.
What the Nordic model can teach cities about accessing affordable climate finance
Municipalities pool their borrowing needs, present a combined credit profile to capital markets, issue bonds collectively, and lend the proceeds to member municipalities at lower cost.
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More than a good idea: The hidden work behind investment-ready projects
Through ICLEI’s Transformative Actions Program, UrbanShift cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America are strengthening project design, financial planning, and investor engagement to move from concept to capital.
Being investment ready for climate resilience
While climate resilience assessment tools help cities understand their risks, adaptation projects often need a final push to become a viable investment opportunity.
Beyond returns: How cities and companies co-create impact through innovative finance
Wrapping COP30, and as the world now moves from negotiations to implementation, the need to transform ambition into measurable, investable…
Unlocking capital for cities: Innovative finance lessons from the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Community of Practice
Insights from the second in-person workshop series of the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Community of Practice.
Four steps to finance nature-based solutions in cities
As cities face extreme weather events and growing inequality, nature-based solutions (NbS) can boost biodiversity, manage risks, and improve urban life. But financing remains the biggest hurdle. Turning ideas into action means rethinking how we plan, value, and invest in nature.
How subnational governments scale up and replicate successful PPP models for a clean energy transition
As grants become scarcer, subnational governments can use Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to overcome funding gaps and drive sustainable, inclusive infrastructure.
How green bonds are shaping the future of sustainable investment
Green bonds can unlock infrastructure investment opportunities for cities and nations to finance transformative solutions.
Scaling climate finance: From COP29 to COP30 and beyond
The urgent call for increased climate finance for local and regional governments has resonated globally with stakeholders rallying to address this challenge. Initial commitments and progress on mechanisms at COP29 in Baku, while encouraging, mark just the beginning of a critical journey toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Can you build an investment-ready climate project?
How can we build capacity for local and regional officials to access diverse funding sources for climate adaptation and mitigation…