The Green Finance Institute launches report analysing barriers to decarbonise the Philippines’ transport and waste sectors

The Green Finance Institute today released a new report titled Mobilising Climate Finance into the Philippines in collaboration with Philippines Department of Finance (DOF), the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), analysing investment barriers and innovative financial mechanisms to mobilising private capital into the transport and waste sectors. This report is a significant milestone in mobilising finance for the Nationally Determined Contributions Implementation Plan (NDCIP). The Philippines’ NDCIP estimates a significant climate financing need of US$72 billion required across five priority sectors –…

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Property Linked Finance has the potential to unlock up to £70 billion of investment for UK home energy efficiency improvements

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has released a report revealing that introducing Property Linked Finance (PLF) to the UK market could enable billions of pounds worth of investment into improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes and commercial buildings. The UK has some of the oldest and least energy efficient homes in Europe, with buildings responsible for c.23% of the UK’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. An estimated £360 billion of investment will be required to upgrade the UK’s inefficient buildings by 2050. PLF, a financial solution not currently available…

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