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oecddiscovery-3499c380b90de5ae4a1d489537e4c8c8
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10.1787/9789264224582-en

Mapping Channels to Mobilise Institutional Investment in Sustainable Energy

Flag for IGO OECD on February 9th 2015
What are the channels for investment in sustainable energy infrastructure by institutional investors (e.g. pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds) and what factors influence investment decisions? What key policy levers and risk mitigants can governments use to facilitate these types of investments? What emerging channels (such as green bonds, YieldCos and direct project investment) hold significant promise for scaling up institutional investment?This report develops a framework that classifies investments according to different types of financing instruments and investment funds, and highlights the risk mitigants and transaction enablers that intermediaries (such as public green investment banks and other public financial institutions) can use to mobilise institutionally held capital. This framework can also be used to identify where investments are or are not flowing, and focus attention on how governments can support the development of potentially promising investment channels and ...

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Related SDGs

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy ...
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Target 7.2

Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

Target 7.a

Enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure ...
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Target 9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

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Ben Caldecott at University of Oxford
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Christopher J. Knowles at University of Oxford
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Gordon L. Clark at University of Oxford
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