The Climate Financing Roadmap

Global decarbonization and climate adaptation require trillions of dollars of annual investment, most of it from the private sector. To achieve the goal of limiting global warming, climate protection investments worldwide must increase by at least 30% annually – three times faster than before. Development finance institutions (DFIs) are seen as key mobilizers of these flows, catalysing private financing in particular. A joint paper by BCG and KfW provides a big-picture perspective on how DFIs are innovating and evolving in sync with their ambitious climate financing goals. Along several dimensions – from the business and operating models to the necessary regulatory and policy framework – this paper explores how development and promotional banks globally can make a valuable contribution to closing the looming financing gap.

The Climate Financing Roadmap – How Development Finance Institutions Can Build Bridges to Unlock Private Capital(PDF, 9 MB, non-accessible)