Policy framework for green investment

The case of Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Infrastructure

Andrew Prag, OECD Environment Directorate

Carbon Expo

31 May, 2012

TOWARDS A POLICY FRAMEWORK

The need to combine investment and climate policies

1. CLEAR GOALS Strategic goal setting and

alignment

2. ENABLING GREEN INVESTMENT

Enabling policies for competitive, open markets;

incentives for green investment

3. MOBILISING GREEN FINANCE Financial policies, tools and

instruments

4. RESOURCES Harnessing public and private resources and

capacity

5. ENGAGEMENT Promoting green

business and consumers behaviours

Two objectives:

1. Social and economic provision of infrastructure at the lowest cost

2. Improve the risk-return value proposition of green infrastructure assets

Thank you!

Contacts:

Andrew Prag (Andrew.PRAG@oecd.org)

Jan Corfee-Morlot (Jan.CORFEE-MORLOT@oecd.org)

Virginie Marchal (Virginie.MARCHAL@oecd.org)

www.oecd.org/env/cc/financing

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