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Climate investment opportunities in emerging markets : an IFC analysis
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The cost of clean technologies has fallen dramatically, governments are embracing policies that encourage climate investment, and the Paris Agreement has galvanized support for measures that keep global warming under two degrees Celsius. This report shows that the historic Paris Agreement on climate change that has recently come into force will help to open up opportunities for climate-smart investments in certain emerging markets between now and 2030. At the same time, farmers are investing in more productive, climate-resilient agricultural practices and the green buildings market has doubled every three years for the past decade. IFC stands ready to support the private sector in its quest to invest more in industries that will improve the climate and yield healthy returns on investment. Since 2005, IFC has built up experience in private sector climate solutions, project by project. This report is just the first step. In order to make real progress and unlock the world’s climate-smart investment potential, additional research, information exchange, and public-private dialogue are needed. IFC stands ready to work with like-minded partners to turn the investment potential identified in this report into reality, and to expand this analysis to other countries and regions.