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SmartCitiesWorld Summit takes place
during London Climate Action Week

Cities Climate Action

Urban Resilience

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Climate Finance

Climate Finance

Cities increasingly require new sources of funding and will need to lean on new models of fundraising and collaborative investment if they’re to achieve the solutions at the necessary scale to effectively combat 
climate change.

 

The Summit will play host to city speakers and those in public and private finance who are working to create new funding models for green investment around the world. From banks and central government, to government-affiliated agencies and city authorities, those on the summit’s finance-focused panels will share their insight into how they’re supporting cities in the green transition

 

Previously, we had a range of sessions such as:

In 2025, each and every session within the Summit programme will look at financing as part of the discussion.  We will be covering these talking points in a number of areas:

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Energy & Utilities talking points:

  • Finding funding solutions to retrofitting challenges
  • Leveraging public-private partnerships
  • Exploring government programmes and incentives 
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Transportation talking points:

  • Funding green public transportation for the long term 
  • Innovative financing models
  • Government support and policies
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Built Environment talking points:

  • Accounting for urban redevelopment through climate budgeting

  • Understanding climate budgeting
  • Assessing climate costs and benefits
  • Leveraging green finance
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Leadership talking points:

  • Directing climate finance responsibly to drive net zero ambitions 
  • Alignment with the Paris Agreement and ESG integration
  • Mobilising climate finance 
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Equity talking points:

  • Distributing funds into diverse communities to deliver equal climate and resilience benefits 
  • The role of community expertise in gaining access to finance
  • Supporting integrated approaches
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Collaboration talking points:

  • The role of PPPs in lowering the barrier to private investment in urban climate action 
  • Mobilisation of private capital
  • Risk mitigation and financial viability 

 

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