Latest Figures Estimate We Need $90 Trillion to Save the Planet

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The United Nations have recently issued a rather worrying report that estimates around $90 trillion is needed over the next 15 years to try and combat the devastating effects of climate change across the world. Although we all know it’s imperative for our survival that we do clean up the globe, but at that cost, how will it be done, particularly for developing countries that have very little capital?




Private funding is the key here.  But, in order to get access to those funds governments will need to step in to give some form of encouragement to those investors. With well- developed financing models, co-ordinated policies and incentive programs to play with that shouldn’t be too much of an issue and will allow struggling countries to still address environmental issues while not impacting their economies too much.

Green finance is not a new thing and there have been various successful ventures in the past, with the global green bond market being worth over $41 billion in 2015. Private firms from all across the globe are getting involved with wind parks being privately financed by companies in Mexico and India and solar plants in India, South Africa, and Morocco are being supported by multinational trust funds.




It is now up to more countries to adopt policies that reduce the cost of low-carbon investments to reign in the investors. China is one country that has taken action in supporting green finance and has declared it as being a strategic imperative. Green bonds in China now account for over 40 percent of the global market after just six months of introducing them. China has also stated they are looking to create the largest nationwide carbon market in 2017. So, China could soon be the leaders in the fight against global warming and maybe other countries should be looking in their direction for advice and ideas of how they can do the same.


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