Blended Finance for Scaling Up Climate and Nature Investments

This report outlines strategies for using blended finance to significantly scale up investment in climate and nature-based solutions. It addresses the need for better governance, improved risk management techniques, and the aggregation of assets to attract large-scale institutional investors. The paper proposes creating dedicated platforms and facilities that can pool projects and structure financial instruments to match private sector risk appetites. It emphasizes the importance of combining public, private, and philanthropic capital to create bankable opportunities that deliver both environmental impact and financial returns at scale.