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Fiscal and other Policies to Leverage Private Sector Finance
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The Role of the Private Sector 1.Climate proof operations and supply chains 2.Delivery of goods and services that build people’s resilience 3.Engage with communities in which companies operate / resilient business practices The private sector is already investing in building resilience.
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Autonomous adaptation by private sector Private sector actions: -Focus on sustainability -Assess impacts of climate change on sector and society as a whole -Climate proof operations / supply chains Public sector role -Policy leadership and stability -Fill information gaps -Improve access to finance -Improve investment climate -Facilitate technology transfer Coordination, private sector involvement in policy development (requires active engagement from both public and private sector) Non-autonomous adaptation by private sector Private sector actions: -Lead on policy engagement -Build partnerships -Engage in national and sectoral consultations Public sector actions: -Provide financial and risk reduction incentives -Develop standards, criteria -Piloting / invest in innovation Involvement of private sector in delivery of public services and investments Public investments: -Infrastructure -Social safety nets -DRR -Healthcare -Private sector as implementer -Public Private Partnerships The Role of the Public Sector
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Challenges Quantifying risks to improve investment decisions Short and different investment horizons ‘Private sector’ encompasses a broad spectrum of stakeholders Market development takes time
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Example: Geothermal Power in Indonesia World’s largest source of geothermal power (27GW) – less than 5% developed to date Risks: Exploration, Regulatory (pricing framework), Governance History – 1970: first identification of geothermal resources – 1990: start of development – 2003: Geothermal Law (setting 6000 MW goal for 2020) – 2011: $145mn geothermal fund for exploration (de-risking investment) – 2012: Variable FiT (correcting pricing distortions)
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Development of market takes time: example from Mexico
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Questions How to reach a diverse set of private sector actors? What role for the GCF, especially, what level of intervention?
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Policies that can be used to promote private sector investments Improved production and dissemination of information on climate change and its impacts / technical assistance / awareness raising Adaptation of standards and regulations Investment in innovation / innovation funds / competitions Provide concessional / flexible loans and credit lines Improve financial climate – increase depth of financial market: – Currency and interest rate swaps and facilities – Political risk guarantees – Partial risk and credit guarantees
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Regulations Participation+ Capacity+ Outreach+ Planning Participation Research Capacity Outreach Prep studies Information Capacity Technology Financial reform Support industry Capacity+ Finance+ Policy/Institutional Industry/Financial Source: WRI Prioritization framework to enabling activities
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