This report addresses investment in sustainable urban infrastructure and provides an overview of financial instruments that are commonly used to finance infrastructure development. It analyses their potential to support the transition towards sustainable infrastructure, with a primary focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy at city level. Cities are faced with the huge challenge of providing infrastructure that meets the needs of a rising urban population with limited public resources. Cities already account for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and face rising climate change-related risks. The way cities develop, particularly large and fast-growing cities in developing and emerging economies, is likely to have profound and long-term implications for both climate change and the global economy. Decisions and investments in urban infrastructure must be leveraged to achieve sustainable economic growth within the carrying capacity of the planet’s systems and resources.
The project on Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities was started in January 2014. Implemented by ICLEI – Local governments for sustainability – South Asia and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support and technical inputs from the Global Green Growth Institute, the project has now concluded with the launch of its 3 volume report:
Volume 1: Urban Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities
Volume 2: Green Growth Profiles of Ten Indian Cities (Read more)
Volume 3: Green Growth Good Practices (Read more)
The project on Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities was started in January 2014. Implemented by ICLEI – Local governments for sustainability – South Asia and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support and technical inputs from the Global Green Growth Institute, the project has now concluded with the launch of its 3 volume report:
Volume 1: Urban Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities (Read more)
Volume 2: Green Growth Profiles of Ten Indian Cities
Volume 3: Green Growth Good Practices (Read more)
This volume 2 includes detailed profiles for all of the ten cities visited. Each city profile looks at the city’s growth story from a sectorial perspective and concludes with a number of recommended strategies to help the city to make use of their untapped green growth potential.
The project on Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities was started in January 2014. Implemented by ICLEI – Local governments for sustainability – South Asia and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support and technical inputs from the Global Green Growth Institute, the project has now concluded with the launch of its 3 volume report:
Volume 1: Urban Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities (Read more)
Volume 2: Green Growth Profiles of Ten Indian Cities (Read more)
Volume 3: Green Growth Good Practices
This volume 3 presents the 15 good practices that have been collected during the project. Each good practice refers back to the developed Framework (presented in Volume 1, Section 3) and highlights how that particular urban project example helps cities to achieve the visions of green growth described in this report