C Change Intervention Briefing: Building Capabilities for Blended Finance

Resumen del informe: Cities are a focal point for the decarbonisation challenge that we are facing. Decarbonising cities requires immense sums of capital, which will not be provided solely by government budget funding. In order to raise these funds, cities must adopt an investment strategy by leveraging traditional continuous streams of resources in order to access new and alternative sources of capital. Doing so requires skills and capabilities that are - so far - less commonly needed in the public sector. Building these capabilities is therefore important to address.

This briefing explores the current situation, what needs to happen next and how you can get involved. It is one of a suite of intervention points developed as part of the C Change programme. Intervention points are specific places within a system where we can target action, interrupting business as usual in order to drive transformation.

C Change is a ULI-led programme to mobilise the European real estate industry to decarbonise. We’re a movement empowering everyone to work together for a sustainable future. We connect the brightest minds from across the value chain. We challenge barriers, share expertise, and champion innovation to move swiftly to accelerate solutions that will transform our industry and protect our planet. C Change means real change.

C Change was formed in late 2021 by a group of leading real estate players that was united in its aim to focus on collaboration to ensure companies large and small have access to practical solutions and education on decarbonisation.

You can access the other intervention briefings and find out more about the C Change programme here.