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Financing the ambition of NetZeroCities: Compilation of all resources

On this page, you will find the collection of NetZeroCities resources  on the topic of Finance: (1) videos on the training program on the investment plan; (2) The finance Guidance Tool; (3) information on Cities' Action and Investment Plans and (4) Deliverables.

7.1: Training programme and embedded tutoring on innovative finance for city officials:

The video recording recordings of the module on Investment plan is provided below in 3 parts

Video: NetZeroCities Capability Building Module Investment Plan | Part A

Video: NetZeroCities Capability Building Module Investment Plan | Part B

Video: NetZeroCities Capability Building Module Investment Plan | Part C

7.2: Finance Guidance tool

The Finance Guidance Tool aims to support the cities in navigating the complex landscape of financing options to fund its climate neutrality interventions. In this endeavour, it provides the cities with:

  • an overview of existing financing instruments of the European Union implemented in partnership with public and private institutions.
  • information on funding programmes and opportunities offered by the EU between 2021-2027 under Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU
  • information on City-focused initiatives in Europe that could assist the cities
  • An overview of financial products available for cities to explore from public and private financial institutions
  • Access to innovative financing approaches and Best Practices

The Finance guidance tool is conceived as an interactive online tool to guide the cities in exploring financing resources beyond the traditionally used sources. The tool uses a step-by-step questionnaire to identify the financing needs of the cities and based on the responses suggests financing products that the city could consider to finance the climate neutral projects and actions. The tool is intended to be simple, easy to comprehend and quick to access information. Following are the listed financing options available to the cities.

  1. Municipal budget spending
  2. Revolving fund
  3. Revolving fund (Intracting)
  4. Taxes
  5. Grant
  6. Partial grant plus partial self-finance
  7. Blended Finance
  8. Concessional loan
  9. Green loans
  10. Commercial loan
  11. Guarantee
  12. Municipal bond
  13. Institutional investors
  14. Simple private contracting model
  15. Model with forfaiting and waiver of defence
  16. Private equity/Green equity
  17. Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS)
  18. On-bill financing
  19. EPC – Guaranteed savings
  20. EPC – Shared savings
  21. EPC - Related payments
  22. EPC - Immediate savings
  23. EPC - Staggered savings
  24. Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
  25. Philanthrophic Funds
  26. Sponsorship
  27. Crowdfunding
  28. Project finance /Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)

7.3  Action and Investment Plan (part of the Climate City Contract)

Presentation on the Investment plan (Video): NZC Online Conference June 2022 | Session #3: Investment Plan - Financing the Ambition

Webinar on Co-creating a portfolio (Video): Climate Transition Map Series | NZC Co-create a Portfolio Webinar | 4 October 2022

Webinar on the Action plan (Video): NZC CCC Action Plan Webinar | 19th October 2022

Presentation on the Mission Label information (Video): NZC Mission Label Information | 19th October 2022

Webinar on Investment plan (Video): NZC CCC Investment Plan Webinar | Friday 21st October 2022

Q&A Drop-in session on Action and Investment plan (Video):NZC CCC Actions and Investment Plans Q&A Drop-in Session 2 | Thursday 17th November 2022

Q&A Drop-in session (Video): NZC CCC Action & Investments Plan Q&A Drop-in Session 4 | Thursday 24th November 2022

 

Presentation slides

Action Plan: NZC CCC Action Plan Webinar | 19th October 2022

Label Information: NZC Mission Label Information | 19th October 2022

7.4 Delliverables

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