Climate Finance
Accelerating the global financial sector's transition to climate alignment and the financing of a just, equitable, and secure net zero future.
$125T
investment required to reach net zero by 2050
70%
proportion of investment needed from private sources
$1.3T
annual financing needs of the Global South in 2025–2030
We Must
Ensure global financial institutions execute their net-zero strategies in line with Earth’s carbon budget
Harmonize the financial sector’s actions with those of policymakers and companies
Increase capital deployed to the global south to mitigate and adapt to climate change tenfold
RMI Will
Clarify what robust net-zero commitments mean for different types of financial institutions
Enable financial institutions to work together to finance the transition of carbon-intensive sectors like steel, shipping, and aviation to net-zero emissions.
Expand opportunities for investments, address systemic barriers, and empower local actors to increase the flow of capital to the Global South.
RMI is helping the financial sector turn its climate commitments into reality.
Market Levers
Policy
Enable regulators to send clear and robust policy signals to the financial sector
Technology
Accelerate commercial-scale financing of new, low-carbon technologies
Data Transparency
Provide decision-useful information to and about the financial sector
What We Do
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Center for Climate-Aligned Finance
Helping financial institutions partner with their clients to develop practical and scalable solutions to the barriers to climate alignment
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Climate Finance Access Network
A Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) could substantially improve the capacity of low-income countries to unlock funding for green investment.
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Insights
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Story
You Might Be Paying for a Worthless Gas Plant
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Article
Introducing the IMPACT+ Principles for Climate-Aligned Finance
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: Five Trends to Watch in Climate-Aligned Finance in 2022
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Article
We Read a 130-Page Report on Climate Regulation So You Don’t Have To
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Article
Private Financial Institutions Are Stepping in to Decarbonize Steel
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Article
Clearing the AIR: Introducing a Climate Alignment, Impact, and Risk Toolbox for Financial Institutions
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Story
Demystifying Financial Mechanisms for the Global Coal Transition
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: In a Booming ESG market, the SEC Has Some Questions
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Article
The Crisis of Climate Finance: “Access Means Survival”
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: What’s Driving ESG-Related Mergers?
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Press Release
Climate Finance Access Network Announces Advisors
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News
Six Global Banks Come Together to Decarbonize Steel
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: Climate Resolutions Gather Momentum
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Article
Six Innovative Funding Methods to Achieve Climate Action and Equity in US Cities
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Article
Climate-Aligned Finance 101: What Is It, and Why Should You Care?
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Article
How the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Helps Banks Set Interim Emissions Targets
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: How Canadian Banks Are Approaching Climate Alignment
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Article
Net-Zero Commitments: The US Financial Sector Weighs In
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Report
Zeroing In
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Article
Financing the Transition from Coal to Clean Energy
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Article
Financing 1.5°C: Contextualizing Wall Street’s Latest Climate Commitments
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Article
Securitization in Action: How US States Are Shaping an Equitable Coal Transition
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News
TD Bank Group Joins RMI as a Strategic Partner of the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance
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Article
Mission Possible Partnership: Joining Forces to Decarbonize Heavy Industry
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Article
A Year at Sea: The Poseidon Principles and the Possibilities of Sectoral Decarbonization
