c40 - creditworthiness by james alexander at gib summit
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Presented at the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel Summit 21 & 22 May 2014. Read more about the world leading platform for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance at www.gib-foundation.org. Next Summit: 27 & 28 May 2015 in SwitzerlandTRANSCRIPT
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Megacities andCreditworthiness
21 May 2014
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Megacities and climate change
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The 67 C40 CitiesAddis AbabaAmsterdamAthensAustinBangkokBarcelonaBaselBeijingBerlinBogotaBostonBuenos AiresCairoCape TownCaracasChangwonChicagoCopenhagenCuritibaDar es SalaamDelhiDhakaHanoiHeidelbergHo Chi Minh CityHong KongHoustonIstanbulJakartaJohannesburgKarachiLagosLimaLondon
Los AngelesMadrid
MelbourneMexico City
MilanMoscowMumbaiNairobi
New OrleansNew York
OsloParis
PhiladelphiaPortland
Rio de JaneiroRome
San FranciscoSantiago
Sao PauloSeattle
SeoulShanghaiShenzhenSingaporeStockholm
SydneyTokyo
TorontoVancouver
VeniceWarsaw
Washington, DCYokohama
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The Power of C40
8%of all humans
21%of global GDP
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5%of global GHG emissions
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C40 DATA
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C40 convenes NETWORKS
PEER-TO-PEEREXCHANGE
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C40 cities’ FINANCING CHALLENGES
Cities face challenges in every stage of the deal-making process:
• Turning ideas into projects• Feasibility studies• Finance sources• Understanding investor needs• Financing costs and complexity -
creditworthiness• Scaling-up
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C40 CREDITWORTHINESS ACTIVITIES• New C40 Network
• Creditworthiness Academy – with World Bank• City challenges analysis and action
plans
• Mayoral-level pledge
