ABSTRACT

This chapter contends that the Investment Plan for Europe presents an untapped opportunity for channelling a cohesive approach to mobilizing private capital for climate-related infrastructure and investment in Europe and abroad. It explains that engaging the private sector for climate-related purposes requires attention to business case logic, and that law and policy has a crucial role in shaping corporate and investor cost/benefit analyses. The chapter reveals that public–private climate finance regulation comprises two types: first, financial mechanisms, and second, facilitative modalities. It also contends that the European Fund for Strategic Investment investment and European Investment Advisory Hub informational pillars of the Plan could be improved to facilitate public–private climate-related investment that enhances both regional implementation of, and international leadership in achieving, Paris Agreement goals. The European Union has a vital role in the climate endeavour not just as an amalgam of the individual efforts of nation states but also as a coherent region.