Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Climate Change
• Poverty Reduction
• Gender Equality
• Debt Sustainability
• International Financial Architecture

Environmental Achievements

• Increased investment in renewable energy, though insufficient to meet Paris goals.
• Agreement on a statistical definition of illicit financial flows (IFFs) related to criminal activities.

Social Achievements

• Significant progress in financial inclusion, with hundreds of millions gaining access to financial services.
• Increased attention to gender-responsive budgeting (GRB), though implementation lags.
• Progress on delivering the human right to social security, but large gaps remain.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Large and growing SDG financing gaps (trillions of dollars annually).
• Tight financing conditions and high debt levels in many developing countries.
• Rising systemic risks, including climate change and disasters.
• Inequalities between and within countries.
• Geopolitical tensions and fragmentation of the global economy.
• Misalignment of public and private investments with SDGs.
• Inadequate access to long-term financing, especially in developing countries.
• Greenwashing and lack of standardization in sustainable finance.
• Slow progress on phasing out harmful fossil fuel subsidies.

Mitigation Strategies

• Proposals for reforms to the international financial architecture.
• Increased ODA for domestic revenue mobilization, though insufficient.
• Efforts to align public expenditure with SDGs.
• Growing interest in sustainable finance, but scale and impact remain limited.
• Efforts to strengthen international tax cooperation and combat illicit financial flows.
• Initiatives to improve data quality and transparency in sustainable finance.
• Calls for reforms to multilateral development banks (MDBs).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events
• Disasters

Transition Risks

• High cost of capital for renewable energy projects

Opportunities

• Investment in renewable energy

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SDGs, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Paris Agreement

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• All SDGs

The report focuses on financing for all SDGs.