AGENDA

Rapid electrification of energy end-use sectors, built with modern and flexible power grids and boosted by clean energy, is the solution for lasting energy security and climate mitigation. For affordable electrification, financial solutions and stronger domestic regulatory frameworks are critical. This high-level plenary will explore pathways forward by showcasing success stories of key enabling conditions in overcoming policy, regulatory and fiscal barriers, and identify de-risking strategies as well as economic and financial instruments to accelerate electrification. The outcomes of the dialogue will identify cost-effective solutions for investment – especially institutional investment – in renewable energy, energy efficiency and industrial electrification, and help to address investment bottlenecks in modern grids.

Transition finance is attracting growing attention, but scaling it will require companies and financial institutions to identify credible and investable transition opportunities in practice. Building on new OECD analysis on enabling policies for transition finance, this session will examine the policy and market conditions that can help move from high-level transition commitments to bankable projects, including sectoral pathways, transition planning, public support mechanisms, revenue visibility, risk-sharing approaches and the role of policy certainty in supporting investment decisions. Panellists will discuss how corporates and financial institutions assess investment conditions, transition risks and implementation challenges in practice and which policy levers may be most effective in making transition opportunities more investable and bankable across jurisdictions and markets.

Institutional interest in small-scale and distributed renewable energy is growing, and deployment is increasing in both developed and emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). This momentum is also visible in recent investment trends. Yet, this market segment continues to rely mainly on public and development finance and significant barriers continue to limit private capital deployment and mobilisation at scale across EMDEs. The Roundtable will bring together investors, financiers, developers and other key stakeholders to explore practical solutions to mobilise institutional capital for small-scale renewables, including risk-sharing mechanisms, aggregation models, innovative financing structures, policy and regulatory approaches to improve bankability and reach scale. The Roundtable discussions will inform the development of an upcoming report of the OECD Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation (CEFIM) Programme.

Rising borrowing costs and political uncertainty are making it increasingly difficult for regional and local governments to finance the investments required for the green transition. Yet subnational governments, which accounted for 68% of climate-related public investment in OECD countries in 2023, remain central to achieving climate objectives. As cities increasingly invest in nature-based solutions – such as parks, urban forests, green corridors and blue-green infrastructure – to strengthen resilience and deliver environmental and social benefits, a key challenge is how to fund, manage and maintain these assets over the long term. Addressing this challenge requires stronger approaches to valuing nature, innovative financing instruments and effective stewardship models. This session will explore how public and private capital can be mobilised to scale investment towards nature-positive cities and ensure the long-term performance of natural assets.

This roundtable will convene philanthropic leaders, development finance institutions, multilateral development banks and key stakeholders to explore how blended finance can accelerate climate and nature-positive investments. Despite growing recognition of philanthropy's catalytic role, its participation in blended finance remains limited, representing a small share of concessional capital. The session will assess pathways to strengthen philanthropic engagement by examining real-world experiences, identifying barriers and highlighting opportunities where philanthropic capital can most effectively de-risk and mobilise larger flows of public and private investment. Discussions will also contribute to the development of the OECD netFWD Blended Finance Handbook for Philanthropies, helping shape more inclusive and effective financing approaches for a low-emission, climate-resilient future.

Infrastructure is the backbone of an economy, delivering essential services such as transport, energy and water that build prosperity and safeguard the quality of life. However, with climate impacts intensifying, many conventional or ''grey'' infrastructure systems are struggling under escalating climate pressures and require upgrades or refurbishment to remain operational, with serious consequences for public health and economic development. Nature-based Solutions (NbS), whether standalone or hybrid with grey infrastructure, offer a cost-effective and adaptable pathway to resilience. By harnessing natural systems, they can mitigate threats such as flooding and extreme heat, while enhancing biodiversity and water security. In many contexts, their economic, environmental and social returns surpass those of purely engineered approaches. This session will explore the opportunities to integrate NbS into existing and new infrastructure systems, and the financing approaches to accelerate the uptake of NbS approaches to strengthen infrastructure resilience.

Transitioning the financial sector towards net-zero emissions and climate resilience can support reaching climate policy goals, reduce exposure to climate-related risks, foster innovation and enhance energy security. In this context, speakers will discuss how national-level climate alignment and transition assessments can address data gaps and reflect national priorities while building on international frameworks and best practices, as well as help inform public policies.

This session will explore how to strengthen near-term incentives to invest in building resilience to the impacts of climate change. Building on the results from the implementation of the Climate Adaptation Investment Framework, this session will explore how public-private partnerships can be used to strengthen the business case for investment.

There is growing momentum to invest in the blue economy, from port development and ocean renewables to coastal ecosystem restoration. Yet private investment remains constrained by limited project pipelines, fragmented governance, high perceived risks and challenges in monetising ecosystem services. This session examines the role of private finance and the policy and economic tools that can support it in advancing a resilient, inclusive and sustainable blue economy. It highlights approaches such as de-risking mechanisms, better data, enabling frameworks and improved project bankability, drawing on case studies and diverse stakeholder perspectives.

Private finance mobilisation by development banks and development finance institutions (DFIs) remains well below what is needed – not for lack of political will, but because of institutional design. A new OECD assessment of 55 institutions identifies three levers that determine whether mobilisation becomes a core function: legal and strategic frameworks, financial frameworks and management, and organisational incentives and culture. This roundtable brings together shareholders, development banks, DFIs and private finance actors to turn shared diagnosis into a concrete action agenda, ahead of COP31 and the UK's 2027 G20 Presidency.

Post-2008 prudential reforms strengthened financial resilience through stronger capital, liquidity and risk oversight. Yet, with official development assistance (ODA) falling and global shocks recurring, resilience also depends on mobilising private capital at scale for sustainable development in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs). This has sharpened attention on how the implementation of prudential frameworks interacts with financing structures and misperceptions of EMDE risk, shaping private investment. Bringing together researchers, regulators, standard setters, policymakers and market participants, this session reviews emerging evidence on unintended consequences, exchanges perspectives and identifies priorities: without reopening prudential regulation, are there pragmatic, low-hanging improvements to technical implementation aligned with EMDE and energy-security needs while preserving financial stability?