Toward the attainment of climate-smart PPP infrastructure projects: a critical review and recommendations

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong (), Amma Kyewaa Agyekum, Alexander Baah Amoakwa, Prosper Babon-Ayeng and Fatemeh Pariafsai
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Isaac Akomea-Frimpong: Western Sydney University
Amma Kyewaa Agyekum: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Alexander Baah Amoakwa: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Prosper Babon-Ayeng: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Fatemeh Pariafsai: Texas A&M University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 8, No 6, 19195-19229

Abstract: Abstract Extreme climate change is an existential threat to humanity and infrastructure development. At the same time, the construction and operation of carbon-intense public–private partnership (PPP) infrastructure such as road transport, water, public houses, energy supply and sanitation unleash most of the greenhouse gas emissions that impacts negatively on the climate. Increasingly, there is a heightened interests in the development and financing of climate-smart PPP solutions to promote resilient and sustainable public infrastructures. Therefore, this article aims at identifying the critical solutions to the provision of climate-smart PPP infrastructure projects together with the driving factors and challenges of its implementation in public facilities. The paper utilized a systematic literature review method where data were sourced from prominent academic databases of Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and PubMed. The outcomes of the review demonstrate that the adoption of climate finance, renewable energy, and maintaining resilient infrastructures are prominent solutions to attain low-carbon infrastructure development. Key drivers such as the global call to reduce huge emissions from construction projects and transition to sustainable green construction management account for the shift toward climate-smart PPP projects. The barriers identified include poor and unconcerted practice and policy directions to resolve emission problems in the construction industry. The outcomes of this article provide incentives for the development and management of climate-smart public projects. Researchers can harness the results to investigate and develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for low-carbon PPP projects.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate-smart; Infrastructure development; PPP projects; Systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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