Unleashing sustainable growth: financing green productive development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ignacio Martínez, Andres Valenciano, Helvia Velloso and Daniel E. Perrotti

Documentos de Proyectos from Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Abstract: Financing the transition to a green economy in Latin America and the Caribbean demands innovative approaches to address the region’s significant investment gap, estimated at 7%–11% of GDP annually by 2050. This publication focuses on the financial strategies underpinning green productive development policies, which make up a transformative and comprehensive framework that integrates economic goals with environmental sustainability. Key insights include strategies to reallocate subsidies, lower capital costs and foster private sector investment through blended finance and institutional capital. Innovative tools like green, social and sustainability-linked bonds have emerged as pivotal instruments to channel investments into priority areas and must be enhanced. However, in order to scale up sustainable financing, systemic barriers such as underdeveloped financial markets, regulatory inefficiencies and macroeconomic instability must be addressed. This report also emphasizes the role of robust governance and regional collaboration in optimizing resource allocation, and offers actionable recommendations that provide policymakers and stakeholders with a financial road map to harness green productive development policies as a catalyst for sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth in the region.

Date: 2025-05-06
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