R20 – Regions of climate action

R20 Approach

R20 is implementing a technical and financial ecosystem to cover the whole value chain of project development, financing and implementation. Sub national authorities around the world can benefit from this unique one stop shop to improve the sustainability of their region.

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First Sacred Cities Investment meeting, London July 24-25

On July 24th and 25th in London, representatives of faith-based sacred city proposals totaling nearly a billion dollars discussed how their initiatives could be funded through the investment community’s growing commitment to ethical or “impact” investment. The event was organized by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), and co-hosted by R20 at The Wesley,

The R20 Austrian World Summit kicks off!

The R20 Austrian World Summit kicked off this morning in the Hofburg in Vienna. The R20 Founding Chair, Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted participants before the plenary started. The event is bringing together leading politicians, businesses, civil society & NGOs, start-ups, representatives of regions and cities as well as scientists and experts to develop and discuss solutions

We are developing a pipeline of green infrastructure projects in waste, renewable energies and energy efficiency through public private partnerships by bringing together public authorities, technology partners and financial investors.

National and Sub-National Authorities

Through its large network of members and affiliate members, the R20 connects overt 560 subnational and local governments around the world

Businesses and Project Facilitators

R20 works with technology companies, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, UN programmes, and others to develop bankable or investment-ready projects.

Investors and Financial institutions

R20 promotes a number of innovative financial mechanisms to facilitate the development of the most promising projects. R20 works with a broad investor network, including public financial institutions, development banks, and public and private equity investors.