Fostering an Enabling Environment for Climate Finance in India

India has abundant committed capital for climate action—yet mobilisation into green and transition projects continues to lag. The second article in the World Scientific Annual Review of Fintech (Vol. 3, 2025) examines the systemic enablers required to unlock climate finance at scale.

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• Data fragmentation across climate, financial, and project sources weakens risk modelling and investor confidence.
• Credible taxonomies and consistent supervisory frameworks are essential for clear market signals.
• Blended finance and public–private partnerships can de-risk projects and crowd in institutional capital.
• Stronger disclosure, verification, and regulatory alignment are required to turn ambition into deployment.

These challenges and solutions sit at the intersection of climate finance and digital innovation; directly aligning with GFI’s 𝗖𝗙𝘁𝗣® and 𝗖𝗙𝘁𝗔 programmes, including modules on sustainable taxonomies, transition financing, ESG infrastructure and fintech-enabled capital mobilisation.

For professionals building climate-aligned systems, these programmes provide the integrated expertise to move from insight to impact.

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