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ADB’s Increased Climate Lending
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion, a historic move supported by sovereign guarantees from the United States and Japan. This unprecedented step marks the first-ever use of sovereign guarantees for climate finance and aims to scale up funding for climate-related projects in developing nations.
New Strategy for Climate Finance
This strategy, unveiled exclusively to Reuters, provides a potential model for other development banks as the U.N. COP29 climate summit kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ADB has committed to a long-term climate finance target of $100 billion from 2019 to 2030, having lent $9.8 billion in 2023 alone. The new guarantees—up to $1 billion from the U.S. and $600 million from Japan—will expand the ADB's lending capacity for climate initiatives without requiring a politically challenging capital increase.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Global Cooperation
One of the first projects to benefit from this expanded lending capacity is a sustainable aviation fuel initiative in Pakistan. The ADB will contribute nearly half of the $90 million required. This deal, expected to be signed on November 20, exemplifies the ADB's broader efforts to collaborate with global financial institutions like the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to scale up climate finance.
Looking Forward: Global Climate Finance
As developing countries face increasing risks from climate change, they need over $2 trillion annually by 2030 to transition to clean energy. The ADB's new guarantees pave the way for multilateral development banks to take a more significant role in global climate finance, reducing reliance on donations and attracting private investment.
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