Infrastructure &
Quality and Finance

The City Finance Lab (CFL)

The City Finance Lab supports cities in developing innovative financing solutions for climate-resilient, low-carbon urban projects. It helps turn ideas into scalable, bankable solutions, accelerating investment in sustainable cities.
Time Period

April 2019 to December 2021

Location

Europa

Partners
  • Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation
  • South Pole
  • FMDV
  • CDP
Funded by

EIT Climate-KIC

GIB Services
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Aim

Scaling Climate Finance for Sustainable Cities

The City Finance Lab is a platform supporting the development of innovative, scalable and replicable financing solutions that increase investment in climate-resilient, low-carbon and green urban projects for sustainable cities.

The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with GIB and the project and in no way reflects the views of the European Union or European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
Challenge

Financing the Transition to Climate-Neutral Cities

Financing the Transition to Climate-Neutral Cities

Urban centres are in dire need of climate finance and action in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5º and become carbon neutral by 2050.

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Solution

Innovative Financing Solutions for Urban Climate Action

The project launches a call for proposals where cities can apply with their ideas about innovative financing solutions. The project supports cities in the following ways:

1. Technical Advisory

Analysis and guidance to strengthen solution desing, find partners and attract potential investors., from City Finanance Lab-assigned topical and geographical experts.

2. Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Building

Socializing its results is at the CFLs core, since sharing the experience of each innovative idea will mobilise other urban centres to replicate and scale climate-action for all.

Resources

Our knowledge, tools, and strategies for impact

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News and updates

Key news from our global efforts

Stay informed with the latest news and updates from GIB. Get insights into our recent activities, events, and developments in the field of sustainable infrastructure.

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29.01.2026
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New Report: Financing Infrastructure for Safe & Sustainable Mobility

22.01.2026
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COP30: A fragile victory for multilateralism – what’s next for sustainable infrastructure?

27.11.2025
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Worldwide “Safe and Sound Cities” Project Expands to Basel

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Building Bridges 2025 – From Project Origination to Financing Nature Based Solutions 

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Engage your stakeholders: This is how you drive success in Nature-based Solutions

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GIB Signs MoU with China International Contractors Association to Advance Sustainable Infrastructure Financing

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How the FAST-Infra Label is shaping sustainable infrastructure: 5 important milestones

June 2025
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Announcing accepted projects in the FAST-Infra Access Programme

June 2025
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Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation and PPPCoE Sign MoU to Advance Sustainable PPP Infrastructure

03.02.2026
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GIB Foundation and IIFCL sign MoU to accelerate sustainable infrastructure financing

22.01.2026
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Building climate resilient infrastructure: GIB delivers targeted training in Zagreb

29.01.2026
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New Report: Financing Infrastructure for Safe & Sustainable Mobility

22.01.2026
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2025 in perspective: driving sustainable infrastructure amid global shifts

December 2025
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COP30: A fragile victory for multilateralism – what’s next for sustainable infrastructure?

27.11.2025
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Worldwide “Safe and Sound Cities” Project Expands to Basel

October 2025
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Building Bridges 2025 – From Project Origination to Financing Nature Based Solutions 

October 2025
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GIB Signs MoU with China International Contractors Association to Advance Sustainable Infrastructure Financing

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Engage your stakeholders: This is how you drive success in Nature-based Solutions

September 2025
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GIB launches Infrastructure in a Changing World Global Event Series

January 2025
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Kickoff meeting of the MED-IREN project in Egaleo, Greece

October 2024
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Points of contact

Project Team