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Deploying Climate Finance Along the Capital Continuum

This paper explores how climate finance can be mobilized and scaled by aligning investment flows with the lifecycle of project and industry development through the Capital Continuum framework. It highlights the urgent capital needs to meet climate and sustainable development goals, while underscoring the potential for trillions in avoided damages and new market opportunities. Using case studies from landscape finance and voluntary carbon markets, the paper shows how early-stage concessional funding, blended finance, and enabling policies can de-risk projects, attract private capital, and create resilient, scalable solutions. By integrating financial strategies with policy innovation, the Capital Continuum provides a roadmap for governments, development actors, and investors to bridge the climate finance gap and unlock transformative, long-term growth