Presentation: Beyond the Gap – How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need While Protecting the Planet | Public Private Partnership

Title: Presentation: Beyond the Gap – How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need While Protecting the Planet

Language: English

Type: Document

Nature: Other PPP Reference

Published: January 1, 2019

Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Keywords: Knowledge Lab ***, Environmental and social impact assessment

Document(s):

Presentation: Beyond the Gap – How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need While Protecting the Planet4 MB

Document Summary:

Presentation for the Third Global Roundtables on Infrastructure Governance and Tools

Document Details:

Take-aways:

How much countries need to spend on infrastructure depends on their goals, but also the efficiency with which they pursue these goals. Good policy can achieve ambitious goals at half the cost.
Infrastructure investment paths compatible with full decarbonization by the end of the century need not cost more than more polluting alternatives.
Investing in infrastructure is not enough; maintaining it matters. Maintenance ensures reliability and reduces the total life-cycle cost of transport and water and sanitation infrastructure more than 50 percent.

Updated: April 12, 2022