1、10th editionCFC Africa InsightsMay 2025Catalyzing Africas sustainable transition:Insights to impact a climate-resilient future2Catalyzing Africas sustainable transition:Insights to impact a climate-resilient futureCFC AFRICA INSIGHTS:Catalyzing Africas sustainable transition:Insights to impact a cli

2、mate-resilient future3CFC Africa Insights l May 2025 lTABLEOF CONTENTSABBREVIATIONSFOREWORDSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYINTRODUCTIONSUSTAINABLE FINANCE IN AFRICAAfricas Looming Climate CrisisImmense Climate Financing Needs versus Insufficient InflowsBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO CATALYSE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE

3、GROWTHDissecting the ThemesPrioritisation of Business OpportunitiesMOBILISING CAPITAL FOR AFRICAS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTFiscal Fractures Beget Private FinanceInnovative Financing Mechanisms to Propel Africas Green RevolutionCapital Alone Cannot Successfully Drive SustainabilityCarbon Credit Markets

4、 in AfricaThe Role of Financial Centres in Driving Sustainable and Just TransitionsBUSINESS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NET-ZERO TRANSITIONSEconomic Implications of Managing Sustainable Transitions in AfricaRecommendations for Business to Navigate Decarbonisation DrivesCONCLUSION5681416171925264547485156606

5、9757678834Catalyzing Africas sustainable transition:Insights to impact a climate-resilient future5CFC Africa Insights l May 2025 lABBREVIATIONSACMI:African Carbon Markets InitiativeAfDB:African Development BankCAR:Central African RepublicCBAM:Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismCDM:Clean Development M

6、echanismCFC:Casablanca Finance CityCFCA:Casablanca Finance City AuthorityCOP:UN Conference of the PartiesCPI:Climate Policy InitiativeDFI:Development finance institutionDFN:Debt-for-nature(swap)DRC:Democratic Republic of CongoESG:Environmental,social,and governanceGCA:Global Center on AdaptationGDP: