A fisherman on a banca, a native boat in the Philippines, manoeuvres next to a railroad construction project in Paranaque city, south of Manila, on May 3. Asia has an annual infrastructure investment gap of US$900 billion. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Mathias Lund Larsen
Why a world awash in green investments can’t find the money for sustainable development goals
Funding for UN SDGs are short of US$2.5 trillion every year despite global green investments topping US$30 trillion
More clarity is needed on what counts as ‘sustainable investment’ as well as greater transparency on the activities of financial institutions