Session as part of EUI Climate Week 2026
The EU’s transition to net zero requires a substantial increase in capital investment such as in the deployment of clean technologies, in energy, industry, transport and in buildings. The European Commission estimates that an additional annual investment of €500 bilion is needed until 2030. Blended finance can leverage private investment in the transition to net zero through targeted use of public investment funds. The so-called Juncker plan, officially ‘The Investment Plan for Europe’, initiated the use of blended finance to mobilise private investment. Subsequent European investment plans, such as the NextGenerationEU and the Recovery and Resilience Fund, have continued this effort. However, the European Court of auditors found that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) had overstated the investment mobilised and the multiplier effect, and that investments were concentrated in a few larger EU member states.
Chair: Jan Cornillie, European University Institute and 3E
Speakers:
· Alexandra-Maria Bocșe, Romanian Investment and Development and Bank (RIDB)
· Martin Ewald, Scaled
· Chris Clubb, Convergence Finance
· Christoph Kuhn, EIB
Conclusion: Jan Cornillie, European University Institute and 3E
Session co-organised with the European Investment Bank. More information and the full programme of the EUI Climate Week 2026 can be found here.