Speeding up implementation

Demand for investments in climate protection projects is huge in many different areas, ranging from public buildings and households to industry, transport and local energy production. The challenge for cities, however, is to gauge which projects would be most interesting for external investors and how to finance them.

MOFISO will provide a new module for the existing web-based software ECOSPEED Region, giving cities an overview of possible financing solutions for their projects with a mouse click. Part of the new service will consist of training courses for cities, as well as project guidance that helps cities better understand their financing options in order to move on to the implementation phase. MOFISO lets cities:

• Check if the issuance of a green city bond makes sense (bundling of planned projects)
• Explore if projects can be financed through result-based finance
• Examine if projects generate carbon credits that can be sold
• Identify national and European Union funds that could provide financial support for chosen projects
• Check the benchmark for return on investment for certain types of projects that are planned through ECOSPEED Region
• Submit projects to LoCal’s Matchmaker programme
• Identify local or sector experts who can support cities in terms of project financing

Cities interested in MOFISO can buy the software ECOSPEED Region on www.ecospeed.ch. The software runs on the web browser and no software installation is required.