Why is the ‘historic’ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act seen as such a big deal? The Forum spoke to infrastructure expert Joel Moser to find out more.
Research shows that green and blue infrastructure can mitigate physical risks and foster the social cohesion critical for cities to survive climate change.
Digital public infrastructure is key to enabling a connected future for the benefit for all, but it needs to be accessible, safe, scalable and trustworthy.
The World Economic Forum is fostering new approaches to infrastructure investment by maximizing private-sector investment in infrastructure. This is being done by connecting multilateral development banks and governments with institutional investors such as banks, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers and sovereign funds.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Infrastructure is meeting this year to discuss and develop new tools to help attract investment and to bring innovation into infrastructure development
Infrastructure forms the backbone of modern economies but there is an estimated $15 trillion infrastructure investment gap until 2040. Private capital is critical to closing this gap but institutional investors allocate an average of only 5% of their portfolios to infrastructure. Sustainable infrastructure outperforms conventional infrastructure by over 20% under a net zero scenario.
