Scaling up green finance
Decision makers need to pave the way for public and private investments to scale up renewables and clean tech.
The green transition requires a massive and sustained increase in investment. According to the European Commission, the EU needs an additional €477 billion in annual green investments to meet its 2030 climate targets. These investments are essential not only to reduce emissions, but also to lower energy costs, strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and industrial base, and to enhance European security by reducing dependency on imported fossil fuels.
Our approach: Policy engagement and coalition building
We work to shape national and European financial frameworks and public budgets, so that they help direct both public and private investments toward climate-aligned solutions.
Our approach combines policy engagement with coalition-building. We bring together progressive businesses and investors to show that ambitious climate policy and smart regulation are not just necessary; they are widely supported and economically sound. Through joint statements, roundtables, and targeted outreach, we help amplify these voices to influence decision-makers in Denmark, the Nordic region, and in Brussels.
Whether it's the next EU budget, regulatory reform, or financial innovation, our work aims to ensure that Europe’s financial systems actively support the shift to a fair, sustainable, and resilient economy.
case study: A coalition of the willing
In December 2025 we brought together business, finance, energy, and civil society in Denmark. Together they presented five recommendations for making the EU’s upcoming budget historically green. The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034) should mark a decisive break with costly and unsustainable fossil fuel imports and set a clear course towards climate neutrality.
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AN EU BUDGET FOR A STRONGER, CLEANER & MORE SOVEREIGN EUROPE
December 2025
Nordic Center for Sustainable Finance has united a broad Danish coalition from business, finance, energy, and civil society to present five recommendations for making the EU’s upcoming budget historically green.
The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034) should mark a decisive break with costly and unsustainable fossil fuel imports and set a clear course towards climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.
This coalition with Danish Industry, Danish Chamber of Commerce, Finance Denmark, Insurance and Pension Denmark, Green Power Denmark and Concito shows that a green EU budget is not a niche climate demand, but a shared priority across sectors that normally have very different interests.
Danish investor's climate goals
December 2025
Danish investors finance the emission of 111 million tons of CO2e every year through their investments in international shares and bonds. The emissions are not covered by the Danish Climate Act because they take place outside Denmark’s borders. In addition, only about 10% of the 111 million tons are covered by the investor's own climate targets. This is shown in this mapping of Danish investor's climate targets.