01. What makes a project bankable

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Quiz - What makes a project bankable

Developing Bankable Climate Finance Proposals. Unlimited attempts, no timer, and one pass mark for the whole platform - applied the same way to the 3 written questions below the multiple choice.

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  1. 1. What makes a project 'bankable' rather than simply worthwhile?

    • It has government backing
    • It produces a measurable return or saving a funder can point toCorrect
    • It is technically innovative
    • It has no environmental impact

    A project can be entirely worth doing and still not be bankable if nothing about it produces a measurable return a funder can point to.

  2. 2. A revenue-generating project pitched only for grant funding is making what mistake?

    • Asking for too much money
    • Wasting the strongest thing the project hasCorrect
    • Underestimating construction costs
    • Ignoring the climate rationale

    Matching the finance type to a project's actual cash flow is decided before the proposal is drafted - a revenue-generating project belongs with a different source.

  3. 3. What does a strong climate rationale have to do?

    • Cite as many co-benefits as possible
    • Connect the intervention to a climate outcome by steps someone can checkCorrect
    • Avoid mentioning cost
    • Focus only on emissions reduced

    A rationale that asserts a benefit without a checkable chain of steps does not survive review; each link has to be something a reader can follow and dispute.

  4. 4. In project finance terms, where should risk generally sit?

    • With the party that has the deepest balance sheet
    • With the party best able to manage itCorrect
    • Always with the public sector
    • Wherever the funder prefers

    Demand risk placed on a contractor who cannot influence demand is priced heavily or refused; retained by the party that can manage it, it often costs far less.

Written questions

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  1. 1. In two or three sentences: what makes a project 'bankable' rather than simply worthwhile?

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    Model answer: A worthwhile project is one that is worth doing on its merits. A bankable one goes further - it produces a measurable return, saving, or cash flow that a funder can point to and underwrite, not just a good outcome.

  2. 2. In two or three sentences: why does matching the finance type to the project matter before a proposal is drafted?

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    2 of 4 have to appear to pass.

    Model answer: A revenue-generating project pitched only for grant funding wastes the strongest thing it has - a repayable cash flow that could unlock a loan or blended finance instead. Getting this match wrong before drafting means rewriting the whole proposal later.

  3. 3. In two or three sentences: what does a strong climate rationale have to do that a list of co-benefits does not?

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    2 of 4 have to appear to pass.

    Model answer: A strong rationale connects the intervention to a climate outcome through steps a reader can follow and check, not just a list of claimed co-benefits. A rationale that asserts a benefit without a checkable chain of steps does not survive review.