This chapter reviews such barriers in areas including: regulations related to long-term investment: corporate disclosures on climate risks, public procurement, and the allocation and delivery of development finance. It then provides some guidance for governments on how to align principles governing financial regulations, corporate governance and public spending with the low carbon transition. Investing in low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure could put the world on a 2°C trajectoiy and deliver significant co-benefits, including improvements in air quality, health, energy savings and better mobility.