Global Climate Finance Accelerator

Our May blog is now out! We focus on the power of regional culture and vision to unlock climate finance and economic transformation, and how this can be leveraged at the national level for Canada. The success of Quebec and New York's efforts to build a #cleantech corridor and invest in a North American #criticalminerals #supplychain demonstrate a path to #acceleratingclimatefinance . Please join our conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gVUHnStR This analysis builds on our recently released Accelerating Climate Finance report completed in collaboration with University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Climate Positive Energy. https://lnkd.in/g-d2hPXY

Gitanjali DasGupta David Delves Susan McGeachie Wendy Potomski, CFA Sunidhi Adiga Arushi Parashar Deep Parekh Sydney Wisener Annabel Vrba

The wait is over!! You can't miss out this action packed episode including a conversation around children's involvement in COP processes, the #EarthshotPrize won by Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO). You are invited to listen and share this episode for more action Rajib Ghosal Kelley Toole Yolande Wright Susan McGeachie Waibi Edison David Kisakye Baleese Isaac Ndyamuhaki Denese Ayijuka Denise Ayebare Sitashma Thapa Geofrey Bwambale Ekcians GreenLyf Foundation Makerere University Business School Makerere University Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Climate Change Department (CCD) https://lnkd.in/degvd9Sx

Several updates on #climatefinance to share, including a recap of progress made at COP29 and Insights from Washington as the work week draws to a close for our US colleagues. #COP29 concluded this past Sunday with three major advancements in climate finance negotiations: The Baku Finance Goal to channel $1.3 trillion of climate finance to the developing world each year, full operationalisation of #Article6 to implement cross border cooperation on achieving national GHG emission reduction targets, and full operationalisation of the #LossandDamage Fund. The Global Climate Finance Accelerator's Blended Finance advisor Hao T. breaks down the progress made at COP29 here: https://lnkd.in/g56z-jR9 Learn more about our work in global climate finance solutions with YME Bahamas & Cat Island Conservation Institute by visiting our #OceanLove project site: https://lnkd.in/gCaPRtjE Reporter Ian Bickis investigates opportunities to leverage #blendedfinance for investments in future-proofing Canada's economy for the The Globe and Mail: https://lnkd.in/gMHQsCBy And, finally, what will happen to the world's 8th largest climate finance donor? The Biden Administration adopted a whole-of-government approach to climate finance, appointing the first Special Envoy on Climate and initiating climate-related international programs through the US Treasury. #PublicPolicy advocate Alexander Blair shares his #InsightsfromWashington in CSO Partner's latest blog. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g2ek_UFT #HappyThanksgiving to all our US colleagues! Alexander Blair Chris Walker Dinah A. Koehler, ScD Heather Langsner Manju Seal, MBA,MA,MM Nikita Shiel-Rolle

AE Industrial Head of Sustainability Jennifer Essigs will be a featured speaker at the Infrastructure Investor America Forum on December 4-5 in New York City. Jen will sit on a panel with Charles Buck of United Church Funds, Bill Green of Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, and Jensen Michael Hodge of GRESB to discuss the value of ESG and how it can drive performance, profitability, and investment with increased transparency alongside moderator Susan McGeachie of Global Climate Finance Accelerator. If you’ll be in attendance or in New York City and would like to connect, please reach out to Jen! To learn more about the event, visit: https://lnkd.in/eFPpzSUA

As world leaders strive to solve the complexities of financing first of a kind projects and assets at #COP29, the Global Climate Finance Accelerator’s Susan McGeachie and Manju Seal, MBA,MA,MM sat down with private markets investors at PEI New Private Markets' Impact and Transition Investor Summit in New York last week to unpack on-the-ground solutions to achieve global objectives. Strategies to invest in #industrialdecarbonization leverage the innovative potential of private markets across the entire investment lifecycle, from the creation of companies built on aggregated #IP to adoption enabled by project finance. #Venturecapital is paving the way for the commercialization of technologies that give us a chance at a #sustainableworld. Supportive policies can expedite deployment, but technologies will move up the readiness spectrum irrespective of politics.  And, of course, threaded throughout the week’s packed agenda was the requisite discussion on the role of AI, not as an end in and of itself, but as a critical enabler of broader advancements. #energytransition #impactinvesting

🌍 Next Week: Join Us at the Impact & Transition Investor Summit where I’m looking forward to sharing a meaningful discussion during our panel on "The Rise of Impact Credit Strategies" The role of impact credit strategies within the $2 trillion private credit markets is growing steadily. This sector is uniquely positioned to deliver measurable social and environmental outcomes while aligning with the financial goals of institutional investors and LPs. Our conversation will highlight applications of sustainable finance for positive impact, bringing the transformative power of credit markets in different arenas including clean energy and financial inclusion with insights from Beata Kirr, Chief Impact Officer at The Copia Group, LLC Group; Amy Wang, Head of Private Credit at Blue Earth Capital AG; Adriana Becerra Cid, Sustainable Investing Lead for Private Markets at Lombard Odier Investment Managers; and Brian Wayne, Managing Partner at CurvePoint Capital. 🔍 Key questions we’ll explore: ✅Are impact-focused private credit strategies becoming more attractive to LPs? ✅What defines private credit in an impact investing context? ✅How do these strategies differentiate themselves and demonstrate measurable impact? Join us as we delve into how private credit can mobilize significant capital to meet pressing impact goals, providing investors a powerful tool for sustainable growth and discover investable solutions for an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable world. #Conference link in the comments below. 🔗 #ImpactInvesting #PrivateCredit #SustainableFinance #ImpactSummit #TransitionSummit Global Climate Finance Accelerator PEI

Looking forward to the conversation tomorrow. Global Climate Finance Accelerator

We are delighted to congratulate our advisor on blended finance solutions, Hao T., for the Outstanding Volunteer VersaFi (formerly WCM) Leadership Award in recognition of her exceptional service driving change in the financial sector! See the full list of 2024 leadership award recipients here: https://lnkd.in/gEdUM2Aw #capitalmarkets #sustainablefinance #givingback

Join Global Climate Finance Accelerator's Susan McGeachie and Manju Seal, MBA,MA,MM at the Impact and Transition Investor Summit North America on November 12 and 13 in New York. #impactinvesting #transitionfinance #publicpolicy #capitalmarkets #civilsociety