Catalyze Climate

🌏♻️ We're proud to announce the successful launch of Catalyze Climate, a first-of-a-kind Climate Finance Lab that aims to accelerate global #decarbonization and strengthen #climate resilience last week in #Singapore. 💡The theme of the event was around “Bridging the Financing Gap: A Systems Investing Approach for Emerging Climate Infrastructure Advancement.” ⚡We are grateful to our speakers, presenters, and moderator: - Anisa Keeratiworanan, Director - Private Equity, Fullerton Fund Management - Vivek Pathak, Regional Chief Risk Officer, IFC - International Finance Corporation - Assyl Ikhsan, Executive Director - Transition Finance, Standard Chartered Bank  - Jing (Jane) Ge, Managing Partner, Vectors Capital - Jugnu Pati, Investment Specialist - Fund Manager, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Ventures - David H. Lim, Associate Director - Sustainable Finance, AVPN Executed by the team at Catalyze Climate: Pavina Adunratanasee Naman Lahoti Wanwipa Siriwatwechakul The paneldiscussion highlighted the importance of patient capital and long-term commitment from investors, given the often extended timelines associated with developing and #scaling #climatetech. Some of the key takeaways include: 1️⃣Unlocking market demand industrial decarbonization: - Addressing the downstream impact of carbon tax regulations such as Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on hard-to-abate sector suppliers in #Asia. - #Industrial incumbents and #strategics were identified as a critical stakeholder in unlocking demand by signing #offtakes with tech suppliers, as wider deployment of tech can drive down costs through iteration and learning curves. 2️⃣ The role of traditional investors and allocators in unlocking catalytic funding for First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) assets according in a systems investment ecosystem: - Various financing buckets for FOAK projects were identified including the strategic use of public and philanthropic funds in #blendedfinance can have a significant multiplier effect in crowding in catalytic private capital.  - Each layer of funding can help unlock the next, with credibility from philanthropic/catalytic funders or government backing helping to de-risk projects enough to unlock #projectfinance. 3️⃣De-risking emerging climate infrastructure and improving bankability of projects to enable their transition into the mainstream market: - New deal structures are emerging to mitigate risk for #buyers, such as "risk sharing" where a pool of off takers commit to a pool of climate technologies. - Carbon markets are a critical mechanism in facilitating #decarbonization financing in the region and several lessons that can be applied from the #EU Emissions Trading Scheme. 🚀We’d like to thank our event partners for their incredible support Vectors Capital, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), AVPN and SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

🌏♻️ We are excited to announce Asia Venture & Philanthropy Network (AVPN) as our partner for the Catalyze Climate official launch event in the #APAC region. ⚡ David H. Lim, Associate Director - Sustainable Finance at #AVPN will deliver a keynote presentation on “Catalyzing Blended Finance Programs for Climate Solutions in Asia.” ➡️ If you’re a climate investor, lender, or asset allocator and would like to attend the event register for an invite here: https://lu.ma/6z12ug68 Key topics that will be discussed include: 1️⃣ How can #blendedfinance structures be designed to address the unique challenges and risks of climate projects in developing Asian countries?  2️⃣ What innovative financial instruments and deal structures show the most potential for scaling up #climateinvestments in Asia? 3️⃣ What are the most promising sectors and technologies for blended finance investments in #climate #mitigation and #adaptation across the region? 4️⃣ How can we effectively leverage #philanthropic #capital to accelerate climate solutions in Asia? 5️⃣ How can we ensure blended finance programs deliver tangible climate #impacts while also providing attractive returns for investors? We're launching this event in collaboration with Vectors Capital, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), AVPN, and SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship. About Catalyze Climate: At Catalyze Climate, we aim to catalyze $4 trillion a year that is required for climate transition from the global financial system and limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree. Our mission is to mobilize innovative financing mechanisms, accelerate technology deployment, and scale climate infrastructure via fostering cross-sector collaboration across finance, policy, and industries.

🌏♻️ We are excited to announce the official APAC launch event for Catalyze Climate in collaboration with Vectors Capital, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), AVPN, and SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship IIE on September 23rd in #Singapore. 💡The theme of the event will be “Bridging the Financing Gap: A Systems Investing Approach for Emerging Climate Infrastructure Advancement.” ➡️ If you’re a climate investor, lender, or asset allocator and would like to attend the event register for invite here: https://lu.ma/6z12ug68 ⚡Introducing speakers who represent a diversified capital stack for #climate #infrastructure: - Jing (Jane) Ge, Managing Partner, Vectors Capital - Jugnu Pati, Investment Specialist - Fund Manager, ADB Ventures - Anisa Keeratiworanan, Director - Private Equity, Fullerton Fund Management - Vivek Pathak, Regional Chief Risk Officer, IFC - International Finance Corporation - Assyl Ikhsan, Executive Director - Transition Finance, Standard Chartered Bank 🚀 Thanks to a stellar team for executing on this vision: Pavina Adunratanasee Jing (Jane) Ge Wanwipa Siriwatwechakul Naman Lahoti About Catalyze Climate: At Catalyze Climate, we aim to catalyze $4 trillion a year that is required for climate transition from the global financial system and limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree. Our mission is to mobilize innovative financing mechanisms, accelerate technology deployment, and scale climate infrastructure via fostering cross-sector collaboration across finance, policy, and industries. About Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC): The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) is a collaboration of institutional investors in 11 Asian markets focused on the impact of climate change on investments. The AIGCC represents investors with total funds under management of over $28 trillion globally. About SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship helps aspiring innovators to build their foundation and seed the entrepreneurial mindset.