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The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance identifies, develops, and launches innovative finance instruments that can drive billions in private investment to action on climate change and sustainable development.

The Lab is led by its members, who include over 100 institutions in government, development finance, philanthropy, and the private sector. Climate Policy Initiative serves as the Secretariat and analytical provider.

Since 2014, the Lab has launched 78 solutions that have mobilized over USD 4 billion to address climate change.

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Latest work

Publication

Amazon Food&Forest Bioeconomy Financing Initiative

The Amazon Food&Forest Bioeconomy Financing Initiative provides financial support through a fintech platform that aims to enhance the bankability of local regenerative businesses.

Publication

Clean Utilities for Affordable Housing

Clean Utilities for Affordable Housing expands access to renewable energy for low-income households by partnering with landlords and using credit enhancement strategies to attract large-scale commercial capital.

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Growth Next-Generation Agriculture (GAN)

Growth Next-Generation Agriculture (GAN) is a climate resilience debt fund accelerating Brazil’s transition to regenerative agriculture. It works through financing the purchase of biological inputs by farmers from local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Publication

Regenera Ventures Fund

Regenera Ventures invests, mainly through redeemable equity, in companies within the agriculture, forestry, ecotourism, rural management, and food systems sector in Mexico.

Publication

Resilient Municipal Market Fund (ReMark)

ReMark’s blended finance facility supports municipal markets across Africa to build urban infrastructure resilience, reduce food waste, improve food security, safeguard vulnerable livelihoods, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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SPV for Silvopasture Scaling

This special purpose vehicle (SPV) enables the adoption of more sustainable practices that lead to reduced emissions, increased carbon sequestration, and the recovery of degraded land, and contribute to greater income generation for medium-sized farms and enhanced climate resilience.

Publication

Structured Finance for Nature

Structured Finance for Nature (SFN) stacks green bonds to finance a diversified portfolio of natural assets, with 60% dedicated to protecting intact ecosystems.

Publication

CoolPact Capital India Fund

The Sustana Cooling India Fund will invest USD 100m in early-stage cooling solutions in India. The country’s first blended capital equity fund focused exclusively on cooling de-risks and scales innovative cooling technologies, addressing climate change and UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Team

Barbara Buchner

Global Managing Director

Ben Broché

Associate Director

Rachael Axelrod

Global Program Manager

Norman Tilos

Philippines Program Lead for the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

María Ruiz Sierra

Latin America and the Caribbean Program Lead for the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

Phillipe Kafer

Brazil Program Lead and Senior Analyst for the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab)

Jonathan First

Senior Advisor

Megan Sager

Consultant

Carla Orrego

Senior Manager

Amanda Brasil - Leigh

Senior Program Associate

Amanda Lonsdale

Consultant

Benjamin Thomas

Senior Analyst

Guillermo Martinez

Analyst

Harsha Vishnumolakala

Analyst

Haysam Azhar

Analyst

Jide Olutoke

Analyst

Ken Schell-Smith

Junior Analyst

Michelle Lee

Senior Analyst

Morgan Richmond

Manager

Pedro de Aragão Fernandes

Senior Analyst

William Wallock

Junior Analyst

Angela Woodall

Design Manager

Elana Fortin

Design Associate

Júlio Lubianco

Communications Manager

Rob Kahn

Director, Global Communications

Sam Goodman

Communications Associate
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