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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Paul Bodnar: ‘Ten years ago, we could never have predicted the level of impact the Lab has achieved’
During the Lab Summit at New York Climate Week, Barbara Buchner and Paul Bodnar reflected on the Lab’s journey over the past decade.
Latest work
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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