Financial Innovation
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Deploying the trillions needed to address global climate adaptation and mitigation requires more than just shifting investments. It requires novel ways to attract and deploy those investments with financial innovation.
CPI researches and develops innovative climate finance policies, financial instruments, and business models that create measurable impact and can scale quickly. It has particular expertise in combining blended finance models with early-stage technical assistance to ensure bold ideas move from concept to implementation quickly and with as little risk as possible.
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Climate Finance Innovation for Africa
Meeting Africa’s climate finance needs will require significantly higher levels of investment, especially from the private sector. This publication provides a framework for how financial and non-financial solutions can be efficiently deployed to overcome barriers to finance and capitalize climate so...
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Cost of Capital for Renewable Energy Investments in Developing Economies
A credit guarantee facility could help address cost-of-capital issues for renewable energy, allowing countries with high solar potential to significantly increase their installed capacity.
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Adaptation Asia – Panra Fund
A USD 50 million private debt vehicle that aims to unlock climate adaptation investment across Southeast Asia by financing agriculture-focused SMEs while supporting the climate resilience of smallholder farmers.
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Green Guarantee Group Flagship Report 2026: From Recommendations to Implementation
Green guarantees are one of the most effective tools for unlocking private capital. Despite the growing availability of guarantees between 2012 and 2024, a crucial gap remains. The GGG 2026 flagship report examines the evolving guarantee landscape & trends across 4 priorities.
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Mitsiry Biodiversity and Climate Fund
A USD 50 million fund deploying debt and equity alongside a USD 5 million technical assistance facility to enterprises that restore ecosystems and create jobs across Madagascar and Mozambique.
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Brazil Resilience through Climate Credit and Insurance for SMEs (BRACCE)
A private debt vehicle (FIDC), with the potential to scale to USD 100M+, that bundles credit with flood and heavy-rainfall business interruption insurance for SMEs in Brazil.
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Secured Climate-linked Agri Lending Ecosystem (SCALE)
A USD 90 million credit facility that uses existing agricultural lending channels to reward farmers for verified adoption of climate-smart practices in India.
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Vietnam Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator (VIDA)
A USD 24.5 million private debt fund financing mid-sized project developers bringing renewable energy solutions to Viet Nam’s industrial parks.
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2026 Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Impact Report
In under three years, the program has supported 17 scalable vehicles that have raised $308 million in new commitments since joining the program and unlocked more than $700 million.
