Climate Finance Working Group Meetup #1
SF Climate Week, 2025 | San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco, we begin the conversation by asking a simple yet fundamental question: Why does so much climate capital sit on the sidelines, while high-potential companies struggle to access funding?
We’ve seen this before. The solar and wind industries faced similar financing barriers in their early days. Banks viewed them as too risky, while venture capitalists saw them as too capital-intensive. That changed when financial innovation stepped in—with PPAs, feed-in tariffs, green bonds, and yieldcos unlocking institutional capital at scale.
At this first Climate Finance Working Group Meetup, we will:
Map the Missing Middle – Where are the most significant financing gaps, and why does private capital hesitate to step in?
Look Back to Look Forward – What did solar, wind, and EVs get right in their financing models, and how do we replicate that for new sectors?
Identify the Role of Different Capital Players – VCs, private equity, infrastructure funds, DFIs, and corporatesall have a role to play—how do we align their interests?
This session will produce a roadmap of the key capital gaps and financing innovations we’ll take into the next conversation in New York.
Identifying the Gaps & Solutions
Join the Climate Finance Working Group
We are seeking investors and fund managers committed to scaling climate solutions, alongside banks and institutional capital looking for de-risked investment opportunities in the climate sector. We welcome policymakers and regulators who are shaping climate finance mechanisms and market incentives to accelerate funding flows.
Together, we are building a collaborative ecosystem to drive sustainable investment and innovation.