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🤝 A new partnership between CDR.fyi and Sylvera aims to enhance transparency in the carbon removal sector. Due to the partnership, investors now have enhanced visibility into the advancements made by hundreds of CDR suppliers. This data will be accessible through the Sylvera Project Catalog, complementing over 60 existing projects listed on registries like Puro.earth and Verra. “Our mission is to accelerate carbon removal through transparency and trust. By openly publishing information about projects and facilities on CDR.fyi’s website and through our partnership with Sylvera, we aim to increase access to data for purchasers and investors globally to enable the most effective technologies to scale rapidly with the critical funding they need,” said Alexander Rink, Founder of CDR.fyi. #NetZero #CarbonRemoval #ClimateAction #CDR #DirectAirCapture #Biochar #Investment #ClimateFinance #Sustainability #Transparency

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Great insights from Sophie Purdom and Sightline Climate (CTVC)'s latest analysis on the H1'2024 climate tech funding market. Tough economic conditions have continued to see a stagnation in ClimateTech funding and deal count - there is a sense of cautiousness among corporates, consumers and investors, reflecting broader trends of the venture market. ClimateTech deals are still happening but the challenges faced by companies funded 2-3 years ago (now at Series B ), who are taking longer to de-risk their technology and achieve scalability, have created an environment of heightened investor scrutiny, even at the early-stage. However, there are still positive signs from what I've seen locally: 📈 ClimateTech remains a high priority in Australia, with $344M from 10 deals, including some large rounds, as reported in Cut Through Venture's Q2 2024 Report. https://lnkd.in/g3CK5p2W 🔀 More flexible forms of capital, such as debt, grants, and philanthropy, are becoming more readily available. E.g. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) received a funding boost in the recent budget. 💫 Growing founder pipeline with ClimateTech communities remaining strong (e.g. Melbourne Climate Network and Climate Salad). I'm keen to hear the insights from the Climate Salad team for their upcoming Aus Climate Tech Industry Report. Sign up for their launch here: https://lnkd.in/gPYsRqZw #climatetech #funding

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CDR.fyi and Sylvera have announced a unique partnership through which key data for carbon removal projects will now be accessible to a wide range of companies and governments. Carbon data platform provider Sylvera will be utilizing CDR.fyi’s API which arguably has the richest dataset when it comes to engineered carbon removal. This will allow Sylvera’s users to have a direct view on how CDR projects are progressing and provide a higher level of transparency for potential purchasers and investors. #carbonremoval #carbonmarkets #carboncredits #partnership https://bit.ly/45VUiFV

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Balancing private debt with equity, grants, and blended finance ensures more resilient support for project success

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Is your brand verified on SustainabilityTracker.com ? Great! Then you meet the eligibility criteria to enter - it's that simple! There's no catch, no fees (yes, even if you win an award.. it still costs nothing) and no red tape! It's time we start celebrating progress, transparency and impact in sustainability and responsible communications. Let us CELEBRATE YOU! That's really all you need to know - but sure, what the video if you want to know more.. ir click the link for even more than that! #sustainability #impact #esg #awards #recognition Visit the link or reach out to Lucy Giblin or Angela Veljanoska for more info! Good luck!

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Zooming out from the UK for this episode. In the week Microsoft signed the biggest carbon removals (#CDR) deal yet with Occidental, and Google abandoned carbon neutrality - both in the face of rising emissions due to energy-hungry data centres churning out AI LLMs - but shortly after marine CDR player Running Tide hit the wall, we speak with John Lin and Amber Janda, PhD of Tau Carbon. It's not often you get founders speaking with this much candour - and if the sector is really to reach its potential it will need more not less of it. Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations aims to deliver exactly that. We'll be back soon with conversations about the "Mission Control" clean power brief Chris Stark just took over, and whether Labour's "best and brightest" approach can prove the doubters wrong. We'll also have chats with SolarPower Europe on the flexible systems solar is quickening, and plenty more. Sign up at wickedproblems.earth to get it straight to your inbox. https://lnkd.in/gpqS7D8W

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𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 by Samuel Huckstep and Jonathan Beynon Climate finance is falling short of meeting the adaptation needs of those most vulnerable to climate change. What little is provided increasingly comes from existing, and already overstretched, development budgets. Development leaders emphasise their desire to mobilise more private climate finance, but struggle to do so— especially for underfunded adaptation. This is the first challenge. Remittances are already an important and effective source of income for households in climate-vulnerable countries. Many Global North countries rely on migrant labour to fill (often seasonal) labour shortages. However, they make little effort to maximise the potentially very large effects of this labour migration by targeting it towards those who would most benefit. This is the second challenge. In a new paper (https://lnkd.in/gVrkCi5e), the authors set out a proposal that addresses both challenges: incentivise the reorientation of migration opportunities towards communities highly vulnerable to climate change by counting a portion of their remittance flows as mobilised private climate finance. https://lnkd.in/gNfzGNeK

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