Climate United

It’s time to put communities in the driver’s seat on the road to a greener future – especially those who have historically been left out and left behind. That’s why Climate United is removing financial barriers to climate projects for every American, because we need everyone at the table to shape a more equitable, sustainable future. 📩 Sign up for our newsletter for the latest news on our partnerships: https://lnkd.in/g3KGPpW3

Are you curious about how Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) might impact your federally-funded construction projects? Join us for the next webinar in our Understanding series! Understanding: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 🗓️ Date: November 7 🕑 Time: 2:00 PM (ET) Get the insights you need to comply with hashtag #DBRA, including essential reporting and documentation tips. Register and submit your questions at the link below! https://lnkd.in/euZKFhPv

Last Thursday, Climate United hosted a focus group with community lenders to explore how we can best support them through our program development. We had great discussions on our investment strategy, gathering early insights to shape our products and services for a greener, more collaborative future. Thank you to all who joined us!

Missed the news? We just announced a landmark $250 million program that will result in the largest single order of zero-emissions drayage trucks in U.S. history. 🚛⚡ In partnership with Forum Mobility, we’re offering affordable leasing options to small fleet owners to lower operational costs and reduce pollution in port communities. Our goal is to make sure small fleets aren't left behind in the transition to zero-emission. Read the full article from Lisa Baertlein 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_egzn5z

Exciting news! We are launching a new financing program to help small fleet owners and independent operators go zero-emission. Climate United intends to invest up to $250M to procure up to 500 class 8 battery electric trucks, making it the largest single order of electric trucks in U.S. history. 🚛⚡ Our partnership with Forum Mobility will help small fleet owners navigate the transition to electric vehicles by removing financial barriers and providing accessible, reliable charging. This program will begin at the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, but we intend to expand nationally. Our ultimate goal? To help small fleet owners purchase vehicles that are cleaner, safer and healthier for their communities. This initiative isn’t just about cleaner air and cutting emissions—it's about helping small businesses improve their bottom line, creating healthier communities, and building supply chains that make America more globally competitive. Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/e6-bhx22

What a week! It started on the West Coast in LA briefly attending the OFN conference and engaging with industry peers over all the work we need to do with the GGRF money that we now have in hand. Thank you OFN for honoring our work naming CPC as CDFI of the Year! Humbled and proud! Back in New York, it was climate week all over again! It started with a keynote at the NY Geo conference speaking to my friends working hard to bring the benefits of geothermal to Multifamily projects statewide. Next I stopped by the ASHRAE conference and participated in a panel on financing opportunities for sustainable projects which was robust! Thank for including me Elizabeth Kelly!! I finished out my engagements with a kick off keynote at the New York NESEA conference with my Climate United partner and superhero Beth Bafford! We took a packed room through our GGRF strategy which highlighted actual deals that we have closed or are in our pipeline. So much work to do and so much fun to have doing it! See you all soon! Let’s get to work!!

We kicked off an incredible week of building partnerships at the Opportunity Finance Network Conference yesterday with a tour of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)'s La Kretz Innovation Campus! Leaders from the climate finance ecosystem came together to build relationships, identify opportunities for collaboration, and explore what critical partnerships are needed for fund deployment and community impact. We are sharing lessons learned so far, deepening our understanding of current challenges and opportunities, and exploring how to most effectively engage with local communities to explore what's possible with strong, mission-aligned collaboration. 🤝

Today, Scenic Hill Solar, The University of Arkansas System, and Climate United came together to celebrate our historic $31.8 million investment in Arkansas’s solar future. 🎉☀️ This investment will benefit the entire University of Arkansas system, delivering direct benefits to students and staff while creating millions of dollars of economic benefits for local communities. And to top it off, this will kick off the largest Commercial and Industrial solar project in Arkansas history. Not too bad for the first ever investment to come out of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s National Clean Investment Fund! We were joined by a panel of incredible speakers for this announcement, including - Beth Bafford, Our CEO - Donald Bobbitt, President of the University of Arkansas System - Pascal Caputo, U.S. Governmental Affairs Manager at First Solar - Bill Halter, CEO of Scenic Hill Solar We also had a highly engaged roundtable discussion with national manufacturers and local contractors, including OMCO Solar, Array Technologies, B&K Electric, UA students, and other stakeholders. It was a great moment of conversation and collaboration about how each organization present can work together for the benefit of Arkansas as a whole. A big thank you to everyone who made this historic project possible. We're so excited for what's ahead!

We're looking for a key role on our team at Climate United to be my right (and somedays left) hand, to keep key projects running, to support leadership, and to bring passion and energy (pun intended) to the work. Please share widely and if this is you, please apply here! 👇 https://lnkd.in/e8VHc-qU

We’re excited to share that Self-Help Credit Union has opened an #RFP for lending partners interested in providing green mortgages for first-time homebuyers and low-wealth families. This initiative, supported by historic investments from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will make affordable, energy-efficient homes more accessible and drive demand for green buildings. Once selected, lending partners will have the ability to originate and sell mortgages with low down payments and no mortgage insurance for families interested in buying a green home, making the green choice the right one for their family’s budget. Lenders, don’t miss this opportunity — apply today to become part of this transformative program. Visit Self-Help Credit Union's website for the full RFP: https://lnkd.in/eYrKByup #GreenMortgages #SustainableHousing #LenderRFP