Eron Bloomgarden

S2G Ventures’ new report, The Climate Finance Relay Race, highlights how asset owners have the opportunity to fill a critical funding gap for climate-focused innovations and how having a solid ecosystem can help them do so. I think this is an important read for anyone interested in #climate #finance. https://lnkd.in/gjtFhHPy Mike Wise Sanjeev Krishnan Jinchen Zou

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Climate Capital Guidebook: The Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a new Climate Capital Guidebook to provide a simple, comprehensive map of capital programs across the federal government that are available to climate-related start-ups, small- and medium-sized businesses, and their investors. While larger, institutionally-backed climate companies may have the resources to identify and access federal funding opportunities, smaller enterprises may face greater challenges in navigating these federal programs. https://lnkd.in/eJ3QV4Fw #climatechange #climatetech

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In the latest Carbon Brief newsletter, the team highlights a recent study from #NatureClimateChange that reminds us of the six components of feasibility that could inhibit the world’s ability to limit #warming to #1.5C, according to the IPCC's special report on 1.5C. They are: 1) #Geophysical: What global emission pathways could be consistent with conditions of a 1.5°C warmer world? What are the physical potentials for adaptation? 2) #Environmental-#ecological: What are the #ecosystemservices and resources, including #geological storage capacity and related rate of needed #landusechange, available to promote transformations, and to what extent are they compatible with enhanced #resilience? 3) #Technological: What #technologies are available to support transformation? 4) #Economic: What economic conditions could support transformation? 5) #Socio-#cultural: What conditions could support transformations in #behaviour and lifestyles? To what extent are the transformations socially acceptable and consistent with #equity? 6) #Institutional: What institutional conditions are in place to support transformations, including multi-level #governance, institutional capacity, and #political support? In the analysis, it is noted that "The future warming pathways used by the IPCC suggest that holding warming to 1.5C is unlikely, but still possible, when considering the technological feasibility and project-level economic costs of reaching net-zero emissions. However, the new study, published in Nature Climate Change, warns that adding in political and institutional constraints on mitigation make limiting warming to 1.5C even more challenging. As #GigacornHunters, remember that investing in technology is job 1, but we must also ensure appropriate advocacy is part of the toolkit if we are to help secure a 1.5C or lower decarbonized future. #climatechange #decarbonization #policy #IPCC #government #legislation #regulation #markets #investment

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CTA for leading companies at the forefront of climate disclosure!... Right now (and over the next two weeks) is a critical time to reach out to Governor Newsom’s office to let them know you’re ready to disclose under SB253, and eager for the transparency around risks and opportunities that it will bring in terms of disclosure from in and around your value chain. Let me know if you want help with talking points! The big question at hand is the timeline, but as Catherine Atkin and Michael Schmitz summarize in the excellent report linked below, “SB 253 was drafted and amended over the course of three years and two legislative sessions with an eye towards minimizing ambiguity and giving companies and other stakeholders confidence and clarity in the requirements of the Act. It was purposefully structured to minimize the burden on the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop regulations and support ongoing implementation of the Act, ensure streamlined reporting by companies, and provide access to readily available GHG emissions data for stakeholders.” It’s critical that SB253 continue to lead the way here in the US for climate disclosure, and to help us keep pace with the rest of the world, where such disclosure requirements are already coming into effect. https://lnkd.in/gvjXD2MW

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