Climate Financier

Investment

Facilitating the flow of low carbon investment

Despite great potential and ambition to make deep emissions cuts, city governments often lack access to private investment. ‘Climate Financier’ will facilitate the flow of low carbon investment from private sector investors into worthy mitigation projects in urban areas.

Objectives

The aim of CDP’s ‘Climate Financier’ project is to understand the barriers to investment in city mitigation projects. In order to better facilitate the flow of private sector investment into mitigation projects in urban areas, CDP will gather data from its network of 822 institutional investors. Based on the findings of primary and secondary research, CDP will unlock investment barriers and connect investors with city mitigation projects.

Achievements

At present, ‘Climate Financier’ is considering the development of an online solution that can be updated in real-time, allowing for easy comparisons among projects on a standard set of metrics. To perfect this online solution, CDP is on the look out for additional partners with expertise in FinTech development.

Contact details

Kyra ApplebyHead of Cities CDP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyra-appleby-ab3b85a/

Kyra joined the Cities team as an account manager in 2010 and was appointed program head in 2013. Prior, Kyra worked in research positions at NBC Universal, eMarketer and the City of New York. Kyra holds a Masters in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Earth Science from the Johns Hopkins University.

Contact details

James Hulse, Head of Investor Initiatives

James.Hulse@cdp.net

‘The ‘Climate Financier’ has greatly benefitted from the knowledge base and collaborative atmosphere of the LoCaL and Climate KIC community. The LoCaL network has, among others, helped CDP reach out to new potential partners and organisations.’