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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs launch the Climate Innovation Fund

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs announced the launch of the Climate Innovation Fund to support sustainable, low-carbon economic development with a focus on South and Southeast Asia to increase the pace, scale, and ambition of climate solutions and contribute to the clean energy transition.

The Fund’s initial US$25 million in philanthropic funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs, to be managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has the potential to unlock up to US$500 million in private sector and governmental investments in critical solutions to accelerate technologies and markets for a net-zero future.

It will initially tackle projects with direct, measurable positive climate-related outcomes in the most carbon intensive areas of India and Vietnam. Investments will focus on projects in clean energy systems, sustainable transport, energy efficiency, and adaptation activities to improve the climate resilience of livelihoods and infrastructure.

“As we work to rebuild economies devastated by the pandemic, we have the opportunity to make progress on another deadly crisis we are facing – climate change. By investing in solutions that will create jobs and spur economic growth now, we can also make economies more resilient for generations to come,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies. “India and Vietnam are dynamic and growing markets, and both have the potential to lead the way in the global fight against climate change. This fund will give them access to the capital and direct investment they need to do just that, and I’m looking forward to working with our partners at Goldman Sachs and the Asian Development Bank as we expand our efforts in the region and help other countries do the same.”

According to BloombergNEF (BNEF), South and Southeast Asia are key markets for clean energy development, due to lower generation costs of wind and solar power and improving economics of energy storage. India, for instance, has installed 38.7 GW of wind and solar capacity in the past four years and the market is expected to grow to 17 GW/yr by 2025. However, nations in these regions are also home to extensive coal reserves and continue to support development of coal-fired power generation.

 

 

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