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22 April 2024
FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners collaborate to attract catalytic equity to African funds focused on early-stage, climate-related opportunities
FSD Africa - FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners have today entered into an Memorandum of Understanding and will partner to address a critical financing gap for climate infrastructure, mitigation and adaptation in Africa. This aligns with the core missions of both organizations: to increase the number of bankable opportunities for climate-related investment, increase private sector participation, improve livelihoods, and mitigate the effects of climate change across Africa… Read more.
21 January 2024
Allied Climate Partners Makes Inaugural Catalytic Investment, Anchors SEACEF II First Close
PR Newswire - Allied Climate Partners (ACP), the innovative philanthropic investment organization recently launched at COP28, today celebrated the first close of the Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II), managed by Clime Capital. Allied Climate Partners' mission is to increase the number of bankable, climate-related projects and businesses in emerging economies to create significant environmental, economic, and social impact… Read more.
1 December 2023
Allied Climate Partner Launch
PR Newswire - The new philanthropic investment organization Allied Climate Partners (ACP) launched today at COP28. Allied Climate Partners' mission is to increase the number of bankable, climate-related projects and businesses in emerging economies to create significant environmental, economic, and social impact.. Read more.
16 June 2023
Allied Climate Partners Announces Ahmed Saeed as Chief Executive Officer
PR Newswire - Allied Climate Partners (ACP), a newly-established philanthropic investment organization focused on climate, today announced the appointment of Ahmed Saeed as Chief Executive Officer. ACP's mission is to increase the number of bankable, climate-related projects and businesses… Read more.
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21 January 2024
Clime Capital announces first close of SEACEF II
ClimeCapital - Clime Capital, the Singapore-based fund manager focused on accelerating the low carbon transition, today announced the first close of the South East Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II), with US$127 million committed. SEACEF ll is the first blended investment fund established in Southeast Asia to provide early-stage high-risk capital to support promising businesses accelerating the region's low-carbon transition. Read more.
14 December 2023
ESG Watch: COP28 a milestone in terms of ambition, but falls short on finance
Reuters - COP28 also saw the launch of Allied Climate Partners, a new type of investment platform that combines philanthropy, development finance institutions and the private sector to address a critical financing gap in the early stages of climate-related projects is in emerging economies. Read more.
5 December 2023
British International Investment announces new climate finance investment at COP28
British International Investment - BII, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, announced six new climate finance investments today. The commitments, totalling $55 million, which were first announced by UK Prime Minister Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP in his COP28 speech on Friday, underline the DFI’s accelerating commitment to providing climate finance to support those countries most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate emergency… Read more.
4 December 2023
IFC, MAS, and Temasek Unite for Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia
ESG News - Allied Climate Partners (ACP), International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek announced the intent to establish a green investments partnership to address climate finance gaps and increase the bankability of green and sustainable projects in Asia, with an initial focus on Southeast Asia… Read more.
3 December 2023
Singapore’s MAS Sets Framework to Improve Transition Financing
Bloomberg - Singapore is taking multiple steps to improve transition financing, including setting new rules for financial institutions to manage their climate-related risks and to support an orderly transition… Read more.
3 December 2023
Allied Climate Partners, International Finance Corporation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Temasek Establish a Green Investments Partnership in Asia
Monetary Authority of Singapore - Allied Climate Partners (ACP), International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek announced today the intent to establish a green investments partnership… Read more.
1 December 2023
World Bank, UAE lead climate financing boost at COP28
Reuters - Governments, development banks and companies announced on Friday initiatives to mobilise billions in climate cash at the COP28 summit where the UAE has made increasing financing central to its leadership of the U.N. talks … Read more.
1 December 2023
IFC and Allied Climate Partners Announce Collaboration to Scale Emerging Market Climate Investments
IFC - IFC today announced a collaboration with Allied Climate Partners (ACP) that will help create a pipeline of viable climate investments in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Central America, and India… Read more.
1 December 2023
IFC and Allied Climate Partners Announce Collaboration to Scale Emerging Market Climate Investments
IFC - IFC today announced a collaboration with Allied Climate Partners (ACP) that will help create a pipeline of viable climate investments in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Central America, and India. ACP's new platform is backed by philanthropic capital and designed to mobilize investment in climate-related projects in emerging economies… Read more.
1 December 2023
Exclusive: At COP28, donors join IFC to lure $11 bln in climate cash
Reuters - Some of the world's biggest charities have joined forces with the World Bank's private investment arm in a climate financing venture to try to generate $11 billion in investments in developing countries. Launching the Allied Climate Partners (ACP) platform on Friday… Read more.
14 September 2023
Energy transition: The project preparation problem
J.P. Morgan - Ahead of COP28, there is an underrated opportunity to turbocharge clean energy deployment and sustainable infrastructure projects in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The attention around this topic often focuses on the trillions of dollars of private capital needed to support the energy transition… Read more.
10 July 2023
JOINT FACT SHEET: President Biden and His Majesty King Charles III Meet with Leading Philanthropists and Financiers to Catalyze Climate Finance
The White House - President Biden and His Majesty King Charles III met at Windsor Castle with 23 leading philanthropists and financiers to help catalyze finance to support emerging markets and developing countries in tackling the climate crisis... Read more.
10 July 2023
CEOs and Chairs to Join World Bank Private Sector Investment Lab
The World Bank - The World Bank today announced the 15 Chief Executive Officers and Chairs who will make up the Private Sector Investment Lab. The founding members comprise a core group charged with developing solutions to address the barriers to private sector investment in emerging markets… Read more.
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