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Check out the latest news, view insights, and catch up on past events about forward-looking greenhouse gas impact assessment from the Project Frame community of impact investors.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Introduction to Unit Impact and Volume Curves
So you’re faced with statements like, “Our technology could reduce CO2 emissions by 1 MT,” or “Total CO2 Saved: 1,000,000 tons.” What do you make of them? Join Project Frame for an introduction to unit impact and volume curves, a beta version of an upcoming Pre-Investment Considerations 101 curriculum.
Investing for Climate Resilience and Adaptation - Small Group Discussion Summary
What will it take to see climate investment dollars move from mitigation toward adaptation? That was one of the questions explored in a recent small group discussion, hosted in partnership with Green Artha, as a part of Frame’s efforts to engage beyond North America and Europe.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Guidance for forward-impact smart Limited Partners (“LPs”)
When it comes to investing for climate, how can Limited Partners (LPs) be sure that investments are supporting the large-scale positive impacts our planet and its people need? Based on Frame’s methodology guidance, Pre-Investment Considerations, these questions aim to equip LPs with the context they need to feel confident about the impact of their investments.
December 2023 Community Meeting
What does it take to create a food system that avoids greenhouse gas emissions, supports biodiversity and fosters social well-being?
Hear deep dives from Leslie Kapin, Director of Sustainability and Impact at Astanor Ventures, and Dr. Ilissa Ocko, Senior Climate Scientist with Environmental Defense Fund in our December 7 Community Meeting.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with Climate Investment’s Richard Searle
Richard Searle, Impact Associate with Climate Investment and Project Frame contributor, talks about the importance of shared standards, why we need to learn to walk before trying to run, and how collaborations like Frame enable field-wide consistency.
October 2023 Community Meeting
With many climate solutions on the horizon, how can we decide which should receive our immediate attention?
The Project Frame community came together on Thursday, Oct. 19 to dive into that question, featuring Lloyd Pinnell of Systemiq and Zero Carbon Capital’s Investor Profile, presented by Chloe Coates.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with Shanbor Gupta of Clean Energy Ventures
Shanbor Gupta, Principal with Clean Energy Ventures, shares his thoughts on the importance of transparency in forward-looking GHG impact assessments, the complexity inherent to climate solutions, and the need for clear guidance.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with The Roda Group’s Dan Miller
Dan Miller, Managing Director of the Roda Group, highlights why assessing forward-looking emissions impact is so important, discusses areas in which there is more work to be done, and emphasizes the urgency with which it all needs to happen.
August 2023 Community Meeting
In a special session, representatives from the Bezos Earth Fund, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the Systems Change Lab shared how they promote a better understanding of actions that can lead toward transformational systems change.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with Rho Impact’s Seth Sheldon
Rho Impact’s Chief Scientific Officer Seth Sheldon highlights the importance of working together, why accessibility, accountability, and transparency must work hand-in-hand, and his aspirations for holistic climate impact assessments.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with AENU’s Melina Sánchez Montañés
Melina Sánchez Montañés, climate tech investor and VP Impact at AENU, shares why direct comparisons that use a common language are essential, and her aspirations for forward-looking climate impact assessments beyond greenhouse gas emissions.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with Climate Investment’s Rick Cutright
Rick Cutright, Technology Director with Climate Investment, an author of Frame’s methodology guidance, shares his thoughts on the complexity inherent to forward-looking emissions impact assessments, how standardization can lead to transparency and accountability, and the value of collaboration.
June 2023 Community Meeting
Project Frame members Clean Energy Ventures and Energy Impact Partners shared their focused approaches to forward-looking emissions impact at the June 15, 2023 Community Meeting, giving insight into how they support the energy transition by both early and late-stage companies.
Pre-Investment Considerations: Deep Dive with Nysnø Climate Investments’ Jean-Baptiste Curien
Jean-Baptiste Curien, Director of Climate Technology with Nysnø Climate Investments (Nysnø), shares his thoughts on the need for consistent baselines, the value of transparency in forward-looking emissions impact assessment, and more.
Future Returns: Assessing the Benefits of Technologies to Combat Climate Change
Feature on Project Frame’s methodology guidance, Pre-Investment Considerations, and an interview with Keri Browder, Direct of Impact Accountability, Prime Coalition, originally featured on Penta on May 30, 2023
Project Frame welcomes new Content Working Group to promote better GHG impact assessment practices
An expanded group of climate investors and subject-matter experts come together to continue to develop methodology guidance, case studies, and more.
Thought Leader: Assessing Forward-Looking Emissions Impact
Why is it important to measure future GHG impact? “We all have a role to play in ensuring a livable climate. As the window to mitigate the worst of the climate crisis closes, we know that we must rapidly redirect capital to the most impactful climate solutions,” says Prime Coalition’s Director of Impact Accountability Keri Browder.
Creating a Culture of Impact Accountability in Climate Investing
“We recognize that to create the consensus needed to support our field, inclusivity and transparency are non-negotiables,” Prime Coalition’s Director of Impact Accountability, Keri Browder, wrote for MCJ Collective’s MCJ Climate Voices newsletter.
April 2023 Community Meeting
Project Frame members Carbon Direct Capital and 2150 shared their focused approaches to forward-looking emissions impact at the April 13, 2023 Community Meeting, demonstrating how their respective spotlights on carbon management and urban solutions enable them to deliver climate-focused investment decisions.
Assessing GHG Impact of Your Investments | CERAWeek 2023
Dr. Pratima Rangarajan, Chief Executive Officer at OGCI Climate Investments, and Peter Fox-Penner, Chief Impact Officer at Energy Impact Partners, shared the urgency and motivations behind assessing forward-looking GHG impact of investments at CERAWeek on March 6, 2023.