Category: Thesis
Reports
NZ’s Unambitious Emissions Reduction Plan: Why Bold Climate Action Matters
With 2024 on track to be the hottest year on record—and carbon dioxide levels now at 425 ppm—it’s easy to feel discouraged…
Reports
New Zealand’s Second Emissions Reduction Plan could be pushing harder
This August the New Zealand Government consulted on their proposed second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP2), covering the period 2026 to 2030. This…
Portfolio
Climate VC Fund Backs Teiny to Bring Nutritionally Complete Oat Milk Powder to Market
Climate VC Fund Backs Teiny to Bring Nutritionally Complete Oat Milk Powder to Market. Teiny’s oat milk powder offers the nutrition of…
Sector analysis
Seven Proposals for a Step Change in NZ Innovation
Successful global venture capital and innovation ecosystems are fuelled by substantial private investment. That must be our goal here as well, as…
Sector analysis
New Zealand’s 2024 Budget: Missing the Mark on Climate Investment
Discover how New Zealand's 2024 Budget falls short on climate initiatives, risking the country's position in global sustainability efforts compared to Australia's…
blog
Where will the next generation of emissions reduction come from?
Discover how New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions have fallen for a third consecutive year in 2022. Learn about the positive impact of…
Portfolio
Climate VC Fund Invests in NovoLabs to Catalyse Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
Climate Venture Capital Fund's latest investment in NovoLabs, a visionary water treatment start-up with a mission to transform the way we disinfect…
Sector analysis
Can an impact fund be impactful without scale? – How sustainable finance taxonomies will make scale a matter of time
In a recent visit to Melbourne, Vincent Heeringa spoke to Dr Jodi York, Chief Impact Officer at Kilara Capital, and also the…
Portfolio
Our inaugural Impact Report and a first for climate reporting
Another month, another milestone. We’ve just published our first Impact Report. It has been quite an effort – not just because it’s…
blog
Beware ‘blue carbon’ bold, but uncertain claims
Audacious assertions about blue carbon's potential to combat climate change are not yet matched by reality