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 ambitious climate investment plans.
Climate Change in the News – May 2024
Stay updated on the latest climate change news. Discover Australia’s expansive climate investment plan, New Zealand’s methane reduction panel, the CCC’s ambitious emissions targets, and global climate trends. Learn how these initiatives impact the fight against climate change and explore opportunities for sustainable investment. Read more on our 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 renewable energy and electric vehicles, and explore investment opportunities in underfunded climate tech sectors.
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 wastewater, making it more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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 Chair of CVCF’s Climate Impact Committee. In a wide-ranging interview that’s published in Vincent’s podcast This Climate Business, they discussed the question of scale.
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 our first attempt but because we’ve effectively rewritten the script on VC reporting in New Zealand. When we set out we thought templates or examples must have already been set for our sector. […]
Beware ‘blue carbon’ bold, but uncertain claims
Audacious assertions about blue carbon’s potential to combat climate change are not yet matched by reality
CVCF joins $4m round in Hot Lime Labs
Climate VC Fund was proud this month to announce the successful $4m funding round for Hot Lime Labs, the pioneering New Zealand agri-tech firm revolutionising CO2 capture. The capital raise sparked significant interest from international investors and the New Zealand tech, angel investor, and venture capital community, including significant investment from the Climate Venture Capital […]
Five good things about climate action that maybe you didn’t know
By the Climate VC Fund Team It’s easy to get overwhelmed by bad climate news – there’s certainly enough of it. But what about good news – there is some, isn’t there? Indeed so! Here are five things we loved hearing about this month. Actually, six or seven if you look closely. Data from Stats […]
Stay ahead of the tide of greenwashing
Dr. Jodi York makes the case that organisations should use this opportunity to improve their impact management and decision-making to avoid the tide of greenwashing.