Insights.
What we are thinking.
Climate-tech investing, our portfolio, the Australasian climate opportunity. Written by the team and the Climate Impact Committee.
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With COP27 a fizzler, where can we find hope? Jez Weston wonders if it’s in finance
A friend’s parents are dying. He is providing full-time palliative care. This is, of course, physically taxing and emotionally brutal. He says…
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Why we’re backing Zincovery for zinc recycling without coal
We’ve just made our fourth investment – in Christchurch-based Zincovery. The Climate VC Fund has joined Icehouse Ventures and Outset in a…
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What would $30b buy New Zealand?
By Jez Weston Under current projections, by 2030 the New Zealand government has committed to buy up to $30 billion in offshore…
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Climate VC Fund invests in Liquium’s green ammonia for fuel and fertiliser
Ammonia – the acrid-smelling chemical in cleaning products – is most widely used as an ingredient in fertiliser. It’s also being picked…
Portfolio
Climate Fund backs Cleanery to tidy up emissions
Climate VC Fund is proud to announce its second investment. CVCF is the largest investor in a seed round of $2.34 million…
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How to judge the Emissions Reduction Plan
It was probably the biggest announcement of the year; maybe second only to the Budget. However you rank it, the Emissions Reduction…
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Last year set the objectives. Now we must deliver. I’ll start.
Last year was a momentous and uneven year for New Zealand’s climate risk and our response to it. In some ways it…