La Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD) a pris des engagements majeurs en matière de financement climatique. Dans cet épisode, la Déléguée commerciale en développement des affaires pour le financement climatique Line Poulin-Larivière rencontre Vincent Duijnhouwer pour comprendre l’approche de la BERD dans ce secteur. 

The European Bank for reconstruction and development has made aggressive Climate Finance commitments. In this special episode, Climate Finance Trade Commissioner for Europe Rachel Soares interviews Vincent Duijnhouwer to talk about how the EBRD is approaching global climate finance. 

Blended Finance plays a critical role in helping bridge the gap between the supply and demand of finance in climate project finance. Chris Clubb (Convergence Finance) moderates a critical discussion between blended finance thought leaders Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante, Matthieu Pegon (IDB Invest) and Robert Probyn (FCDO/UK) as a part of the Climate Finance Roundtable on May 26th. In this session, they share the catalytic role blended finance can play in making projects investable and provide warnings as to what blended finance is and is not.

In this final session of the Climate Finance Roundtable on May 27th, Faheem Noor Ali moderates a discussion on US and Canadian Climate Finance policy for emerging markets. Introductory remarks are made by Ambassador Patricia Fuller (Ambassador for Climate Change Government of Canada) and she is joined in a lively discussion with Dr. Sue Szabo (Global Affairs Canada), Elizabeth Lien (US Department of Treasury) and Aparna Shrivastava (US Development Finance Corporation). In this session, we learn about the opportunities and challenges in developing climate finance policy and how both governments are looking forward to climate finance commitments and how those commitments create an enabling environment for businesses. 

On May 25th, Christian Wray, CEO for JCM Power, moderated a panel with Paulo Martelli (FinDev Canada), Elizabeth Robberechts (IDB Invest) and Nuru Lama (International Finance Corporation) in the first session of the Embassy of Canada's Climate Finance Roundtable. Our guests discuss how IFIs and DFIs approach project investment opportunities, provide guidelines on their investment priorities and share insights on how to pitch to IFI investors.

The second session of the Climate Finance Roundtable on May 25th has Paulo Martelli (FinDev Canada) and Christian Wray (JCM Power) switching roles from the first session and they are joined by Alexa Blain (Deetken Impact) to talk about the supply of capital in climate finance. In this session, these two Canadian firms share their experiences working with DFIs and provide best practices on how to develop strong relationships with these investors. 

Sean Whitaker, a Principal Renewable Energy Specialist with the International Finance Corporation, dives into the exciting potential of wind energy in emerging markets. He highlights the economic and social benefits of wind investments, particularly in Madagascar, including job creation and community development. The discussion also tackles the role of blended finance in overcoming challenges for offshore wind projects. Finally, Whitaker debunks common misconceptions about the reliability of wind energy, emphasizing the importance of coordinated wind farms for consistent energy output.

Sean Whitaker, spécialiste principal pour les industries d’énergies renouvelables à la Société financière internationale, la fenêtre pour le secteur privé du Groupe de la Banque mondiale. Sean nous partage les perspectives de la Société financière internationale en ce qui a trait aux opportunités d’investissement dans le secteur éolien dans les marchés émergents, des opportunités liées à de nouveaux programmes et technologies, ainsi que des idées fausses à propos de l’éolien.

The International Finance Corporation has deployed a total of $1.6 billion in concessional donor funds to support 266 high-impact projects in over 50 countries in the decade leading up to June 2020.  Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante, Senior Manager for Blended Finance at IFC, talks about how IFC uses blended finance to help impactful projects become investible and how Canada has helped support IFC in the use of innovative finance.

La Société financière internationale a déployé un total de 1,6 milliard de dollars en fonds concessionnels afin de soutenir 266 projets à fort impact dans plus de 50 pays au cours de la décennie précédant juin 2020. Jérémie Dumon, Officier Senior pour les Investissements et spécialiste du financement mixte à IFC, explique de quelle manière IFC utilise le financement mixte pour aider les projets susceptibles d'être financés et comment le Canada a aidé son organisation à utiliser le financement innovant.