The Climate Investments Unlocking the Next 100 Projects

<p>Most climate investors ask which project offers the best return. A better question: Which investment makes the next 100 projects easier, cheaper, and faster?</p><p><br></p><p>This episode explores the Transition Acceleration Framework developed by CalSTRS, Generate Capital, and Rhodium Group, and why catalytic capital can have an impact far beyond a single project.</p><p>Seven things you’ll learn in this episode:</p><ol><li>Why the best climate investment may be the one that unlocks the next 100 projects.</li><li>How catalytic capital can lower costs and risks for future projects.</li><li>Why first-of-a-kind projects often fall between venture capital and infrastructure finance.</li><li>How early projects can build supply chains, workforce, permitting pathways, and customer confidence.</li><li>Why different stages of commercialization require different types of capital.</li><li>How investors can measure impact beyond the emissions reduced by a single project.</li><li>Why the biggest opportunity may be funding the transition from 0 → 1, so conventional capital can fund 1 → n.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>Read more here:</p><p>https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/p/where-does-the-next-climate-dollar</p><p><br></p><p><strong>--</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Are you a VC- or PE-backed CEO building in energy, infrastructure, or climate tech?</p><ul><li>Join 50 CEOs, plus 50 investors and post-exit founders, who help each other make better decisions on capital, strategy, scaling, and leadership.</li><li>See if the CEO community is a fit → entrepreneursforimpact.com</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Get smarter on energy, infrastructure, and climate tech in 2 minutes.</p><ul><li>Join 40,000+ professionals getting practical insights on startups, investing, commercialization, strategy, and leadership.</li><li>Get the free newsletter → entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Help more people find this podcast.</p><ul><li>If this episode was useful, take 20 seconds to follow the show or leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. </li></ul><ul><li>It helps bring these conversations to more entrepreneurs, investors, and executives.</li></ul><p></p>