Green Climate Fund: Scaling Climate Action in 135 Countries | ESG Decoded #201

<p>Ahead of Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, we look at how the world&#39;s largest multilateral climate fund is deploying capital in a moment when government commitment to climate finance is wavering.</p><p>Host<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annastablum/"> <u>Anna Stablum</u></a> is joined by<a href="https://www.greenclimate.fund/"> <u>Amer Baig</u></a>, Chief Investment Officer of the<a href="https://www.greenclimate.fund/"> <u>Green Climate Fund</u></a> —  a key financing mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Over ten years, the fund has invested just over $20 billion across 135 developing countries, and Amer explains how this money unlocks private capital and opens doors to various financing mechanisms. He walks through how the fund uses flexible, patient capital to stretch that $20 billion into roughly $80 billion in total project value. </p><p>Anna and Amer also get into the distance between what institutions say publicly and what they&#39;re doing privately, why &quot;climate&quot; may be the most misleading shorthand in the sector, and what perceived versus real risk means for capital flowing into developing markets.</p><p>Don&#39;t miss an episode—subscribe to ESG Decoded on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social for the latest updates!</p><p><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p><ul><li><p>Green Climate Fund:<a href="https://www.greenclimate.fund/"> <u>https://www.greenclimate.fund/</u></a> </p></li><li><p>GCF project database:<a href="https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects"> <u>https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects</u></a></p></li><li><p>GAIA blended finance platform:<a href="https://www.findevcanada.ca/en/what-we-do/our-portfolio/gaia"> <u>https://www.findevcanada.ca/en/what-we-do/our-portfolio/gaia</u></a></p></li><li><p>UN Framework Convention on Climate Change:<a href="https://unfccc.int/"> <u>https://unfccc.int/</u></a></p></li><li><p>New York Climate Week:<a href="https://www.climateweeknyc.org/"> <u>https://www.climateweeknyc.org/</u><br></a></p></li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>About ESG Decoded </strong>ESG Decoded, powered by ClimeCo, is a podcast for business leaders navigating sustainability, innovation, and the evolving expectations shaping organizations today.</p><p>Hosted by Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum, the show features candid conversations with sustainability leaders and subject-matter experts across industries. Each episode cuts through the noise