Climate Finance

International climate finance plays a pivotal role in enabling developing countries to pursue low-carbon (mitigation) and climate-resilient (adaptation) pathways. We help governments, non-governmental organisations and financial institutions unlock and access critical climate finance, acting as a bridge between research and policymaking.

Paris alignment Policy Finance
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Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement pledges to make finance flows consistent with low-emission, climate-resilient development. We provide independent research and advisory to get us there: from reforming export finance to designing innovative, debt-free instruments for climate finance and Loss & Damage.

Our services
01Policy-oriented climate finance research and advisory

Policymakers get robust, independent decision support that holds up under evolving governance and (geo-)political contexts.

  • Climate finance mobilisation (NDCs, JETPs)
  • Development and climate finance
  • Export finance
  • International climate finance architecture (UNFCCC processes, NCQG)
  • Investment treaties
  • Loss & Damage finance
  • Public finance alignment (MDBs, ECAs, DFIs)
  • Sovereign debt and debt-for-climate-swaps
Who we work with

Government Ministries (e.g. of Economy, Environment and Finance) · Multilateral Development Banks, Development and Public Finance Institutions (e.g. KfW, export credit agencies) · International organisations and donors · Philanthropies and NGOs · e.g. European Climate Foundation, EDF, Oxfam, UNDP, OECD, UK FCDO, GIZ, AFD, Sida, KfW

Where we work
Global
02Climate fund access and proposal development

Access to funding even without in-house capacity to produce approval-ready proposals.

  • Multilateral Climate Funds (e.g. Green Climate Fund): concept notes and funding proposals
  • Investment criteria alignment, baselines and indicators
  • Readiness and pipeline development
  • Fund engagement strategies
Who we work with

National Governments · Direct Access Entities · Development agencies and banks · International Organisations · Private investment funds · e.g. GIZ, UNDP, African Development Bank, DFID, CIP

Where we work
Africa Asia Latin America
Your contact Sherri Ombuya Sherri Ombuya Consultant
03Climate finance tracking, transparency and MRV

You can track, report and justify your climate finance flows.

  • Climate finance transparency and tracking methodologies
  • Indicators and systems for Measuring, Reporting and Verifying climate finance flows
  • UNFCCC-aligned reporting (Enhanced Transparency Framework)
Who we work with

Governments · International organisations and donors · e.g. UNDP, UNOPS

Where we work
Global
Your contact Max Schmidt Max Schmidt Consultant
04Sustainable finance frameworks and market development

Mobilising private finance, aligning financial flows with the Paris Agreement and international standards.

  • Taxonomies and sustainable finance roadmaps
  • Green bond frameworks
  • Financial sector strategies
  • Regulatory alignment with EU and international standards
Who we work with

Public institutions and regulators · Development banks · Financial institutions · e.g. European Commission, UK PACT / FCDO, EBRD, African Export-Import Bank

Where we work
Europe Asia Africa Latin America
Your contact Max Schmidt Max Schmidt Consultant
05Paris alignment of public finance

Aligning public finance institutions with national and international climate goals, while managing fossil fuel transition risks.

  • Paris alignment of export credit agencies and public finance institutions
  • Portfolio decarbonisation
  • Climate finance strategies
  • Fossil fuel transition risks
Who we work with

Governments · Public finance institutions and export credit agencies · Philanthropies and NGOs · e.g. European Climate Foundation, Oxfam, ActionAid

Where we work
Global
Your contact Max Schmidt Max Schmidt Consultant
06Innovative climate finance instrument design

You gain new instruments that answer combined climate and debt challenges.

  • Debt-for-climate swaps
  • Innovative bonds
  • Loss and damage finance instruments
  • Blended finance
Who we work with

Governments · Development banks

Where we work
Global
Your contact Igor Shishlov Igor Shishlov Managing Director for Climate Policy
In depth

Results-based finance, blended finance, GCF and adaptation fund access, sustainable investment, and corporate portfolio decarbonisation.

Selected work
Publication · 2026 Bridging aid and trade: Exploring synergies between Swedish climate-related development and export finance Publication · 2025 Updated Pocket Guide to Finance under the UNFCCC Publication · 2023 Debt-for-Climate swaps as a tool to tackle climate and debt crises: opportunities and challenges Publication · 2023 Loss and Damage Finance: An assessment of the most promising instruments
Policy dialogues & initiatives we are part of
International Climate Finance Export Credit Agencies
Our other climate solutions
Carbon Market Implementation Carbon Dioxide Removal Carbon Market Policy Mitigation Strategies Adaptation Strategies Climate Negotiations and Diplomacy Solar Radiation Modification
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