In a panel of power women at CarbonSmart, Prepare for Financing the Future: Driving Climate Action Through Collaborative Funding Models’ panelists explored the intersection of finance, climate projects, and women's empowerment. Moderator Lara Pierpoint (Trellis) and panelists Nicole Pasricha (Alma), Shirin Jamshidi, Director (US DFC), Annalise Downey (Sylvera), April Allderdice (MicroEnergy Credits) discussed innovative financial mechanisms, like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) recent $5.1 billion in approved transactions, are advancing global climate initiatives. Panelists discussed how collaborative funding models, environmental attribute certificates (EACs), and voluntary carbon market rating platforms are driving transparency, accountability, and impact in climate finance. Highlighting how these tools incentivize clean energy investments and support the path to net-zero, offering new ways to create value in climate strategies
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