What a moment to witness! Our inaugural #CCMM bond issue has surpassed all initial expectations. The bottom line? We can expand finance for clean energy projects in developing countries – not in ten years, but now, when it’s most needed.

A very happy new year to friends, colleagues and @CIF_Action partners! I'm so excited about the year ahead, and look forward to connecting with all of you.

$860 million endorsed, a new “close-out” process, our new Industrial Decarbonization Program, and listing the CIF Capital Markets Mechanism #CCMM on the London Stock Exchange. 2024 has been a big year!

I spoke to @reenaninan of @ForeignPolicy's podcast "HERO" (Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women), whose past interviewees include @AminaJMohammed, @KGeorgieva, & @Lagarde. We talked climate finance & 3 recent findings about women's effect on #climateaction

Congratulations to Zambia on their $34.65M investment plan, approved under @CIF_Action's Nature, People & Climate Program. Developed with @AfDB_Group, @IFCAfrica & @WorldBank, the plan aims to boost livelihoods while protecting 110,000 hectares of forest.

Congratulations to #Ethiopia, whose $37 million investment plan just endorsed by @CIF_Action promises to benefit people, nature and the climate - all at once. @AfDB_Group @WorldBank

If you’re in Baku for #COP29, there's still time to come meet the @CIF_Action team at the Climate Funds Pavilion (Blue Zone, D10). We’re proud to be co-hosting this for the second year running, together with @adaptationfund, @theGEF and @theGCF. More: 

Thank you to @GhoneimRana @DiegoPardow, @kerrymp, and @StefWenzel for an inspiring #COP29 discussion on scaling up support for industrial decarbonization, hosted by the UK. @CIF_action’s new #ID program is open for applications until January:

A real pleasure to see Secretary @RollembergPSB from Brazil, at #COP29. It was great to hear the latest news on the developments at Porto do Pecém, since I visited with @energygovuk, @Ed_Miliband and @WorldBank in August!

Proud to partner with the new @GlobalMPlatform, launched today at #COP29. This aligns perfectly with our new program to accelerate industry decarbonization, and get promising low-carbon technologies to market. #GlobalMatchmakingprogram

... Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, the Netherlands, Namibia, Tanzania, France and the US. Now that's teamwork! Great to all be focusing together on this important issue.

How can we do more with the #ClimateFinance we have? Yesterday I joined the #COP29 Presidency and colleagues from the world's four largest climate funds – @adaptationfund, @theGEF & @TheGCF – to share how we have actioned a new era of cooperation, for greater collective impact.

Wonderful to catch up in person with Makhtar Diop, and pass on my thanks to all his team at @IFC_org for their support in delivering our new CIF Capital Markets Mechanism - listed just this week!  #CCMM

Delighted to address a focused #COP29 session on “Shifting Gears” to accelerate energy transitions, hosted by the Breakthrough Agenda & @MPPindustry. We must urgently close the clean energy investment gap in emerging markets and developing economies. Photos: Habib Samadov

Yesterday morning all four heads of the world’s major multilateral climate funds sat down with Ministers @AnnelieseDodds and @KerryMP, to discuss the UK’s ambitious new climate goals just announced at #COP29 – which includes reducing emissions by 81% by 2035. #MCF

@IEA @CIF_Action And today it was lovely to meet up with Habiba Ali, the CEO of @sosairen, one of the largest distributors of renewable energy products in Nigeria. Clean technologies have the potential to make energy affordable, efficient and sustainable - for all. #COP29

Wonderful to meet and exchange with @icdiong at #COP29, Executive Director of the new Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). Looking forward to many more conversations about our shared commitment to support communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.