Mobilizing
Capital
for Climate
Solutions
The Climate Finance Fund began its journey on the 15th of September 2021.
about us
What?
The Climate Finance Fund is a philanthropic platform that helps to mobilize capital for climate solutions.
Where?
CFF focuses on China, the European Union, and the United States.
Why?
Who?
How?
video explainer
The Climate Finance Fund is a platform supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and hosted by the European Climate Foundation.
The Fund’s approach is rooted in the Hewlett Foundation’s Climate Finance Strategy.
team
Marilyn Waite
Managing Director
Climate Finance Fund
Marilyn leads the Climate Finance Fund after most recently managing the climate and clean energy finance portfolio at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
She has worked across four continents in renewable and nuclear energy and venture capital and investment. She previously led the energy practice at Village Capital, modeled and forecasted energy solutions to climate change as a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, and managed innovation projects at AREVA (now Orano and Framatome).
Marilyn serves on various boards, including the W Fund and the Kachuwa Impact Fund. She has advised government entities such as the Office of the California Governor through the State of California Advisory Group on Climate Risk Disclosure and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) JEDI Committee.
She holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University.
Marilyn is the author of Sustainability at Work: careers that make a difference and writes in a number of outlets, including the Financial Times, Forbes, and GreenBiz.
Alma
Chief Joy Officer
Climate Finance Fund
Yubai Wu
Senior Associate
Climate Finance Fund
Yubai comes from a background in education, international development and gender inclusion. She has worked for consulting firms, multi-lateral organizations, and foundations across multiple continents. She holds a Master’s degree in International Public Management, with a focus in Environment from Sciences Po Paris, and has a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Nanjing University, China. Yubai split her childhood among China, the U.S. and the Netherlands, and thus enjoys meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds. She is passionate about the environment, climate and impact investment.
thought leadership
Why natural gas is neither just nor transitional
U.S. Department of Labor: Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threats of Climate–Related Financial Risk
U.S. SEC The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
E.U. Response to the Public Consultation: ESG Ratings and Sustainability Risks in Credit Ratings
ISSB: Comments to Exposure Drafts IFRS S1 General Requirements and IFRS S2: Climate–related Disclosures
contact
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The Fund does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.
