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?
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.
View the Hewlett Foundation’s previous Requests for Proposals
Aligning Passive Investment with Paris Goals
Mobilizing Climate Capital Through Retail Banking
Aligning Passive Investment with Paris Goals
Mobilizing Climate Capital Through Retail Banking
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
learn more
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Letter on Climate Change Disclosures
Written Testimony: Decarbonize the Economy to Address Systemic Climate-Related Financial Risks
Oral Testimony U.S. Senate Banking Committee
Building a better banking system (with infographic)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Letter on Climate Change Disclosures
Written Testimony: Decarbonize the Economy to Address Systemic Climate-Related Financial Risks
Oral Testimony U.S. Senate Banking Committee
Building a better banking system (with infographic)
contact
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The Fund is currently not accepting grant requests – please check back for updates.
