Our own James Lindsay participated in a panel on public-private partnerships on Finance, Investment and Trade at COP29!
James joined forces with Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO of the Altérra Fund; Régine Clément, CEO of CREO; Erich Cripton, Director at CDPQ ; and Emma Dries of the Investor Leadership Network, for a vibrant dialogue on how public-private partnerships are essential to closing the climate finance gap. James and his fellow panelists talked not just about the importance of protecting people, but also mitigating the worst effects for the economy from the impacts of climate change.
Throughout the conversation, James particularly highlighted how Builders Vision and other family offices have a critical role in the transition. He articulated how family offices are essential in climate finance because they can deploy capital with agility, taking on unique risks in early-stage projects that larger institutions might avoid, helping get capital off the sidelines and into the clean energy transition. A key example was detailing Builders Vision’s thinking around scaling first-of-a-kind (FOAK) projects, which are invaluable to reaching long-term decarbonization goals. These projects, which are often new yet proven technologies, require investment to reach commercial adoption. By acting as catalytic capital, family offices can help de-risk projects and attract additional institutional investment, enabling broader scale in climate solutions.
In the context of COP29, this conversation was a crucial way to bridge the gap between the commitments governments and corporations are making with the science and finance to make it happen.
