Women in Climate Investing & Finance

July WICIF Milestones! Thank you to the THOUSANDS of you who are supporting, sharing, and growing our Women in Climate Investing & Finance network! 3k+ on our public page open for everyone to follow along with our journey and join our events and 2k+ members and growing! Even more than the numbers, we are grateful for the engagement and support of our active community, for every single one of YOU! If you’re not yet part of the fun, here are the links. Please comment below if you are interested in co-sponsoring our next events (i) NYC in Sept for climate week and (ii) London in October where I will be speaking at the SuperReturn Infra conference with many more from our WICIF community! Subscribe to Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ewaXYm7B Public Page: https://lnkd.in/enSfcQhb Membership Community: https://lnkd.in/e8h6UZgb Cheers from the WICIF team! Marisa C. Sweeney, Raychel Espiritu, Rebecca Saletta, Alena Solonina, Erika Taugher Rietze, Kimberly Mar, CFA, Cassie Rowlands, Samantha (Thomas) Norquist, and Kelly Rondinelli #wicif #womeninclimateinvestingfinance #womeninclimate #climate #energytransition #investing #finance #superreturn

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🔥 As summer heats up, we’ve got a Pulse Perspective on #methane. The fight against climate change is almost always referred to as the fight against #carbondioxide. However, a lesser-known greenhouse gas is responsible for 0.5C, or one-third, of all anthropogenic global warming to date. As we reiterated in our most recent newsletter and Forbes op-ed, we should be investing in methane mitigation to seize the climate emergency brake. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gg9h9Btm We also want to thank a few of our partners whose impactful work made the second quarter of 2024 – and #EarthDay – especially meaningful: Agape International Spiritual Center // BlocPower // Twelve // Mast Reforestation // Andy Rapista // Streamline Climate // Elemental Excelerator // Banyan Infrastructure // Women in Climate Investing & Finance // Braid Theory // USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future // Joe Árvai and the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability Want this content a whole week earlier? Subscribe to the Pulse Fund newsletter for free at http://eepurl.com/iE02Gs

Our Chief Sustainability Officer Samantha (Thomas) Norquist is headed to New York City to participate in GreenBiz Group's #GreenFin24. Hear her speak about the balance between financial risk, return, and sustainability by registering here: https://lnkd.in/gxtMKrP8

The final day of the #ArgusCleanAmmoniaNorthAmerica Conference commenced with a women in clean ammonia breakfast and networking session, highlighting and celebrating the work of female leaders in the industry. Thank you to Ning Lin, Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Keshni Sritharan, Business Development and Investments, OCI Global, Erika Taugher Rietze, Director, Business Development – Green Fuels, Pattern Energy Group and Ruth Sharpe, Editor – Ammonia, Argus for sharing their career journeys and discussing their views on what more needs to be done to make the energy transition possible. #cleanammonia #netzero

🎉 Introducing CurvePoint Capital: Advancing Climate Finance 🌿 We are thrilled to announce the launch of CurvePoint Capital, an independent investment firm dedicated to advancing climate finance! Founded by the former heads of the Aegon Climate Capital strategy at Aegon Asset Management - James Rich, Brian Wayne, and Alena Solonina - CurvePoint Capital is poised to lead the charge in supporting the next generation of climate tech innovators. At CurvePoint Capital, our mission is clear: to invest in companies building innovative climate technology with the expertise and flexible capital that accelerate their growth, generate superior investment returns, and promote a more sustainable global economy. Our structured capital solutions approach is aimed at the unique needs of growth-stage climate tech companies, focusing on hard tech verticals such as the built environment, renewable energy, resource and energy efficiency, and industrial technology. Our strategic backing from Aegon Asset Management underscores the lasting impact of our previous success and highlights its confidence in CurvePoint Capital's future endeavors. We are unwavering in our goal to become a leader in the climate finance sector, challenging traditional investment frameworks and supporting companies at their commercial inflection points. We encourage you to learn more about our firm through the link below and to stay updated on our efforts to transform climate investing by following us. Press release: https://lnkd.in/g95zqT32 #CurvePointCapital #ClimateFinance #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation #Investment #AegonAM #Climate #Impact

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Women in Climate Investing & Finance DC event last night and thank you so much the Kirkland team for co-hosting such a stellar event! And what a treat to have women-owned & local businesses on display! Raya Treiser Janina Q. Alexandra Farmer really outdid themselves 💕 A huge thanks to Whitney Muse and Trisha Miller for joining us and sharing their insights, and to my #WICIF co-chairs Samantha (Thomas) Norquist and Kelly Rondinelli, and co-founder Meghan Pasricha for their support and friendship ❤️ So grateful to have this community!