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Amazon Private Sector Investment Landscape: Unlocking capital for a standing forest economy

The Brazilian Amazon is at a pivotal moment in its journey from deforestation-driven development toward a regenerative, standing-forest economy. For decades, unsustainable practices such as large-scale agriculture, cattle ranching, and logging have fueled economic growth at the expense of the forest, leading to widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss. However, growing local and global awareness of the Amazon’s critical role in climate regulation and biodiversity conservation has created a unique opportunity to shift the region’s economic model.

Southern Africa Carbon Markets Assessment

Southern Africa holds immense potential for carbon markets, but advancements in carbon project implementation and policy development vary widely across the region.

CrossBoundary engages with investors in Laos on unlocking climate finance into the country to support the government’s NDC priorities

A recent NDC Partnership and CrossBoundary initiative convened experts from the private and public sectors to explore strategies for mobilizing climate finance in Laos. The discussion emphasized the need for innovative financing mechanisms and targeted investments to address the country's vulnerabilities to climate change, particularly in critical sectors like renewable energy, agriculture, and infrastructure.

Leveraging capital markets to mobilize institutional capital into hydropower projects

With the global push for decarbonization, hydropower has a critical role as a clean, reliable, and dispatchable energy source. Achieving the Paris Agreement's 1.5ºC temperature rise limit will require doubling the installed hydropower capacity, representing an additional 1,300 GW.

Mini-Grid Innovation Insight: Harmonizing tariffs through smart green subsidies in Sierra Leone

In December 2022, CrossBoundary's Mini-Grid Innovation Lab partnered with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and the Government of Sierra Leone to implement a 1-year Tariff Harmonization Pilot across Sierra Leone. The pilot sought to test the impact of lower tariffs on customers.

CrossBoundary supporting climate finance initiatives in Malawi

CrossBoundary's Climate Team (comprised of our Power and Infrastructure Advisory and Natural Capital Advisory practices) is supporting USAID Malawi’s work in climate finance through the USAID Africa Trade and Investment Activity (ATI).

Associated Press quotes Matt Tilleard in article on Gulf investment in renewable energy in Africa

The Economist features Managing Partner Matt Tilleard in article on solar power in Africa

Investment Advisory Principal Aishat Raji discusses leveraging finance as a tool for Africa’s investment deficit on Watts Your Impact podcast

Managing Partner Jake Cusack discusses development for frontier markets on ODI Global’s Think Change podcast