Climate Impact Screening and Reporting: A Venture Capital Perspective

Authors

Ajay S. Jagdish, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Perrine Toledano, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Ana M. Camelo Vega, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow

Document Type

Report/Policy Paper

Publication Date

7-2024

Abstract

According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net-Zero Scenario, about one-third of the emissions reductions needed by 2050 depend on technologies that are currently in development. Additionally, climate adaptation finance faces an even larger investment gap.

The Climate Venture Capital community must demonstrate tangible climate impact to truly earn its reputation.

However, accurately and reliably screening, evaluating, and monitoring climate impact is challenging, with many metrics and methods still needing to be ascertained, clarified, and standardized.

With the support of Princeville Capital, CCSI offers insights into unresolved issues:

1. Attribution and baselining
2. Paris-aligned thresholds for prioritization
3. Indirect impact and tailored KPIs
4. Adaptation investment thesis and scorecard.

Disciplines

Banking and Finance Law | Environmental Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Ajay S. Jagdish, Perrine Toledano, and Ana M. Camelo Vega, Climate Impact Screening and Reporting: A Venture Capital Perspective (New York: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), July 2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment/41