Climate Finance Accelerator

The Climate Finance Accelerator is a collaborative initiative between Climate Positive Energy and Rotman School of Management. The Accelerator provides graduate students with the multi-disciplinary learning related to climate financing that play a big role in the energy transition.

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It is an experiential learning program that provides students across business, social, scientific, technical, and policy disciplines with a practical grounding in the range of issues at stake in climate change and the application of finance to address them. will enable students to examine in a real-world setting how established practices, procedures, and tools from within the mainstream financial and corporate markets have been – and can be further – adapted to help investors and lenders finance the solutions required to transform our energy systems, ensure energy access and production is equitable, and help Canada become a global clean-energy model.

The program is designed as a week long “boot camp” covering the general concepts of finance for the low carbon transition. Students will learn how to evaluate the potential financial impact of climate-related risks and investment opportunities, manage risks, develop net-zero aligned capital allocation strategies, monitor impact on stock valuation and selection processes, prepare for evolving climate disclosure requirements, navigate carbon markets, and ensure a fair and equitable transition.

  • 2024 White Paper: Graduate students in science, engineering, policy, and finance explored innovative ways to enable investment in promising climate positive projects. The proposed financing structures they developed are presented in a report. Click here to download.
  • Learn more: www.globalclimatefinanceaccelerator.com

Climate Positive Energy has integrated into the Lawson Climate Institute.

Integration of the Climate Positive Energy Initiative (CPE) into the Lawson Climate Institute (LCI) represents a strategic evolution that amplifies University of Toronto’s collective impact on climate solutions. CPE's established expertise in sustainable energy research and innovation becomes a cornerstone of the Lawson Climate Institute's comprehensive mandate to address the climate crisis through technology, policy, and education.

Existing and ongoing grants, research projects, partnerships, and other activity under Climate Positive Energy will continue uninterrupted and will transition to operate under the Lawson Climate Institute brand in the coming months.