Mission Investments to Catalyze Climate Solutions

MacArthur Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and ClimateWorks Foundation commissioned Redstone Strategy Group to conduct a study in order to examine how mission investments can be leveraged to support climate solutions alongside grant portfolios. The reports draws on new and existing research  to explore where mission investments can work with grants, government investment and policy, and private capital to encourage a global transition to a low-carbon economy. The study interviewed 50 experts, scanned the landscape, examined potential investment areas, and looked at a set of key factors to identify priority areas. Four areas that are highlighted for further exploration include: stopping deforestation and peat loss in Indonesia; installing distributed energy generation in India; commercializing advances in cleantech; and scaling energy efficiency through new business models.