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The firm has launched a new sustainability strategy and is among the first infrastructure investors to set such a goal, according to sustainability head Sandrine Lalmant.

Projects that produce green hydrogen, ammonia or methanol are the most exciting opportunities for impact investors – solar and wind are overcapitalised, writes CAI's managing partner.

Climate Investment – the firm founded by 12 energy majors in the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative – is targeting $750m for the Decarbonisation Acceleration Fund.

In an investment space that is still young, Ananda Impact Ventures can boast a rare feat: the full realisation of an impact venture capital fund. 'Look, cash over cash, this has worked,' says founder Johannes Weber.

If you are wondering what book to pack for your vacation, New Private Markets readers have some inspiring suggestions.

Blackstone Green Private Credit III – the biggest energy transition credit fund to date – has an appetite for fossil fuel investments such as LNG, straddling energy transition and affordability goals.

The Gates Foundation’s climate venture fund raised $1.25bn for its second vintage in 2021 and $1bn for its first vintage in 2019 from billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani, Michael Bloomberg, Richard Branson and George Soros.

The UK investor has added General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero fund and Ardian's hydrogen joint venture to its budding private markets climate solutions portfolio.

The industrial association wants all of its GP members to have profit sharing schemes in place by 2030.

Yes, raising impact capital is as tough and slow as our inaugural fundraising report suggests, but it is not all bad news.