Mind the Gaps: Tailwind’s New Playbook Aims to Plug Adaptation’s Capital, Demand, and Ecosystem Holes

The advisory and investment firm reports a shocking lack of financing for adaptation and resilience innovations

TL;DR

  • Tailwind Climate has published an Adaptation & Resilience Innovation Playbook which aims to scale A&R finance and entrepreneurship
  • The playbook flags a capital gap, demand gap, and ecosystem gap as major barriers
  • Despite US$1.4trn spend on A&R solutions globally, only 3% of climate tech funding supports A&R startups
  • Scaling up investment will require a VC rethink, and more catalytic funding
  • Tailwind sees A&R opportunities belonging to three buckets: Bright Spots, Hidden Gems, and Blind Spots, each with their own pros and cons for entrepreneurs and investors
  • Tailwind also offers recommendations for corporations, governments, and investors on growing the A&R market.

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