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Amer Baig

Amer Baig

Chief Investment Officer (a.i.) of the Green Climate Fund, the UN climate financing mechanism, with 30 years of investment banking experience at firms like Standard Chartered and Lazard.

Sep 15, 2026

4:25
Do you mind explaining? So I was reading up on Project Gaia because I think that's an amazing example of of what kind of blended financing and how you can be what you were saying you know that kind of capitalist to not just spend the money that the fund has been able to raise but that you're also instigating more money to come in and help with this important work do you mind explaining that a little bit
4:54
With pleasure.
4:55
So you're absolutely right.
4:57
So the 20 odd billion that we provided, when you add in the targeted co-financing, we should be getting to around just over 80 billion.
5:07
And that's across 359 projects.
5:11
We are pretty unique in how we operate because our capital and the way we structure our capital is completely flexible.
5:20
So we can provide grants, guarantees, loans and equity.

11 MINS LATER

16:44
Why this particular project? Because in a world where financing is now so scarce, or you need to at least really watch where is the money going? How come that particular project was selected? And how do you select projects? Do you have a list of 10 things that you're looking for? What are the criteria today to get this type of financing from you guys?

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