Carbon, Climate and SDG Finance
Join the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP), in partnership with Attero, Sow & Reap and Squire Patton Boggs , to high-level, action-oriented dialogue during Climate Week New York, bringing together decision-makers who can help shape the future architecture of carbon, climate and SDG finance.
This session will convene leaders across finance, philanthropy, government, and industry to explore how blending carbon revenues, outcome-based bonds, concessional finance, and private capital can scale investment in nature-positive solutions.
Key Discussion Themes
Beyond Carbon: Valuing co-benefits in biodiversity, water, and livelihoods.
Blended Finance: Leveraging public and philanthropic capital to crowd in commercial investment.
Outcome Bonds & Metrics: Designing performance-linked instruments with verified impact.
Carbon Catalysts: Integrating carbon markets into broader regenerative economics.
Program:
13:00 – 14:00 | Arrival, Informal Interaction and Lunch
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome and Framing by Satya S. Tripathi: Financing Multiple Outcomes
14:10 – 14:25 | Keynote – Ranajoy Basu: Outcome Bonds and Results-Based Finance
14:25 – 15:20 | Building an Investable Impact Economy with the Carbon Market as Catalysts:
Moderated by Satya S. Tripathi
Panelists – Craig Cogut, Elizabeth Press, Iva Kaufman, Mitch Reznick, Nitin Gupta, and Suraj Teja
15:20 – 15:30 | Wrap up and Action Agenda: Satya S. Tripathi
Participating Thought Leaders
Craig Cogut - Founder, Chairman & CEO, Pegasus Capital Advisors
Elizabeth Press - Director, Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA)
Iva Kaufman - Principal, Iva Kaufman Associates
Mitch Reznick - Global Head of Sustainable Fixed Income, Federated Hermes
Nitin Gupta, Cofounder and CEO, Attero
Ranajoy Basu - Partner & Global Head of Structured Finance, Squire Patton Boggs
Satya S. Tripathi - Secretary General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet
Suraj Teja - Founder & CEO, Sow & Reap