Post-COP Reflections | Unblocking the Climate Capital Supply Chain:Connecting Commercial Money to Emerging Market Impact
Post-COP Reflections | Unblocking the Climate Capital Supply Chain: Connecting Commercial Money to Emerging Market Impact
London Impact Investing Network (LIIN) and KPMG | 5:30-7:30pm, 20 January 2026
At COP30, the need to mainstream climate finance was encapsulated by the Mutirão decision—put forward by the COP Presidency and agreed by countries— which sets up a two‑year plan on climate finance, so nations keep working on the Baku commitment to mobilize public and private finance for EMDEs by USD 1.3 trillion per year by 2035.
The two-year work program will streamline access to climate funds, strengthen local participation, and launch initiatives (Global Implementation Accelerator and Belem Mission) to turn NDCs into bankable projects. The Mutirão decision prioritizes concessional finance for high-risk areas while using guarantees and blended finance to attract private capital.
Even if the public finance goal made in Baku (NCQG) of $300 billion target was achieved, this still leaves a gap of $700 billion per year needed for external climate finance in EMDEs, and $1.4 trillion expected to be mobilized domestically. This sizeable funding gap underscores that increasingly constrained public coffers around the world alone cannot meet the scale of investment required and private finance is the critical lever for accelerating climate action, which is not a new revelation but further reinforced at COP30.
The event will focus on two key questions:
How can development finance actors mobilize local capital, deploy catalytic equity, and implement platform investments to unlock larger pools of capital?
How can commercial fund managers work more closely with development finance providers?
Objectives
Reflect on COP outcomes and identify systemic fixes for climate capital deployment.
Showcase case studies as replicable models for global emerging markets.
Define pathways for DFIs, platforms, and commercial investors to collaborate on climate finance.
Agenda
Welcome remarks & post-COP Reflections: Richard Andrews, Head of UK ESG (KPMG)
Fireside chat on EMDE climate finance: Cathy Chen, Climate Finance Lead, and Tom Williams, Emerging Markets Director (KPMG)
Announcement by CFA UK on impact investing certificate
Case Study Spotlight: Climate finance innovations and lessons for global markets by DFIs, banks, platform operators, impact fund managers.
Country platforms/ blended finance: Presented by EBRD (Astrid Manroth – Head of the Impact & Partnership Blended Finance team; Sung-Ah Kyun - Head of Policy, Research and Partnerships, Climate Strategy and Delivery)
Catalytic equity: Presented by GFANZ (Sam Sherburn – Director, Capital Mobilization) & CPI (Costanza Strinati – Manager)
BII Mobilization Facility (TBC)
Breakouts:
3 breakout groups to discuss each case study
[Wrap-up breakouts]
Closing: Solutions and next steps
Target Audience
Institutional Investors & Banks
Impact Fund Managers
DFIs & Multilaterals
Platform Operators & Intermediaries