EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 24 MIN
Climate funding: why guarantees are critical
from Knowledge Guaranteed · host Development Guarantee Group
It’s no secret that funding for climate action is falling desperately short of what’s needed. With an annual funding gap of 2.4 trillion dollars we need to think of new and innovative ways to fill that gap. So could transformative guarantee solutions be the key to unlocking large-scale investment for climate action? In this episode of the Knowledge Guaranteed podcast, Boo Hock Khoo, Co-founder and Chairman of the Development Guarantee Group (DGG), is joined by Mike Muldoon, DGG Board Member and Chief of Staff at the Rockefeller Foundation, to explore the role of guarantees in climate finance. They discuss why guarantees are uniquely suited to address climate challenges, the reasons behind their underuse, and what’s needed to scale them effectively.What You’ll Learn in This Episode➡︎ The opportunities and challenges when it comes to climate financing ➡︎ What role guarantees could play in climate financing ➡︎ Why they’re not being used more widely➡︎ The role of public and private sector partners ➡︎ And how DGG is uniquely positioned to help deliver the UN SDGsYour host is Marjolein van Kampen, Head of Communications, Marketing and Advocacy at the Development Guarantee Group. You’ll also hear from: Boo Hock Khoo, Co-founder and Chairman, the Development Guarantee GroupMike Muldoon, DGG Board member and Chief of Staff at the Rockefeller Foundation Find out more at https://guarantee.dev/
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It’s no secret that funding for climate action is falling desperately short of what’s needed. With an annual funding gap of 2.4 trillion dollars we need to think of new and innovative ways to fill that gap. So could transformative guarantee solutions be the key to unlocking large-scale investment for climate action? In this episode of the Knowledge Guaranteed podcast, Boo Hock Khoo, Co-founder and Chairman of the Development Guarantee Group (DGG), is joined by Mike Muldoon, DGG Board Member and Chief of Staff at the Rockefeller Foundation, to explore the role of guarantees in climate finance. They discuss why guarantees are uniquely suited to address climate challenges, the reasons behind their underuse, and what’s needed to scale them effectively.What You’ll Learn in This Episode➡︎ The opportunities and challenges when it comes to climate financing ➡︎ What role guarantees could play in climate financing ➡︎ Why they’re not being used more widely➡︎ The role of public and private sector partners ➡︎ And how DGG is uniquely positioned to help deliver the UN SDGsYour host is Marjolein van Kampen, Head of Communications, Marketing and Advocacy at the Development Guarantee Group. You’ll also hear from: Boo Hock Khoo, Co-founder and Chairman, the Development Guarantee GroupMike Muldoon, DGG Board member and Chief of Staff at the Rockefeller Foundation Find out more at https://guarantee.dev/
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