Investing for a Sustainable Tomorrow
We are committed in investing and nurturing a globally-diverse portfolio that delivers positive climate impact, and generates sustainable financial returns.
Our Investments
Our global investment mandate enables us to invest in a diverse range of opportunities that delivers positive climate and societal impact alongside long-term sustainable financial returns.
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Aurora Sustainable Lands
Aurora Sustainable Lands is a leader in nature-based solutions, actively managing and conserving forestlands in the U.S with a ‘carbon-first’ strategy. It is also one of the largest private forestland owners to commit to prioritising climate mitigation practices in the country.
We partnered with Anew Climate LLC and Oak Hill Advisors L.P. to invest in Aurora to transition industrial forestland into sustainably-managed forest for climate mitigation. Aurora’s ongoing forest management activities is expected to yield positive social impact for surrounding communities by providing job opportunities and public health benefits through ecological restoration, preservation, and enhanced natural landscape resilience.
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Rize
Rize is an agri-tech startup launched by Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Temasek to decarbonise rice cultivation in Asia.
We have invested in Rize to support its mission in building a platform that will rapidly identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives for widespread adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques.
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AJA Climate Solutions (AJA)
AJA Climate Solutions (AJA) is a Singapore-based entity that is focused on scaling opportunities in the carbon market by generating and managing nature-based climate mitigation projects in multiple countries across Africa. AJA has its foundations in 30 years of on-the-ground work in Africa on climate, community and carbon initiatives by the Nature Conservation Research Centre.
We have invested in the Kwahu project developed by AJA which aims to restore degraded and deforested landscapes in the Kwahu area in Ghana’s Eastern Region, while enhancing the lives and livelihoods of local communities. The Kwahu project aims to build on Singapore’s intergovernmental partnerships on Article 6.
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Brujula Verde
We are partnering with Trafigura and Inverbosques to expand the Brújula Verde landscape restoration project. Located in Colombia’s Orinoco region, the project involves the planting of over 24 million mixed-species trees aimed at enhancing ecological restoration without any planned commercial harvest activities. To date, the project has planted trees across 10,000 hectares and supported local employment of over 700 direct and indirect jobs.
Our commitment aims to increase the project’s scale to over 20,000 hectares of planted area and advance efforts to restore land degraded by intensive agricultural activities.
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C-Quest Capital
C-Quest Capital is a social impact project developer that aims to transform the lives of rural communities through high-impact carbon finance projects around the world.
We are partnering with C-Quest Capital for the Southeast Asia Cookstoves Programme that will fund the deployment of improved cookstoves to rural households in Southeast Asia.
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Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA)
Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA) is an international NGO, which coordinates the development and implementation of massive-scale land restoration programs around the world.
Our partnership, together with Temasek, supports farming communities in Kenya to improve their livelihoods through land restoration and tree planting, as part of GEA’s Restore Africa programme.
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Imperative
Imperative is a carbon project development company focused on producing high-quality carbon credits. The company’s project pipeline spans Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with a focus on native-species reforestation, mangrove restoration, large-scale agroforestry, and high-quality conservation projects.
We have invested in the spekboom restoration project developed by Imperative which aims to restore degraded native thicket biome in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa. Leveraging carbon finance, this project also aims to enhance livelihoods of and provide employment opportunities to local communities while facilitating the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.
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The Good Rice Alliance
We have partnered with Bayer, Shell, and Mitsubishi Corporation, to establish The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) programme. TGRA is focused on reducing methane emissions in rice production and supporting rice farmers through sustainable rice farming practices in India.
The programme has since enrolled more than 10,000 farmers, covering more than 25,000 hectares of farmland. Annually, TGRA is estimated to reduce approximately 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) of methane emissions from rice cultivation.
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New Forests
New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.
We have invested in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, managed by New Forests, which aims to develop a diversified portfolio of sustainable forest plantation assets in Southeast Asia and support the region’s transition towards responsible forestry management.
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SilviPar
SilviPar is a forest development company with a focus in developing and managing forest assets in an environmentally-, socially-, and economically-sustainable manner.
We have invested in Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund to transform 80,000 hectares of degraded land in Paraguay into sustainable forestry plantations. The project will involve planting over 60 million trees, creating 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect employment opportunities throughout its lifespan.
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Aurora Sustainable Lands
Aurora Sustainable Lands is a leader in nature-based solutions, actively managing and conserving forestlands in the U.S with a ‘carbon-first’ strategy. It is also one of the largest private forestland owners to commit to prioritising climate mitigation practices in the country.
We partnered with Anew Climate LLC and Oak Hill Advisors L.P. to invest in Aurora to transition industrial forestland into sustainably-managed forest for climate mitigation. Aurora’s ongoing forest management activities is expected to yield positive social impact for surrounding communities by providing job opportunities and public health benefits through ecological restoration, preservation, and enhanced natural landscape resilience.
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Rize
Rize is an agri-tech startup launched by Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Temasek to decarbonise rice cultivation in Asia.
We have invested in Rize to support its mission in building a platform that will rapidly identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives for widespread adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques.
Programme Partners
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AJA Climate Solutions (AJA)
AJA Climate Solutions (AJA) is a Singapore-based entity that is focused on scaling opportunities in the carbon market by generating and managing nature-based climate mitigation projects in multiple countries across Africa. AJA has its foundations in 30 years of on-the-ground work in Africa on climate, community and carbon initiatives by the Nature Conservation Research Centre.
We have invested in the Kwahu project developed by AJA which aims to restore degraded and deforested landscapes in the Kwahu area in Ghana’s Eastern Region, while enhancing the lives and livelihoods of local communities. The Kwahu project aims to build on Singapore’s intergovernmental partnerships on Article 6.
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Brujula Verde
We are partnering with Trafigura and Inverbosques to expand the Brújula Verde landscape restoration project. Located in Colombia’s Orinoco region, the project involves the planting of over 24 million mixed-species trees aimed at enhancing ecological restoration without any planned commercial harvest activities. To date, the project has planted 12 million trees across 10,000 hectares and supported local employment of over 700 direct and indirect jobs.
Our commitment aims to increase the project’s scale to over 20,000 hectares of planted area and advance efforts to restore land degraded by intensive agricultural activities.
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C-Quest Capital
C-Quest Capital is a social impact project developer that aims to transform the lives of rural communities through high-impact carbon finance projects around the world.
We are partnering with C-Quest Capital for the Southeast Asia Cookstoves Programme that will fund the deployment of improved cookstoves to rural households in Southeast Asia.
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Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA)
Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA) is an international NGO, which coordinates the development and implementation of massive-scale land restoration programs around the world.
Our partnership, together with Temasek, supports farming communities in Kenya to improve their livelihoods through land restoration and tree planting, as part of GEA’s Restore Africa programme.
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Imperative
Imperative is a carbon project development company focused on producing high-quality carbon credits. The company’s project pipeline spans Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with a focus on native-species reforestation, mangrove restoration, large-scale agroforestry, and high-quality conservation projects.
We have invested in the spekboom restoration project developed by Imperative which aims to restore degraded native thicket biome in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa. Leveraging carbon finance, this project also aims to enhance livelihoods of and provide employment opportunities to local communities while facilitating the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.
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The Good Rice Alliance
We have partnered with Bayer, Shell, and Mitsubishi Corporation, to establish The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) programme. TGRA is focused on reducing methane emissions in rice production and supporting rice farmers through sustainable rice farming practices in India.
The programme has since enrolled more than 10,000 farmers, covering more than 25,000 hectares of farmland. Annually, TGRA is estimated to reduce approximately 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) of methane emissions from rice cultivation.
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New Forests
New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.
We have invested in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, managed by New Forests, which aims to develop a diversified portfolio of sustainable forest plantation assets in Southeast Asia and support the region’s transition towards responsible forestry management.
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SilviPar
SilviPar is a forest development company with a focus in developing and managing forest assets in an environmentally-, socially-, and economically-sustainable manner.
We have invested in Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund to transform 80,000 hectares of degraded land in Paraguay into sustainable forestry plantations. The project will involve planting over 60 million trees, creating 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect employment opportunities throughout its lifespan.
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Carbo Culture
Carbo Culture is a Finnish-American climate solutions provider and biochar carbon removal technology developer, whose novel technology converts biomass waste into highly stable biochar and clean synthesis gas.
We have invested in Carbo Culture to support its next stage of technology development and commercialisation.
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CleanJoule
CleanJoule is a U.S.-based company focused on the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from agricultural residues.
We have invested in CleanJoule to support the further development of their production technology.
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Velocys
Velocys is a UK-based technology company whose proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology enables the production of sustainable fuels from a diversity of feedstocks including municipal solid waste, residual woody biomass, and CO2 & green hydrogen.
We have invested in Velocys to accelerate the delivery of their technology to customer projects globally whilst further building their technology leadership, scaling their reactor manufacturing capabilities, and enhancing the team’s expertise.
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Newlight
Newlight is a US-based biomaterial manufacturer that has developed a proprietary process to produce AirCarbon, a reusable, naturally-occurring, environmentally-degradable material made from methane and air to displace plastics with sustainable products.
We have invested in Newlight to support its growth plans.
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At One Ventures
At One Ventures invests in deep-tech startups catalysing a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
We have invested in At One Ventures Fund II to support decarbonisation solutions that harness nature and technology for a net positive future. The fund aims to back early-stage startups with disruptive technologies that can improve planetary health in industries such as buildings and construction, energy & transportation, and food & agriculture.
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Decarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners is a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock focused on late-stage venture capital and early growth private equity investing in next-generation companies that provide solutions and technologies to help accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero global economy by 2050.
We will work with Decarbonization Partners to invest in proven, next-generation renewable and mobility technology as well as in building and manufacturing sectors to drive decarbonisation, resource efficiencies, as well as material and process innovation.
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy.
We have invested in BEV’s Select Fund which supports climate tech ventures that address high impact technology gaps by providing follow-on funds to enable companies to test and optimise technologies on a larger scale.
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Energy Impact Partners (EIP)
Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment firm investing in the transition to a sustainable future, bringing together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation.
We have invested in EIP’s inaugural Frontier Deep Decarbonization Fund to support its investments in early-stage revolutionary climate tech companies. The fund capitalises on EIP’s deep research capabilities and close partnership with strategic investors to invest in themes including zero carbon energy production and storage, carbon capture utilisation and removal, transportation electrification and industrial decarbonisation.
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Carbon Direct Capital
Carbon Direct Capital invests in transformative, growth companies in the carbon management ecosystem with a science-focused approach.
We have invested in the Carbon Direct Fund II to support its investments in key carbon management verticals including carbon capture, carbon removal, carbon utilisation and clean hydrogen.
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Lightrock
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses that pursue scalable high-impact solutions to address global challenges.
We have invested in Lightrock’s inaugural climate fund, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund (LCIF), to support its investments in growth-stage companies driving net zero innovation and building an operating system for climate action in Europe and North America. The Fund will invest along the themes of energy transition, decarbonisation of industries, sustainable food & agriculture, sustainable transportation, and enabling technologies & services.
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Carbo Culture
Carbo Culture is a Finnish-American climate solutions provider and biochar carbon removal technology developer, whose novel technology converts biomass waste into highly stable biochar and clean synthesis gas.
We have invested in Carbo Culture to support its next stage of technology development and commercialisation.
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CleanJoule
CleanJoule is a U.S.-based company focused on the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from agricultural residues.
We have invested in CleanJoule to support the further development of their production technology.
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Newlight
Newlight is a US-based biomaterial manufacturer that has developed a proprietary process to produce AirCarbon, a reusable, naturally-occurring, environmentally-degradable material made from methane and air to displace plastics with sustainable products.
We have invested in Newlight to support its growth plans.
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Velocys
Velocys is a UK-based technology company whose proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology enables the production of sustainable fuels from a diversity of feedstocks including municipal solid waste, residual woody biomass, and CO2 & green hydrogen.
We have invested in Velocys to accelerate the delivery of their technology to customer projects globally whilst further building their technology leadership, scaling their reactor manufacturing capabilities, and enhancing the team’s expertise.
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At One Ventures
At One Ventures invests in deep-tech startups catalysing a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
We have invested in At One Ventures Fund II to support decarbonisation solutions that harness nature and technology for a net positive future. The fund aims to back early-stage startups with disruptive technologies that can improve planetary health in industries such as buildings and construction, energy & transportation, and food & agriculture.
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy.
We have invested in BEV’s Select Fund which supports climate tech ventures that address high impact technology gaps by providing follow-on funds to enable companies to test and optimise technologies on a larger scale.
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Carbon Direct Capital
Carbon Direct Capital invests in transformative, growth companies in the carbon management ecosystem with a science-focused approach.
We have invested in the Carbon Direct Fund II to support its investments in key carbon management verticals including carbon capture, carbon removal, carbon utilisation and clean hydrogen.
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Decarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners is a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock focused on late-stage venture capital and early growth private equity investing in next-generation companies that provide solutions and technologies to help accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero global economy by 2050.
We will work with Decarbonization Partners to invest in proven, next-generation renewable and mobility technology as well as in building and manufacturing sectors to drive decarbonisation, resource efficiencies, as well as material and process innovation.
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Energy Impact Partners (EIP)
Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment firm investing in the transition to a sustainable future, bringing together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation.
We have invested in EIP’s inaugural Frontier Deep Decarbonization Fund to support its investments in early-stage revolutionary climate tech companies. The fund capitalises on EIP’s deep research capabilities and close partnership with strategic investors to invest in themes including zero carbon energy production and storage, carbon capture utilisation and removal, transportation electrification and industrial decarbonisation.
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Lightrock
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses that pursue scalable high-impact solutions to address global challenges.
We have invested in Lightrock’s inaugural climate fund, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund (LCIF), to support its investments in growth-stage companies driving net zero innovation and building an operating system for climate action in Europe and North America. The Fund will invest along the themes of energy transition, decarbonisation of industries, sustainable food & agriculture, sustainable transportation, and enabling technologies & services.
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Chooose
Chooose is a Norway-based climate tech company that delivers a software platform enabling enterprises to build, manage and report on their climate impact.
We co-led a US$15 million funding round to support Chooose in expanding its platform to new enterprise sectors and to broaden its portfolio of immediately available and frontier carbon solutions that are supported on the platform, which currently includes Sustainable Aviation Fuel, carbon removals and verified offsets.
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Climate Impact X (CIX)
Climate Impact X (CIX) is a global marketplace and exchange for quality carbon credits, jointly established by DBS Bank, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered and Temasek.
We have invested in and partner CIX on scaling an effective and transparent voluntary carbon market.
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South Pole
South Pole is a global climate solutions firm that develops and implements emission reduction projects and strategies for companies, governments and organisations around the world.
Our investment aims to help scale up South Pole’s existing presence and activities in Asia and beyond, to develop emission reduction projects and offer new clients a range of services, including setting science-based emissions targets, creating climate strategies, compensating for unavoidable carbon emissions, and measuring climate impact.
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Perennial
Perennial is a US-based early-stage start-up using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to accurately quantify soil organic carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.
We jointly invested with Temasek to accelerate Perennial’s go-to-market plans.
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Chooose
Chooose is a Norway-based climate tech company that delivers a software platform enabling enterprises to build, manage and report on their climate impact.
We co-led a US$15 million funding round to support Chooose in expanding its platform to new enterprise sectors and to broaden its portfolio of immediately available and frontier carbon solutions that are supported on the platform, which currently includes Sustainable Aviation Fuel, carbon removals and verified offsets.
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Climate Impact X (CIX)
Climate Impact X (CIX) is a global marketplace and exchange for quality carbon credits, jointly established by DBS Bank, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered and Temasek.
We have invested in and partner CIX on scaling an effective and transparent voluntary carbon market.
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Perennial
Perennial is a US-based early-stage start-up using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to accurately quantify soil organic carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.
We jointly invested with Temasek to accelerate Perennial’s go-to-market plans.
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South Pole
South Pole is a global climate solutions firm that develops and implements emission reduction projects and strategies for companies, governments and organisations around the world.
Our investment aims to help scale up South Pole’s existing presence and activities in Asia and beyond, to develop emission reduction projects and offer new clients a range of services, including setting science-based emissions targets, creating climate strategies, compensating for unavoidable carbon emissions, and measuring climate impact.
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Aurora Sustainable Lands is a leader in nature-based solutions, actively managing and conserving forestlands in the U.S with a ‘carbon-first’ strategy. It is also one of the largest private forestland owners to commit to prioritising climate mitigation practices in the country.We partnered with Anew Climate LLC and Oak Hill Advisors L.P. to invest in Aurora to transition industrial forestland into sustainably-managed forest for climate mitigation. Aurora’s ongoing forest management activities is expected to yield positive social impact for surrounding communities by providing job opportunities and public health benefits through ecological restoration, preservation, and enhanced natural landscape resilience.More detailsCloseRize
Rize is an agri-tech startup launched by Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Temasek to decarbonise rice cultivation in Asia.We have invested in Rize to support its mission in building a platform that will rapidly identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives for widespread adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques.Programme Partners
More detailsCloseAJA Climate Solutions (AJA)
AJA Climate Solutions (AJA) is a Singapore-based entity that is focused on scaling opportunities in the carbon market by generating and managing nature-based climate mitigation projects in multiple countries across Africa. AJA has its foundations in 30 years of on-the-ground work in Africa on climate, community and carbon initiatives by the Nature Conservation Research Centre.We have invested in the Kwahu project developed by AJA which aims to restore degraded and deforested landscapes in the Kwahu area in Ghana’s Eastern Region, while enhancing the lives and livelihoods of local communities. The Kwahu project aims to build on Singapore’s intergovernmental partnerships on Article 6.More detailsCloseBrujula Verde
We are partnering with Trafigura and Inverbosques to expand the Brújula Verde landscape restoration project. Located in Colombia’s Orinoco region, the project involves the planting of over 24 million mixed-species trees aimed at enhancing ecological restoration without any planned commercial harvest activities. To date, the project has planted trees across 10,000 hectares and supported local employment of over 700 direct and indirect jobs.
Our commitment aims to increase the project’s scale to over 20,000 hectares of planted area and advance efforts to restore land degraded by intensive agricultural activities.
More detailsCloseC-Quest Capital
C-Quest Capital is a social impact project developer that aims to transform the lives of rural communities through high-impact carbon finance projects around the world.We are partnering with C-Quest Capital for the Southeast Asia Cookstoves Programme that will fund the deployment of improved cookstoves to rural households in Southeast Asia.More detailsCloseGlobal Evergreening Alliance (GEA)
Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA) is an international NGO, which coordinates the development and implementation of massive-scale land restoration programs around the world.Our partnership, together with Temasek, supports farming communities in Kenya to improve their livelihoods through land restoration and tree planting, as part of GEA’s Restore Africa programme.More detailsCloseImperative
Imperative is a carbon project development company focused on producing high-quality carbon credits. The company’s project pipeline spans Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with a focus on native-species reforestation, mangrove restoration, large-scale agroforestry, and high-quality conservation projects.
We have invested in the spekboom restoration project developed by Imperative which aims to restore degraded native thicket biome in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa. Leveraging carbon finance, this project also aims to enhance livelihoods of and provide employment opportunities to local communities while facilitating the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.
More detailsCloseThe Good Rice Alliance
We have partnered with Bayer, Shell, and Mitsubishi Corporation, to establish The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) programme. TGRA is focused on reducing methane emissions in rice production and supporting rice farmers through sustainable rice farming practices in India.
The programme has since enrolled more than 10,000 farmers, covering more than 25,000 hectares of farmland. Annually, TGRA is estimated to reduce approximately 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) of methane emissions from rice cultivation.
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New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.We have invested in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, managed by New Forests, which aims to develop a diversified portfolio of sustainable forest plantation assets in Southeast Asia and support the region’s transition towards responsible forestry management.More detailsCloseSilviPar
SilviPar is a forest development company with a focus in developing and managing forest assets in an environmentally-, socially-, and economically-sustainable manner.We have invested in Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund to transform 80,000 hectares of degraded land in Paraguay into sustainable forestry plantations. The project will involve planting over 60 million trees, creating 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect employment opportunities throughout its lifespan.Direct Investments
More detailsCloseAurora Sustainable Lands
Aurora Sustainable Lands is a leader in nature-based solutions, actively managing and conserving forestlands in the U.S with a ‘carbon-first’ strategy. It is also one of the largest private forestland owners to commit to prioritising climate mitigation practices in the country.We partnered with Anew Climate LLC and Oak Hill Advisors L.P. to invest in Aurora to transition industrial forestland into sustainably-managed forest for climate mitigation. Aurora’s ongoing forest management activities is expected to yield positive social impact for surrounding communities by providing job opportunities and public health benefits through ecological restoration, preservation, and enhanced natural landscape resilience.More detailsCloseRize
Rize is an agri-tech startup launched by Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, and Temasek to decarbonise rice cultivation in Asia.We have invested in Rize to support its mission in building a platform that will rapidly identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives for widespread adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques.Programme Partners
More detailsCloseAJA Climate Solutions (AJA)
AJA Climate Solutions (AJA) is a Singapore-based entity that is focused on scaling opportunities in the carbon market by generating and managing nature-based climate mitigation projects in multiple countries across Africa. AJA has its foundations in 30 years of on-the-ground work in Africa on climate, community and carbon initiatives by the Nature Conservation Research Centre.We have invested in the Kwahu project developed by AJA which aims to restore degraded and deforested landscapes in the Kwahu area in Ghana’s Eastern Region, while enhancing the lives and livelihoods of local communities. The Kwahu project aims to build on Singapore’s intergovernmental partnerships on Article 6.More detailsCloseBrujula Verde
We are partnering with Trafigura and Inverbosques to expand the Brújula Verde landscape restoration project. Located in Colombia’s Orinoco region, the project involves the planting of over 24 million mixed-species trees aimed at enhancing ecological restoration without any planned commercial harvest activities. To date, the project has planted 12 million trees across 10,000 hectares and supported local employment of over 700 direct and indirect jobs.
Our commitment aims to increase the project’s scale to over 20,000 hectares of planted area and advance efforts to restore land degraded by intensive agricultural activities.
More detailsCloseC-Quest Capital
C-Quest Capital is a social impact project developer that aims to transform the lives of rural communities through high-impact carbon finance projects around the world.We are partnering with C-Quest Capital for the Southeast Asia Cookstoves Programme that will fund the deployment of improved cookstoves to rural households in Southeast Asia.More detailsCloseGlobal Evergreening Alliance (GEA)
Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA) is an international NGO, which coordinates the development and implementation of massive-scale land restoration programs around the world.Our partnership, together with Temasek, supports farming communities in Kenya to improve their livelihoods through land restoration and tree planting, as part of GEA’s Restore Africa programme.More detailsCloseImperative
Imperative is a carbon project development company focused on producing high-quality carbon credits. The company’s project pipeline spans Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with a focus on native-species reforestation, mangrove restoration, large-scale agroforestry, and high-quality conservation projects.
We have invested in the spekboom restoration project developed by Imperative which aims to restore degraded native thicket biome in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa. Leveraging carbon finance, this project also aims to enhance livelihoods of and provide employment opportunities to local communities while facilitating the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.
More detailsCloseThe Good Rice Alliance
We have partnered with Bayer, Shell, and Mitsubishi Corporation, to establish The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) programme. TGRA is focused on reducing methane emissions in rice production and supporting rice farmers through sustainable rice farming practices in India.
The programme has since enrolled more than 10,000 farmers, covering more than 25,000 hectares of farmland. Annually, TGRA is estimated to reduce approximately 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) of methane emissions from rice cultivation.
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New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.We have invested in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, managed by New Forests, which aims to develop a diversified portfolio of sustainable forest plantation assets in Southeast Asia and support the region’s transition towards responsible forestry management.More detailsCloseSilviPar
SilviPar is a forest development company with a focus in developing and managing forest assets in an environmentally-, socially-, and economically-sustainable manner.We have invested in Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund to transform 80,000 hectares of degraded land in Paraguay into sustainable forestry plantations. The project will involve planting over 60 million trees, creating 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect employment opportunities throughout its lifespan. -
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Carbo Culture is a Finnish-American climate solutions provider and biochar carbon removal technology developer, whose novel technology converts biomass waste into highly stable biochar and clean synthesis gas.We have invested in Carbo Culture to support its next stage of technology development and commercialisation.More detailsCloseCleanJoule
CleanJoule is a U.S.-based company focused on the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from agricultural residues.We have invested in CleanJoule to support the further development of their production technology.More detailsCloseVelocys
Velocys is a UK-based technology company whose proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology enables the production of sustainable fuels from a diversity of feedstocks including municipal solid waste, residual woody biomass, and CO2 & green hydrogen.We have invested in Velocys to accelerate the delivery of their technology to customer projects globally whilst further building their technology leadership, scaling their reactor manufacturing capabilities, and enhancing the team’s expertise.More detailsCloseNewlight
Newlight is a US-based biomaterial manufacturer that has developed a proprietary process to produce AirCarbon, a reusable, naturally-occurring, environmentally-degradable material made from methane and air to displace plastics with sustainable products.We have invested in Newlight to support its growth plans.Funds
More detailsCloseAt One Ventures
At One Ventures invests in deep-tech startups catalysing a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.We have invested in At One Ventures Fund II to support decarbonisation solutions that harness nature and technology for a net positive future. The fund aims to back early-stage startups with disruptive technologies that can improve planetary health in industries such as buildings and construction, energy & transportation, and food & agriculture.More detailsCloseDecarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners is a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock focused on late-stage venture capital and early growth private equity investing in next-generation companies that provide solutions and technologies to help accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero global economy by 2050.We will work with Decarbonization Partners to invest in proven, next-generation renewable and mobility technology as well as in building and manufacturing sectors to drive decarbonisation, resource efficiencies, as well as material and process innovation.More detailsCloseBreakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy.We have invested in BEV’s Select Fund which supports climate tech ventures that address high impact technology gaps by providing follow-on funds to enable companies to test and optimise technologies on a larger scale.More detailsCloseEnergy Impact Partners (EIP)
Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment firm investing in the transition to a sustainable future, bringing together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation.We have invested in EIP’s inaugural Frontier Deep Decarbonization Fund to support its investments in early-stage revolutionary climate tech companies. The fund capitalises on EIP’s deep research capabilities and close partnership with strategic investors to invest in themes including zero carbon energy production and storage, carbon capture utilisation and removal, transportation electrification and industrial decarbonisation.More detailsCloseCarbon Direct Capital
Carbon Direct Capital invests in transformative, growth companies in the carbon management ecosystem with a science-focused approach.We have invested in the Carbon Direct Fund II to support its investments in key carbon management verticals including carbon capture, carbon removal, carbon utilisation and clean hydrogen.More detailsCloseLightrock
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses that pursue scalable high-impact solutions to address global challenges.We have invested in Lightrock’s inaugural climate fund, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund (LCIF), to support its investments in growth-stage companies driving net zero innovation and building an operating system for climate action in Europe and North America. The Fund will invest along the themes of energy transition, decarbonisation of industries, sustainable food & agriculture, sustainable transportation, and enabling technologies & services.Direct Investments
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Carbo Culture is a Finnish-American climate solutions provider and biochar carbon removal technology developer, whose novel technology converts biomass waste into highly stable biochar and clean synthesis gas.We have invested in Carbo Culture to support its next stage of technology development and commercialisation.More detailsCloseCleanJoule
CleanJoule is a U.S.-based company focused on the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from agricultural residues.We have invested in CleanJoule to support the further development of their production technology.More detailsCloseNewlight
Newlight is a US-based biomaterial manufacturer that has developed a proprietary process to produce AirCarbon, a reusable, naturally-occurring, environmentally-degradable material made from methane and air to displace plastics with sustainable products.We have invested in Newlight to support its growth plans.More detailsCloseVelocys
Velocys is a UK-based technology company whose proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology enables the production of sustainable fuels from a diversity of feedstocks including municipal solid waste, residual woody biomass, and CO2 & green hydrogen.We have invested in Velocys to accelerate the delivery of their technology to customer projects globally whilst further building their technology leadership, scaling their reactor manufacturing capabilities, and enhancing the team’s expertise.Funds
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At One Ventures invests in deep-tech startups catalysing a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.We have invested in At One Ventures Fund II to support decarbonisation solutions that harness nature and technology for a net positive future. The fund aims to back early-stage startups with disruptive technologies that can improve planetary health in industries such as buildings and construction, energy & transportation, and food & agriculture.More detailsCloseBreakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy.We have invested in BEV’s Select Fund which supports climate tech ventures that address high impact technology gaps by providing follow-on funds to enable companies to test and optimise technologies on a larger scale.More detailsCloseCarbon Direct Capital
Carbon Direct Capital invests in transformative, growth companies in the carbon management ecosystem with a science-focused approach.We have invested in the Carbon Direct Fund II to support its investments in key carbon management verticals including carbon capture, carbon removal, carbon utilisation and clean hydrogen.More detailsCloseDecarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners is a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock focused on late-stage venture capital and early growth private equity investing in next-generation companies that provide solutions and technologies to help accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero global economy by 2050.We will work with Decarbonization Partners to invest in proven, next-generation renewable and mobility technology as well as in building and manufacturing sectors to drive decarbonisation, resource efficiencies, as well as material and process innovation.More detailsCloseEnergy Impact Partners (EIP)
Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment firm investing in the transition to a sustainable future, bringing together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation.We have invested in EIP’s inaugural Frontier Deep Decarbonization Fund to support its investments in early-stage revolutionary climate tech companies. The fund capitalises on EIP’s deep research capabilities and close partnership with strategic investors to invest in themes including zero carbon energy production and storage, carbon capture utilisation and removal, transportation electrification and industrial decarbonisation.More detailsCloseLightrock
Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses that pursue scalable high-impact solutions to address global challenges.We have invested in Lightrock’s inaugural climate fund, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund (LCIF), to support its investments in growth-stage companies driving net zero innovation and building an operating system for climate action in Europe and North America. The Fund will invest along the themes of energy transition, decarbonisation of industries, sustainable food & agriculture, sustainable transportation, and enabling technologies & services. -
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Chooose is a Norway-based climate tech company that delivers a software platform enabling enterprises to build, manage and report on their climate impact.We co-led a US$15 million funding round to support Chooose in expanding its platform to new enterprise sectors and to broaden its portfolio of immediately available and frontier carbon solutions that are supported on the platform, which currently includes Sustainable Aviation Fuel, carbon removals and verified offsets.More detailsCloseClimate Impact X (CIX)
Climate Impact X (CIX) is a global marketplace and exchange for quality carbon credits, jointly established by DBS Bank, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered and Temasek.We have invested in and partner CIX on scaling an effective and transparent voluntary carbon market.More detailsCloseSouth Pole
South Pole is a global climate solutions firm that develops and implements emission reduction projects and strategies for companies, governments and organisations around the world.Our investment aims to help scale up South Pole’s existing presence and activities in Asia and beyond, to develop emission reduction projects and offer new clients a range of services, including setting science-based emissions targets, creating climate strategies, compensating for unavoidable carbon emissions, and measuring climate impact.More detailsClosePerennial
Perennial is a US-based early-stage start-up using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to accurately quantify soil organic carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.We jointly invested with Temasek to accelerate Perennial’s go-to-market plans.More detailsCloseChooose
Chooose is a Norway-based climate tech company that delivers a software platform enabling enterprises to build, manage and report on their climate impact.We co-led a US$15 million funding round to support Chooose in expanding its platform to new enterprise sectors and to broaden its portfolio of immediately available and frontier carbon solutions that are supported on the platform, which currently includes Sustainable Aviation Fuel, carbon removals and verified offsets.More detailsCloseClimate Impact X (CIX)
Climate Impact X (CIX) is a global marketplace and exchange for quality carbon credits, jointly established by DBS Bank, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered and Temasek.We have invested in and partner CIX on scaling an effective and transparent voluntary carbon market.More detailsClosePerennial
Perennial is a US-based early-stage start-up using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to accurately quantify soil organic carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.We jointly invested with Temasek to accelerate Perennial’s go-to-market plans.More detailsCloseSouth Pole
South Pole is a global climate solutions firm that develops and implements emission reduction projects and strategies for companies, governments and organisations around the world.Our investment aims to help scale up South Pole’s existing presence and activities in Asia and beyond, to develop emission reduction projects and offer new clients a range of services, including setting science-based emissions targets, creating climate strategies, compensating for unavoidable carbon emissions, and measuring climate impact.