The Scale-Up Lab is a public showcase of innovative hacks addressing major financing challenges faced by climate-smart small and growing enterprises. By tapping into growing international capital earmarked for climate change purposes, we unlock the next generation of finance. Join us on 30th June 2021 at 3:00-5:00 pm (BKK/GMT+7) for a showcase to a larger public audience.

The Hack for Climate Finance – a collaborative partnership between the SEED Practitioner Labs Climate Finance, British Embassy Bangkok, SWITCH SCP Facility, Go4SDGs and PAGE – offered teams the opportunity to develop climate finance solutions in the fields of conservation, clean energy, waste management, and sustainable agriculture.

The Scale-Up Lab is a virtual pitching session with live feedback from the audience and climate finance, waste management, agro-forestry, SME development, and sustainability experts. Solution developers have the opportunity to further refine their hacks based on the expert panel and audience feedback. The lab will also set a stage for bilateral meetings on solution roll-out. 

The four Hacker teams for the SEED Hack for Climate Finance, Bangkok 2021 are:

• Carbon Credit Agriculture Platform, hosted by Three Zeros
• Carbon Offset Activity Fund, hosted by Carbon Crypto Fund 
• Digitalising Waste Management Finance, hosted by GooGreens & Rittec
• Climate-Smart Agriculture Financing Platform, hosted by Deemeesook

The 'Climate Finance, Fin-techs and the Missing Middle in Thailand Scoping Paper, Thailand 2021' contains further information on climate action in Thailand and the role of climate-smart SMEs for achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives.

You can find the agenda of the Climate Finance Scale-Up Lab Expert Workshop & Public Showcase here. 

Watch Hack for Climate Finance Scale-up Lab Expert Workshop Videos: 

i) Fin-tech Solution Market and Landscape Asia, Expert: Nicholas Drury, Regional Lead APAC, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Expert: Nicholas Drury, Regional Lead APAC, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

ii) Thai Climate Finance Context- Private Sector Opportunities + Thai Carbon Market - Context and Opportunities, Expert: Boonrod Yaowapruek, Director, The Creagy Company Limited 

iii) SDG Finance Perspectives, Expert: Mushtaq Memon, Programme Officer, UNEP/GO4SDG, Expert: Mushtaq Memon, Programme Officer, UNEP/GO4SDG

iv) Global Climate Finance - Private Sector Opportunities, Expert: Jens Radschinski, Regional Lead, Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia, UNFCCC, Expert: Jens Radschinski, Regional Lead, Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia, UNFCCC

Watch Hack for Climate Finance Scale-up Lab Pitch Videos:

 i) Defire: Carbon Credit Mechanism, solution hosted by Three Zeros

 ii) Carbon Offset Activity Fund, solution hosted by Carbon Crypto Fund

iii) Digital Waste Credit Platform, solution hosted by GooGreens & Rittec

iv) Climate-Smart Farming Loan Platform, solution hosted by Deemeesook