In this expert spotlight session we sat down with Kurt Waltzer, Senior Advisor at the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), to tackle the most critical bottleneck in the energy transition: the “Missing Middle.” While venture capital fuels early innovation and infrastructure funds seek mature assets, there is a massive financing gap for the first-of-a-kind (FOAK) commercial projects that the world desperately needs.
Waltzer introduces the framework of Systemic Bankability, arguing that decarbonization is no longer just a technology challenge, but a systems engineering challenge involving finance, policy, and risk management. From the lessons of the nuclear and gas industries to the unique infrastructure hurdles in the Global South, this conversation provides a roadmap for moving climate tech from promising pilots to bankable, repeatable reality.
See full analysis of our discussion here.
