Katie Hill’s Post

Exciting news of BioLite acquiring MPOWERED!!

I am excited to share our latest contribution to the climate tech landscape: "Traversing the Scale Gap." This report, a collaborative effort with Elemental Excelerator. It was fulfilling to write this together!   We identify a daunting $150 Billion Scale Gap that hinders progress in this vital sector. After analyzing climate technology transactions worth $130 billion across 3,200 companies and having extensive dialogues with over 100 investors and corporate partners, we've identified actionable pathways to bridge this gap through different investment mechanisms: "old tools" and "new friends".  Dive into the full report here https://lnkd.in/dZYuxRpr  and join us in our mission to propel critical climate solutions to their necessary scale. #ClimateTech #InnovateForImpact    Proud to have worked with @ElementalExcelerator colleagues, Dawn Lippert  Melissa Uhl, Saritha Peruri,  Avra van der Zee, Natalie Volpe, Danya Hakeem  and BCG colleagues Parham Peiroo, Veronica Chau, Raju Sarma Vinay Shandal, Michael Bernstein. 

Really great to see our BCG report ��More Money, Fewer Problems: Closing Africa’s Climate Finance Gap” referenced in Green Rising! The article, "The 6% Africa Climate Premium that Hurts Everyone," explores the significant challenges Africa faces with high borrowing costs for climate projects and the complexity of determining how Africa's risk premiums benchmark against other comparable emerging economics. It's such a crucial conversation.   A big thank you to Oliver August 🌍 ✈ for featuring our work!   Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dsCqTkEd

I'll be speaking at the “NCN’s Carbon Markets Summit: Uniting Industry for Action and Solutions.”    I will lead the the session titled “Outlining a Vision for Kenya,” and share a perspective on Kenya’s current carbon industries. It is a dynamic and fast-changing moment for these sectors that deserves our collective attention and action!   Check out the full agenda highlighting each session and the industry experts leading each discussion here: https://lnkd.in/dYXyQcS8   Reserve your spot at the summit now here: https://lnkd.in/d99rZ5vZ   #CarbonMarkets #NCN #NairobiClimateNetwork #CAMAK #NCNCarbonSummit

I loved reading this recent report from my colleague, Natarajan Sankar, on Indian's electric 2-wheeler (E2W) market. "From a mere ~45k E2W units sold in FY 2021 it has grown to ~950k units in FY 2024." 176% average annual growth rates! BCG surveyed 2750 respondents across demographics and mobility contexts to bring a unique perspective. It makes me hopeful for the type of E2W uplift we might see in East Africa. https://lnkd.in/dhktmKYE

I love seeing these tenacious entrepreneurs from Kenya joining the meetings with Presidents Biden & Ruto. BasiGo is a breakthrough e-bus company in East Africa. Go BasiGo go! And Jit Bhattacharya

I love seeing dedicated entrepreneurs from Kenya engaging in this important dialogue about scaling up vital businesses like Victory Farms (of "Victory FishTech!"). Congrats Joseph Rehmann

Sharing a new report I co-authored: 'More Money, Fewer Problems: Closing Africa’s Climate Finance Gap,' which launched today. https://lnkd.in/gFMeMUZA A staggering $2.4 trillion is needed by 2030 to meet the continent's climate goals, yet only 12% of this vital funding has been committed. We see financing costs in Africa are 5-6% greater than in comparable emerging markets due to macroeconomic uncertainty, opportunity cost of capital, and investor risk assessment. This creates a major impediment to investment flow into green sectors. This report is meant to be the conversation starter, not the conclusion. As an industry, we need to collectively, factually, and candidly dig into the cost of capital for climate projects in Africa and start deploying more smart de-risking instruments for Africa's green industries. The time is now! Loved collaborating with co-authors, Chris Mitchell, Patrick Dupoux, Warren Chetty. And special thanks to Danieck Oude Lenferink, Raghav Gupta, and Aliasger Durbar for all their work on this. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/guKew64P   #GreenFuture #SustainableInvestment #ClimateFinance #BCGinAfrica 

Excited to see this $1B investment commitment by Microsoft and G42 in Kenya’s digital ecosystem. Largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history will support economic development across East Africa.