Kyoto Network brings a substantial project portfolio, including biogas systems, off-grid solar and geothermal initiatives, and the $120 million Great Gum Belt agroforestry project across the Sahel. Image provided

COP30 in Brazil concluded with its most significant climate package since the Paris Agreement, pledging $1.3 trillion annually by 2035, tripling adaptation finance, and operationalizing the loss and damage fund.

Finance mobilization

As nearly 200 countries endorsed the shift from negotiation to implementation, the UK-based Kyoto Network announced a $100 million Technical Assistance Facility (KTAF) and the opening of its Latin America headquarters in São Paulo to help governments turn COP30’s pledges into bankable projects.

The summit ended with the adoption of the landmark Mutirão text, which reaffirmed the Paris Agreement’s goals and launched the Global Implementation Accelerator, a new mechanism to fast-track renewable energy deployment, methane reduction, and nature-based carbon removal.

The decision also introduced the Belém Mechanism for a Just Global Transition and voluntary indicators to track progress under the Global Goal on Adaptation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that adaptation funding still falls “twelve times short” of developing nations’ needs, urging countries to transform commitments into action.

Kyoto Network’s new facility directly targets this gap. KTAF will help emerging markets design climate policies, prepare green finance instruments, develop carbon market frameworks under Article 6, and build pipelines of renewable energy and agroforestry projects aligned with outcomes from Belém.

Climate solutions

Kyoto Network brings a substantial project portfolio, including biogas systems, off-grid solar and geothermal initiatives, and the $120 million Great Gum Belt agroforestry project across the Sahel. This track record positions Kyoto Network to support countries facing the persistent challenge highlighted at COP30, which is insufficient capacity to convert climate strategies into investable, finance-ready proposals.

By opening its regional headquarters in São Paulo, Kyoto Network aims to deepen collaboration with Brazilian federal and state agencies, development banks, and private-sector partners.

“Hosting COP30 in the Amazon made clear that Latin America is central to global climate solutions,” said Lucas Coelho, Brazil country manager. “Our role is to turn nature-based solutions and carbon finance discussions into tangible programs.”

KTAF is expected to leverage additional funds from development finance institutions and impact investors, extending its reach beyond the initial $100 million.