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CRANE Featured in Newlab’s 2024 Impact Report
Using the CRANE tool, Newlab estimated the potential reduction of 2.63 gigatons of CO2 emissions from roughly 200 startups within their ecosystem.
Using the CRANE tool, Newlab estimated the potential reduction of 2.63 gigatons of CO2 emissions from roughly 200 startups within their ecosystem.
CRANE in GFANZ Report on Trasition Finance
GFANZ recognized CRANE as a key resource for advancing impact assessment methodologies.
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) recognized CRANE as a key resource for advancing impact assessment methodologies in “Case Studies on Transition Finance and Decarbonization Contribution Methodologies”. GFANZ is a coalition of leading financial institutions committed to accelerating the net-zero transition.
Ceres Report on Avoided Emissions Features the CRANE Tool
Ceres has published a report titled "Investing in the Future: Unlocking Value Through Avoided Emissions", featuring the CRANE tool, Project Frame, and Prime Coalition. It serves as a practical guide for impact investing, with detailed explanations how to define, identify and quantify avoided emissions from an investor's perspective.
Ceres has published a report titled "Investing in the Future: Unlocking Value Through Avoided Emissions", featuring the CRANE tool, Project Frame, and Prime Coalition. It serves as a practical guide for impact investing, with detailed explanations how to define, identify and quantify avoided emissions from an investor's perspective.
CRANE Featured In WBCSD’s Avoided Emissions & Sustainable Finance Report
Prime Coalition, CRANE and Project Frame were featured in WBCSD's new publication on Avoided Emissions & Sustainable Finance. This insightful paper highlights Prime Coalition’s contributions in the venture space as a nonprofit climate investor, convener of Project Frame, and co-developer of the CRANE tool.
Prime Coalition, CRANE and Project Frame were featured in WBCSD's new publication on Avoided Emissions & Sustainable Finance. This insightful paper highlights Prime Coalition’s contributions in the venture space as a nonprofit climate investor, convener of Project Frame, and co-developer of the CRANE tool.
ImpactAlpha Spotlights Updated CRANE Tool
ImpactAlpha spotlighted the launch of Prime's updated CRANE tool, developed in partnership with Rho Impact. The CRANE tool is a freely available online tool and data source to help philanthropists, impact investors, and others assess the potential future emissions reductions of new or early-stage climate solutions.
ImpactAlpha spotlighted the launch of Prime's updated CRANE tool, developed in partnership with Rho Impact. The CRANE tool is a freely available online tool and data source to help philanthropists, impact investors, and others assess the potential future emissions reductions of new or early-stage climate solutions.
Yahoo Finance: Prime Coalition and Rho Impact Unveil New Open-Access Tool
Prime Coalition and Rho Impact unveiled the new CRANE tool during a San Francisco Climate Week (SFCW) panel discussion last week. For climate-conscious impact investors who are interested in more than returns, the free, open-access tool will be an important resource to help assess the emissions impact potential of emerging climate technologies.
Prime Coalition and Rho Impact unveiled the new CRANE tool during a San Francisco Climate Week (SFCW) panel discussion last week. For climate-conscious impact investors who are interested in more than returns, the free, open-access tool will be an important resource to help assess the emissions impact potential of emerging climate technologies
CRANE Used in the Eclipse Carbon Optimization Report
Eclipse Ventures used CRANE to develop a methodology for the open-source Eclipse Carbon Optimization (ECO) Framework, which assesses the impacts of emerging tech. They assessed 13 portfolio companies, finding that this portfolio subset could reduce an equivalent of 4 percent of total U.S. carbon emissions.
Eclipse Ventures used CRANE to develop a methodology for the open-source Eclipse Carbon Optimization (ECO) Framework, which assesses the impacts of emerging tech. They assessed 13 portfolio companies, finding that this portfolio subset could reduce an equivalent of 4 percent of total U.S. carbon emissions.
Harvard Business School Publishes “Prime Coalition: Estimating Climate Impact”
A case on CRANE, a tool to help investors and green technology companies estimate the future climate impact of new technologies and products, called emissions reduction potential (ERP). The case includes material on CRANE’s methodology for estimating future carbon emissions, including the variables and parameters of the tool’s model.
A case on CRANE, a tool to help investors and green technology companies estimate the future climate impact of new technologies and products, called emissions reduction potential (ERP). The case includes material on CRANE’s methodology for estimating future carbon emissions, including the variables and parameters of the tool’s model.
Brinc Used CRANE To Quantify the Emissions Reduction Potential of their Technologies
Brinc startups quantify their impact via the CRANE tool in a workshop offered by Rho Impact. CRANE helps startups appeal to venture capitalists (VCs) and customers by demonstrating the impact of their technology on fighting climate change.
Brinc startups quantify their impact via the CRANE tool in a workshop offered by Rho Impact. CRANE helps startups appeal to venture capitalists (VCs) and customers by demonstrating the impact of their technology on fighting climate change.
MUUS Closes $50 Million Fund To Back Climate-Focused Companies
The partners used the CRANE tool to assess the emissions of the technology they decided to invest in, and consulted with the MIT Sloan School of Management Sustainability Initiative and the Climate Interactive think tank.
The partners at MUUS used the CRANE tool to assess the emissions of the technology they decided to invest in, and consulted with the MIT Sloan School of Management Sustainability Initiative and the Climate Interactive think tank.
How Manufacturers Can Go After Sustainability Goals Using CRANE
A sustainability report using CRANE’s model, which estimates future emissions reductions, shows how companies such as Augury allow manufacturers to immediately tackle environmental issues while also streamlining production.
A sustainability report using CRANE’s model, which estimates future emissions reductions, shows how companies such as Augury allow manufacturers to immediately tackle environmental issues while also streamlining production.
CRANE featured in the ASPEN Institute Report
CRANE was featured in the assessment and support guide designed to highlight climate solution providers, and encourage transparency and collaboration among those who develop tools/initiatives.
CRANE was featured as an example of impact tools, frameworks, and best practices in the report “Measuring the Impact of Climate Small and Growing Businesses” by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs in partnership with Climate Collective. CRANE was highlighted as an example of impact tools, frameworks, and best practices
CRANE in the Top Modeling Tools Roundup
CRANE was featured in the Top Modeling Tools Roundup by LEAP, the Low Emissions Analysis Platform. LEAP is a widely-used software tool for energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment developed at the Stockholm Environment Institute.
CRANE was featured in the Top Modeling Tools Roundup by LEAP, the Low Emissions Analysis Platform. LEAP is a widely-used software tool for energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment developed at the Stockholm Environment Institute.
CRANE: Measuring Potential Impact for Technology Solutions
Rho Impact published a short guide on using CRANE in the article titled '“Measuring Potential Impact for Individual Technology Solutions”.
Rho Impact published a short guide on using CRANE in the article titled '“Measuring Potential Impact for Individual Technology Solutions”.
Prime Coalition Inaugural Climate Impact Audit
Prime commissioned CEA Consulting to assess how effectively it has integrated climate impact assessment, including the CRANE tool, into its investment diligence and management practices.
Prime commissioned CEA Consulting to assess how effectively it has integrated climate impact assessment, including the CRANE tool, into its investment diligence and management practices.
Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge
CRANE was used as an impact assessment tool in the selection process for Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge. Of the 74 ventures that applied to the program, 36 shortlisted firms underwent impact modeling, conducted by CRANE research fellows.
CRANE was used as an impact assessment tool in the selection process for Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge. Of the 74 ventures that applied to the program, 36 shortlisted firms underwent impact modelling, conducted by CRANE research fellows.
WEF: Investments To Curb Climate Change Are Rising
World Economic Forum has featured the CRANE tool as a resource for investors, entrepreneurs and supporting organizations to calculate and communicate the emissions-reduction potential of emerging technologies.
World Economic Forum has featured the CRANE tool as a resource for investors, entrepreneurs and supporting organizations to calculate and communicate the emissions-reduction potential of emerging technologies.
CRANE Highlighted by Cleantech Scandinavia
Cleantech Scandinavia highlighted the Crane Tool as a key application for calculating the impact in terms of avoided emissions of certain technologies. The report includes an overview of 15 frameworks to calculate avoided emissions.
Cleantech Scandinavia highlighted the Crane Tool as a key application for calculating the impact in terms of avoided emissions of certain technologies. The report includes an overview of 15 frameworks to calculate avoided emissions.
CRANE Used In The Scale Up Challenge
As the first software of its kind, CRANE was used in partnership with Mission from MaRS to estimate the emission reduction potential of cleantech solutions developed by the 10 ventures. Investors and policy-makers can make focused predictions about the potential of such innovations if they gain traction and scale significantly.
As the first software of its kind, CRANE was used in partnership with Mission from MaRS to estimate the emission reduction potential of cleantech solutions developed by the 10 ventures. Investors and policy-makers can make focused predictions about the potential of such innovations if they gain traction and scale significantly.
Sifted: CRANE as a Data Tool For Investors
Sifted has highlighted CRANE as a potential data tool for investment decision-making on a technology level.
Sifted has highlighted CRANE as a potential data tool for investment decision-making on a technology level.