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10.0 Invest!

Reaching net zero will require close to $2 trillion of global investment per year for twenty years or more. 

These financing dollars are essential to the clean energy transition. They furnish the wherewithal for innovation and deployment of clean energy–we cannot get to net zero without them. 

Speed & Scale’s financial plan consists of five key results, each linked to an essential source of funding: financial incentives, government R&D, venture capital, project financing, and philanthropy.

OKR was last updated:
September 17, 2025

Key Results

↓ Represents gigaton reduction potential
Key Result:
Status:
Reduction Potential:
10.1
Financial Incentives

Global government support and incentives for clean energy expand to $600 billion per year.

Updated April 2025
Status:
Limited Data

Limited Data

10.2
Government R&D

Public investment in sustainability research and development increases to $120 billion per year.

Updated July 2025
Status:
Insufficient Progress

Low carbon R&D globally: $26.8 billion

10.3
Venture Capital

Private investment into cleantech startups totals $50 billion per year.

Updated April 2025
Status:
Insufficient Progress

$32.1 billion invested in climate tech startups

Source: BloombergNEF, 2025

10.4
Project Financing

Clean energy project financing rises to $1 trillion per year.

Updated June 2025
Status:
Achieved

Clean energy financing is at an all-time high, hitting $1.3 trillion

Source: BloombergNEF, 2025

10.5
Philanthropy

Philanthropic dollars for tackling emissions grow to $30 billion per year.

Updated April 2025
Status:
Insufficient Progress

Less than 2% (between $9 billion and $16 billion) of philanthropic giving is dedicated to climate change mitigation

Explore More Objectives

1.0
Electrify Transportation
Reduce 8 gigatons of transportation emissions to 2 gigatons by 2050.
2.0
Decarbonize the Grid
Reduce 24 gigatons of global electricity and heating emissions to 3 gigatons by 2050.
3.0
Fix Food
Reduce 9 gigatons of agricultural emissions to 2 gigatons by 2050.
4.0
Protect Nature
Go from 6 gigatons of emissions to -1 gigatons by 2050.
5.0
Clean Up Industry
Reduce 12 gigatons of industrial emissions to 4 gigatons by 2050.
6.0
Remove Carbon
Remove 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere.