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Gordian Knot Strategies
We are Igniting Climate Solutions: Mobilizing $1 Billion Per Year in Impact Investment by 2030!
About Gordian Knot Strategies
At Gordian Knot Strategies, we are expert climate finance consultants. Our work spans an array of sectors, including wetlands, forestry, renewable energy, grasslands, regenerative oceans, and climate-smart agriculture. Drawing on two decades of experience, our clients rely on us to devise high impact solutions that are innovative and implementable. Clients include corporations, endowments, agencies, project developers, and impact investors across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. Over 80% of the clients we serve are repeat clients. They trust us to provide clarity as they mobilize and deploy capital in a complex and rapidly evolving market. With our proprietary frameworks and deep industry knowledge, our clients are equipped to unlock and optimize environmental impact and returns. Trust us to unlock your impact! Our areas of expertise include: - CarbonAccess: from concept to credit sales - your gateway to carbon markets - CapitalCatalyst: engineering the financial pathways for climate impact - StrategySphere: mobilizing capital for climate solutions with innovative finance From 2021 to 2023 GKS was an advisor to the ICVCM (Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market). We are deploying Enkrateia, a CRIM (Climate Risk and Investment Management) platform, that uses predictive analytics, Lydion-data vaults, and AI to help impact investment funds manage portfolios, optimize returns, and deepen impact. GKS is a certified "Benefit Corporations for Good" company. Subscribe to our newsletters, VIRTUS (monthly), and SLICED (weekly): https://t.ly/4W5AL Check out our podcast, UNTANGLING CLIMATE FINANCE: https://gordianknotstrategies.com/podcast/
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28 published signals
Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies updated its Climate RFP Tracker to include 180+ opportunities across climate finance, nature-based solutions, and carbon markets.
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Presence & Recognition
Gordian Knot Strategies CEO Sean Penrith will speak at TEDx's upcoming event titled The Next Era of Finance: Money in the Onchain Age! in Dublin, Ireland
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Gordian Knot Strategies highlighted that the program screen asks whether Verra's governance, registry, and safeguards meet the Core Carbon Principles.
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Gordian Knot Strategies explained that the methodology screen asks whether a specific quantification approach meets the required standards.
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Gordian Knot Strategies reported that the European Commission published a procedure allowing CBAM verifiers to access the CBAM Registry from September 1.
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Gordian Knot Strategies noted that the exclusivity of the partnership makes it financeable for Ground Up, which gets a committed route to market.
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Gordian Knot Strategies noted that Supercritical and Ground Up signed an exclusive partnership on September 3 to expand India's Project Nandani from 2,500 tonnes to at least 50,000 tonnes by 2028.
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Gordian Knot Strategies mentioned that the agenda of the UNFCCC Regional Dialogue on Carbon Pricing in Baku includes domestic ETSs, carbon taxes, domestic crediting, and Article 6 cooperation alongside NDC delivery and finance mobilization.
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Gordian Knot Strategies published the Gordian Cut #68 on Monday, 7 September 2026, covering carbon markets, climate finance, policy, and one to watch Puro.earth hosting a carbon removal summit on 21 September during Climate Week in New York.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies tracked the United Kingdom's provisional list of 16 overseas carbon-pricing schemes qualifying for border adjustment relief from 1 January 2027.
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Gordian Knot Strategies tracked the Green Climate Fund's decision to speed up approvals and accredit more national institutions for direct access in Palau.
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Gordian Knot Strategies tracked the American Carbon Registry's first credits under its methodology for small private forestlands to a LandYield project aggregating holdings of 40 to 5,000 acres.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies tracked Climate Bonds CONNECT Hong Kong kicking off on 9 September covering blended finance, guarantees and transition finance.
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Presence & Recognition
Gordian Knot Strategies reported that the South Korea Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Global Carbon Council signed a three-way agreement on 3 September 2026 to build Korea's voluntary carbon market covering a proposed Voluntary Carbon Market Act and an end-of-2026 market on the Korea Exchange.
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Presence & Recognition
Gordian Knot Strategies reported that the 19 August California & Québec joint auction sold all 49,016,180 current-vintage allowances at $32.48 and 6,481,750 of 2029 vintage at $32.75.
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Presence & Recognition
Gordian Knot Strategies reported that Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy is hosting a webinar on regulation for project-based carbon credit markets on 10 September 2026.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies published the Gordian Cut #64 report on carbon markets, climate finance, and policy.
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Presence & Recognition
Gordian Knot Strategies is hosting an upcoming event in London featuring CE Events and Media.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies noted that the UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority confirmed that waste incineration will not enter the scheme in 2028 and will set a new timeline once the policy design is finished.
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Gordian Knot Strategies highlighted that Puro.earth is hosting its removals summit on 21 September at One World Trade Center, bringing suppliers, buyers, investors, and policymakers into one room.
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Gordian Knot Strategies highlighted a World Economic Forum analysis arguing that carbon dioxide removal stays stuck in one-off bilateral deals due to fragmented standards, contracts, financing, registries, and transparency.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies published the Gordian Cut #62 on Tuesday 1 September 2026 covering carbon markets, climate finance, and policy.
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Customers & Market
Gordian Knot Strategies updated the Climate RFP Tracker with 59 new opportunities across climate finance, nature-based solutions, and carbon markets.
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Research & Knowledge
Gordian Knot Strategies published the Togo's Environment Ministry signing a memorandum with Valor Carbon, Valitera and Arborify to mobilize $8.5 million for improved cookstoves.
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