Visit to Carbon Equity Climate Event
23 June 2026
On 26 May, we attended Carbon Equity’s Climate Tech Summit in Amsterdam, followed by webinars on the annual results of various funds in which our clients invest (27 May).
Carbon Equity is a Dutch asset manager and investment platform entirely focused on climate solutions. It raises capital from investors and allocates it—via a fund-of-funds structure—to specialised funds that invest in hundreds of innovative climate companies worldwide. These include sectors such as renewable energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, and CO₂ reduction technologies. The aim is to combine financial returns with positive impact.
What distinguishes Carbon Equity is its accessibility to private equity investments in climate tech—a category traditionally reserved for large institutional investors. At the same time, these are long-term investments with associated risks and limited liquidity. For that reason, this solution is currently suitable for only a limited portion of our clients’ portfolios, although this may evolve.
Impression of the event
The Climate Tech Summit took place at the Theatre on Danzigerkade in Amsterdam and attracted around 250–300 participants. Notably, the audience was relatively young, with a large proportion of investors.
The event had a clearly positive tone, partly due to the recent IPO of Fervo, a key holding within Fund III. This represents a financial boost for the fund.
It was also explained that fund construction has been further improved based on earlier experiences. Diversification across companies at different development stages is now better balanced, which is expected to result in a more stable return profile. At the same time, it was realistically acknowledged that not every investment will succeed—but that the broader portfolio can absorb this.
Our reflection
Although most of our clients do not currently invest in Carbon Equity, we see the platform as an interesting development within impact investing. In particular, for investors who:
- already have a broad and solid wealth base
- are willing to allocate a limited portion of their assets (for example around 10%) to illiquid investments
- and explicitly wish to contribute to climate impact
this type of investment may represent a valuable addition.
Carbon Equity has also held an AIFMD licence since last year. As a result, some new funds are accessible from €25,000, making them more relevant for investors where this product fits within a broader strategy.
We will continue to monitor developments and are happy to discuss whether—and in what form—such investments could be suitable for your portfolio.