IRS Form 990 PF
Tax Year 2015
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CLIMATE POLICY INITIATIVE INC

San Francisco, CA
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Summary

Assets

$18M


Distributions

$8.7M

Contributions

$13M

Latest Tax e-Filing

2015

Published by IRS

October 2016

People

# Name Title Hours / Wk Comp ($)
1 THOMAS C HELLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 408,907
2 DAVID NELSON SENIOR DIRECTOR, ENERGY FINANCE 40 352,865
3 BARBARA BUCHNER SENIOR DIRECTOR, CLIMATE FINANCE 40 186,858
4 JANE WILKINSON DIRECTOR, INDONESIA 40 134,851
5 ROBERT M WARWICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40 209,603
6 PAUL BREST BOARD MEMBER 1 0
7 ORVILLE SCHELL BOARD MEMBER 1 0
8 STEWART J PAPERIN BOARD MEMBER 1 0
9 RUBY BARCKLAY COMMUNICATIONS DIREC 40 165,003
10 UDAY VARADARAJAN PRINCIPAL 40 155,611
11 MORGAN HERVE-MIGNUCCI PRINCIPAL 40 135,149
12 GIREESH SHRIMALI DIRECTOR, INDIA 40 100,002
13 ELYSHA ROM-POVOLO COMMUNICATIONS MANAG 40 89,901

Charitable Activities

  • $2,093,000
    BRAZIL - THE LAND USE INITIATIVE (INPUT - INICIATIVA PARA O USO DA TERRA) - CLIMATE POLICY INITIATIVE IS THE LEAD PARTNER ON A COLLABORATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A DEDICATED TEAM OF ECONOMISTS, LAWYERS, MATHEMATICIANS, GEOGRAPHERS AND AGRONOMISTS WHO WORK AT THE FOREFRONT OF HOW TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND FOOD PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL. CPI ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS IN BRAZIL'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, MAPS THE CHALLENGES FOR A BETTER MANAGEMENT OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, AND MOBILIZES AGENTS OF PRODUCTIVE SUPPLY CHAINS TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW FOREST CODE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ANALYZE AND IMPROVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LOW-CARBON ECONOMY POLICIES IN BRAZIL.
  • $545,000
    INDONESIA - PALM PROJECT - THIS SPECIAL PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE KALIMANTAN REGION IN INDONESIA, WHICH HAS GREAT POTENTIAL TO INCREASE OIL PALM PRODUCTIVITY WHILE PROTECTING HIGH VALUE NATURAL LANDSCAPES. IN THIS PROJECT, CPI WORKS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP AND TEST APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PALANGKARAYA INSTITUTE FOR LAND-USE AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PALANGKARAYA. IN 2015, CPI ANALYZED THE VALUE FROM THE OIL PALM SUPPLY CHAIN IN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN, AND ALSO LOOKED AT SMALLHOLDER BUSINESS MODELS, MAPPING OUT AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER VALUE. IN ADDITION, CPI CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON HIGH-VALUE CONSERVATION LAND AREAS AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PALM OIL.
  • $343,000
    EUROPE - GERMAN ENERGY TRANSITION - GERMANY IS IN THE MIDST OF A MAJOR ENERGY TRANSITION THAT COULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD. THIS PROJECTS DEVELOPS A COMPREHENSIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON THE SIZE, BARRIERS, AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY IN GERMANY, MAPPING OUT POLICY STRATEGIES AND TRADE-OFFS, AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS.
  • $318,000
    GLOBAL - THE GLOBAL INNOVATION LAB FOR CLIMATE FINANCE - CPI IS THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE LAB, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PILOTING OF CUTTING EDGE CLIMATE FINANCE INSTRUMENTS. THE LAB AIMS TO DRIVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT INTO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WORKING WITH LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENTS, PENSION FUNDS, INVESTMENT BANKS, PROJECT DEVELOPERS AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, THE LAB IDENTIFIES CLIMATE FINANCE INSTRUMENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DRIVE PRIVATE INVESTMENT AT SCALE, FROM PROPOSALS GATHERED FROM PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT THEN RECOMMENDS INSTRUMENTS TO PILOT WITH INVESTORS IN PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN 2015, CPI, IN ITS ROLE WITH THE LAB, IDENTIFIED AND SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR CLIMATE FINANCE INSTRUMENTS.
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Grants

Tax Year 2015
# Name Purpose Location Amount ($)
No Grants Listed