The Data Catalyst: Blended Finance Paving The Way For Climate AI Solutions
Cisco, Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise for climate innovation, but its effectiveness depends on access to diverse, high-quality data - something that can be difficult and costly to obtain in the climate sector.
This data challenge further complicates an already complex financial environment for climate tech, which is supported by a blend of public, philanthropic, and private funding.
Specifically, Cisco Foundation's grants and investments, via the Regenerative Future Fund (RFF), support quality, open source, foundational data availability and innovative AI applications for climate through blended finance for the industry. Our latest blended finance engagements -with partners across regenerative agriculture and wildfire resilience - serve as case studies.