Climate Accelerators
& Pilot Projects
From blended-finance accelerators to on-ground city pilots —
MEF builds and scales the programmes that turn climate ambition into measurable action.
Live Programmes
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accelerator · Asia-Pacific
LowCarbon.Earth Accelerator
MEF flagship accelerator. 12-week bootcamp for early-stage climate-tech startups across Asia-Pacific. Co-hosted with UNEP. 4 editions completed; SAFFAL is 5th edition.
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accelerator · South Asia
SAFFAL
South Asia Finance Facility for Acceleration and Leverage. 5th edition of LCE. Women-led SMEs across South Asia. $6M blended finance facility. Under EmPower (UNEP + UN Women).
project · India
EV Rickshaw Transition
Transition 2- and 3-wheeler rickshaws to electric vehicles. Identified as major urban pollution source. Multi-stakeholder partnerships.
project · India
Sustainable Forests / Smriti Van
Biodiversity-focused forest building, not monoculture planting. Carbon offsets for corporates. Improved Forest Management Carbon Credits.
project · Lucknow
Net Zero Sarojini Nagar
Net Zero Constituency proposal for MLA office, Sarojini Nagar Constituency #170, Lucknow. Climate Finance, Policy, Science & Technology initiative.
Completed Programmes
accelerator · Global
Zero Waste Cities
Tackle urban waste management crisis. Empower waste-focused startups globally. With WasteAid.
accelerator · India
MILES Challenge
Identify and support startups with ready-to-deploy clean energy solutions. With Amplus Solar / PETRONAS.
accelerator · Southeast Asia
ZESUP Challenge
Zero Single-Use Plastic Challenge. Remove SUP from Food & Beverage industry in South East Asia. With The Incubation Network.
accelerator · India
AgroXlerate
Agricultural innovation accelerator. Supporting agri-tech startup development. With Pantnagar Capital.
accelerator · Global
GoMassive Climate Accelerator 2023
Climate accelerator with AWS. Focus: Sustainable Agriculture, Low Carbon Transport, Sustainable Cities, Digital Solutions, Industrial Decarbonisation.
dialogue · India
ICAP — India Climate Accelerator Platform
MEF–IFC partnership. Accelerator of accelerators. Three modules: Investment Acceleration, Blended Finance enabling, Building Enabling Ecosystem. Builds climate-tech investing ecosystem in India.
project · India
Smart Waste Management
Advisory, consultancy, research and auditing on circular economy, EPR compliance, waste audits, decentralised solid waste management. Currently with Agra Municipal Corporation.
project · Agra
Agra Innovation Lab
AIL-PrePLE: Prevention of Plastic Leakage into the Environment. With The Incubation Network. Focus: identification, sorting, transportation, recycling of waste.