Why repeat climate funding matters: How multi-year buyers are unlocking high-quality climate impact
Climate change is a long-term challenge – and solving it requires long-term commitments. As climate solutions scale and carbon markets mature, one trend is becoming increasingly powerful: repeat buyers who invest in climate projects year after year. These sustained investments unlock new project opportunities, improve predictability, and ultimately accelerate the pace of climate action.
Since summer 2024, Tradewater and Pinwheel have partnered to bring high-integrity climate impact to buyers looking for measurable, durable outcomes. In just over a year, the partnership has already generated ~9,000 tonnes of verified emissions reductions, driven by companies that are committed not just to making a one-time purchase, but to being part of the global climate solution over the long run.
Why Repeat Buyers Matter More Than Ever
Predictable, multi-year funding is one of the most important enablers of high-quality climate project development. Unlike short-term or one-off offsets, multi-year partnerships empower project developers to:
- Plan larger, more complex project pipelines
- De-risk future activities, enabling rapid execution and lower cost per tonnes
- Expand into new geographies and methodologies
- Maximize long-term climate benefit, not just near-term credit delivery
The Conscious Travel Foundation: A Standout Example of Multi-Year Climate Leadership
One of the most influential repeat buyers in the Pinwheel + Tradewater partnership is with The Conscious Travel Foundation. In 2024 alone, The Conscious Travel Foundation funded high-quality climate impact through a mix of US ODS and US OOG projects.
The Conscious Travel Foundation’s approach exemplifies how repeat climate investments by driving project continuity, creating meaningful transparency for their customers, and supporting high-integrity, measurable climate benefits. And importantly, they aren’t alone.
A Growing Community of Multi-Year Climate Investors
Across the Pinwheel platform, an increasing number of buyers – large and small – are repeatedly choosing Tradewater projects because of:
- Proven climate durability
- Clear, audited outcomes
- Transparent supply methodologies
- Strong co-benefits and community impact
These buyers represent the future of high-quality carbon markets: organizations that see climate action as a long-term commitment, not a one-time gesture.
Unlocking the Next Era of Climate Action
Repeat funding unlocks the next era of climate action by creating predictable demand that strengthens project origination, scouting, and engineering; sustaining capital that enables batching efficiencies, deeper emissions reduction, and operational growth; and multi-year partnerships that deliver stronger reporting, clearer climate data, and compounding impact as pipelines accelerate. This is how systems change happens not through episodic funding, but through durable, values-driven climate partnerships.Read our other blogs
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