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Vaibhav Jain
Sustainability Professional
Toronto
Summary
A carbon market and decarbonization professional with over 10 years of experience in carbon project development, finance, sustainability consulting, and structuring. Currently leading the offsets team at Clear Blue Markets, responsible for strategy, business development, and technical supervision of carbon projects across voluntary and compliance markets. Also involved in structuring long-term carbon investment deals and offtake agreements. Having worked with industry leaders like South Pole, I possess over 10 years of all-round experience in managing and developing carbon and climate solutions. My core competencies include designing sustainability solutions, structuring carbon deals, assessing feasibility, and preparing project design documents, LCA assessment, mobilizing finance through innovative instruments, and supporting policy development and capacity building. I have collaborated with various stakeholders, including governments, developers, investors, and development finance institutions, to deliver impactful and scalable outcomes. I hold a PG Dip. in Management and Finance from Lancaster University, UK, and a BA (Hons.) in Financial Services and International Business from Leeds Beckett University, UK. Additionally, I hold a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and an Advanced Certification in Financial Modeling and Valuation. My mission is to contribute to the global transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy by leveraging my expertise in carbon markets and climate policy. I aim to create value for my clients and partners. I am passionate about finding innovative and pragmatic solutions to the complex challenges of climate change. I am always eager to learn and grow in this dynamic and evolving field. Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Director, Offset Projects
Clear Blue Markets Asset Management Ltd.
07.2023 - Current
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.
- Responsible for development of GTM strategy for the offsets business lines including setting up OKRs, streamlining the team structure as well as defining focus markets to ensure effective delivery of mandates across NA, EU, and Asia
- Supported development of energy decarbonisation strategies for companies- including RE roadmap: structuring PPAs for RE projects including geothermal projects as well as structuring RECs and GO deals
- Leading NBS and sustainable technologies carbon project teams in business development as well as technical supervision for pre-feasibility, project development & registration as well as commercialisation of carbon project in Voluntary Carbon Markets- project types covered: CDR- BECCS, CCS, DACC, Biochar; Sustainable technology projects: Cookstoves, Water filter, biogas, plastic waste management; NBS- ARR, ALM and REDD+- across VCM registries: GS, VERRA, ACR and compliance registries: CSA, BC Carbon Registry
- Leading Clean Fuels project development team including technical lead for federal CFR credits creation projects- Registration, Carbon Intensity application, monitoring and verifications
- Leading origination and investment structuring team responsible for project origination, due diligence, delivery risk assessment and offtake agreements structuring for carbon deals in VCM, AB TIER and WCI markets
- Support innovation and product development teams in structuring new financial instruments/ fund to invest into NA carbon markets and developing digital products for position management and due diligence
- Supporting Market Analysis team in preparing market updates and special reports on new carbon pricing mechanisms and Art.6.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.
Senior Manager/Manager, Action Platforms, Climate Investments
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd.
12.2019 - 07.2023
- Program supervisor for net zero cities action platform under EU green deal supporting 112 EU cities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030- developing solution pathways, climate investment plans, financing strategies and innovative pilots for cities such as technical and nature based carbon removals
- Program supervisor and National finance coach for CapaCITIES action platform under Indo-Swiss partnership supporting 8 million plus Indian cities and 2 States in climate resilience and reducing GHG emission- developed 19 bankable projects in RE, e-mobility, low carbon waste management sectors- concept, pre-feasibility, financial model, structuring and financial closure
- Led development of offering and strategy for South Pole in sustainable cities and carbon removal sector for EU, APAC and NAM region and business development with public funders
- Development of grant proposals, concepts and response for proposals for technical assistance programs for bilateral, multilateral development agencies, UN agencies and philanthropies
- Led multiple advisory engagements with UNDP, SDC, GIZ-BMZ Germany, World Bank in structuring credit guarantee mechanism for cleantech sector, scoping financing for climate and disaster resilience, capacity building of public sector in climate finance and carbon markets
- Supporting sourcing and development of carbon projects deals in nature based removal projects- agroforestry, regenerative agriculture and sustainable technologies- cookstove, water filter, rooftop solar, electric mobility under VERRA, Gold Standard, GCC,ACR among others
- Structuring carbon finance deals for public sector and community projects in NBS, sustainable technologies and carbon removals
- Supporting climate solutions team in developing decarbonisation strategies for corporates including RE and fleet electrification.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
Senior Manager/Manager- Corporate & Government Advisory
Yes Bank Limited
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Responsible for supervising the disclosures for green bonds and GHG reporting using PCAF standards
- As sector lead smart cities and e-mobility supported corporate finance team and debt capital market team in developing structures, term sheets for multiple 40 plus PPP deals- e-buses, waste to energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency among others
- Managed nearly 30 advisory, policy advocacy and implementation assignments with key central ministries and state governments by facilitating extensive stakeholder consultation between government, private sector, industry chambers, trade consulates and think tanks enabling in e-mobility, smart cities, sustainable tourism and investment promotions
- Developed and mentor smart city solution accelerator- YES SCALE in collaboration with DELL EMC, IBM, Google
- Conceptualisation of fintech/payment layered technology solutions by identification of sectoral problems, evaluation of use cases and partner identification
- Co-authored multiple knowledge reports and thought leadership articles in close coordination with industry chambers.
Senior Consultant- Capital Projects & Infrastructure- Roads & Highways
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
04.2018 - 08.2018
- Advisory engagements with public sector roads and highways agencies for strategic road network planning, implementation and financing through bilateral and multilateral institutions
- Managing development of multiple proposals to public and private sector clients in road and highways and road safety sector.
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
Officer- Business Development
Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (JV-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs & IL&FS)
06.2014 - 11.2015
- Developing financial models for new PPP projects in the urban transport and infrastructure sector- metros, buses and last mile connectivity alternatives
- As a part of business development - tracked, managed, prepared and submitted multiple public proposals to public sector clients.
Education
MBA - Management And Finance
Lancaster University Management School
Lancaster, UK 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Honors Financial Services
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, UK 05.2001 -
Skills
Impact Fundsundefined
Education Certificates
- PG Dip. Management and Finance, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom, 08/2012, 03/2014, Merit
- BA (Hons.) Financial Services, Leeds Beckett (Metropolitan) University, Leeds, United Kingdom, 09/2009, 05/2012, First Class
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG, 2013
- Advanced Certification in Financial Modelling, Valuation using Excel & VBA
Internships Publications
- Intern- JV Finance Exploration- Cairn India (Summer,2013)
- Intern- Investment Analysis- Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (Summer, 2011)
- Enabling Cities to Implement Innovative Sustainable Urban Solutions, https://www.teriin.org/sites/default/files/files/KP2_Final.pdf
- Smart cities mission, https://yesscale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Final-Report-Smart-Cities-Mission.pdf
- Decarbonising transport in smaller cities, https://www.southpole.com/blog/capacities-how-smaller-cities-can-decarbonise-transport
Permanent Residence
Canada
Projects
Carbon Projects, CDR Projects: Carbon Intensity computation for a hydrogen-CCS project for 45Q using GREET model, Pre-feasibility assessment for a point source CCS projects in US and Canada, Mentoring session for CDR VCM options for cohort of start-ups in Canada, Pre-feasibility assessment and project development support for multiple Biochar projects in Africa, Pre-feasibility assessment for mapping CDR potential (BECCS, BiCRS) in EU cities and defining business model, Design of a fund for mobilising capital to scale up biochar projects in developing nations, Development of a platform to support CCS initiatives in EU cities, Structuring long term offtake deals for CDR project in UK and USA, Contributor towards methodology development for CCS modules under various voluntary standards Sustainable Tech Projects, Sustainable Cooking and Water filters: Carbon project development for PoA for deployment of improved cookstoves in Ghana (Art.6)- GS; deployment of improved cookstoves in Guinea- VERRA; Successfully registered 2 ICS projects in VERRA and GS in India and Uganda; DD for multiple water filter project investment deals, Renewable Energy: Carbon project development support for multiple RE captive projects (AMS-I. D,) in Africa and India under VERRA and GCC; Design and launch of D-REC initiative towards remote rural electrification, E-mobility: Commercialisation strategy for charging infra deployment project under VERRA in US; Development of grouped project under VERRA for National e-bus scheme in India; Supported Art.6.2 project development for ITMOs including review of MADD for e-bus project between Thailand and India;, Plastic & methane avoidance projects: Carbon project development for Plastic waste recycling project in Quebec; Plastic waste collection and recycling project in Kenya; Pre-feasibility for a plastic waste recycling project in UAE; Project development for a methane avoidance project in waste to CBG project in India (ACM 0022) Nature Based Removals, Structuring multiple long term offtake agreements and pre-financing deals for NBS project across NA and rest of the world, Project Development of bamboo plantation ARR project in Uganda under VERRA (VM0047), Pre-feasibility for ALM projects in Uganda and Estonia- VERRA (VM0042), Strengthening Rural Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers. India (Odisha) ARR and ALM project in India, Structuring multiple long term offtake agreements and pre-financing deals for NBS project across NA and rest of the world, Design of a new carbon fund to invest into forestry and community based projects Clean Fuel Projects, Pre-feasibility, registration, carbon intensity computation, verification and reporting for multiple CAT 2 biogas and bio ethanol projects including feasibility for CCS under federal CFR- Mccain, Cavendish Farms, Cons. Biofuels, Pre-feasibility, registration, verification and reporting for multiple CAT 3 EV charging host, Hydrogen and network operator projects under federal CFR- Harnois Energy, Agnico Eagle Mines, Support in development of a tool to manage position across LCFS markets for primary suppliers Private Sector Advisory and Product Development, Design and launch of DD suite of tools for carbon investments: delivery risk assessment, country risk assessment, price discovery & forecast, market sentiment, GIS based NBS map assessment, Contribute to design of Voluntary position management tool for companies: helping companies develop carbon budget, manage compliances and carbon offset positions as well as report to SBTi and VCMi, Offset purchase strategy for TELUS and MLF, Offsets delivery risk assessment report for Bain Capital, Renewable Energy Strategy for McCain Foods Limited, Canada for operations in India and China (2021) Technical assistance programs, Net Zero Cities, Horizon 2020, European Commission: Role: Project Supervisor: Responsible for leading the project for preparation of climate investment plans for cities and innovative business models for CDR and NBS project in cities leveraging voluntary and compliance carbon markets, CapaCITIES project, Swiss Dev Agency, India: Role: National Finance Coach: Responsible for leading the project towards development of low carbon and climate resilient infrastructure in Indian cities across E-mobility, renewable energy, waste management and NBS sectors. Development of an accelerator to develop carbon projects and monetise carbon credits Climate Finance and Capacity Building, Technical lead for CDRI-UNDP 'Flagship Report on Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure' as a lead author for pillar 5 on financing for disaster and climate resilient infrastructure for a Net Zero economic transition' (2022), Structuring expert for feasibility study for design of a green fund for financing early stage green MSME in Morocco, FSD, Africa, Project manager and financial structuring expert for setting up and design of credit guarantee scheme for debt based lending for clean tech sector in India, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (2020-21), Collaborator in feasibility study for setting up Organic Cotton Fund in India and Pakistan, Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) (2019), Co-authored development of two training modules and toolkits on (a) Climate and Carbon Finance for cities in India (b) Bankable climate resilient project preparation and training around 50 state and city officials through workshops, webinars, Co-authored capacity building modules for training public sector enterprises in climate change, carbon markets, carbon finance- delivered training to 150+ officials, supported by BMU-GIZ, Germany (2019-21), Technical assistance for climate smart capital investment planning and issuance of green municipal bonds to 7 cities, CBUD Program, World Bank (2017-2019)- Project Manager and Municipal Finance Expert, Designing and Operationalisation of YES SCALE, Smart City Accelerator (Cohort) for supporting smart city and clean tech start-ups and MSMEs in pilots and business scale up) (2018), Sustainable Mobility, Developing business and procurement strategy for deployment of EV Charging Infrastructure for 3 Cities (2020-21), Developing business model for availing funding for Electric Buses for State/City Road transport undertaking for State and cities, Drafting Electric Vehicle Policy for 4 Indian States- Role: Sector and Financial Support, Development of Corridors of Growth- Strategic Road Network, Mid Term Financing Plan, Funding Options study for Punjab State, Bid Process Management for Selection of Operator for running CNG City Bus Services in Indian capital region (2014-15)
Software
MS 365 Suite
Salesforce
Hubspot
Clickup
ChatGPT
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Director, Offset Projects
Clear Blue Markets Asset Management Ltd.
07.2023 - Current
Trainer EU Net Zero Cities Carbon Finance
08-2022
Certified Trainer GIZ Climate Finance
06-2021
Senior Manager/Manager, Action Platforms, Climate Investments
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd.
12.2019 - 07.2023
Senior Manager/Manager- Corporate & Government Advisory
Yes Bank Limited
08.2018 - 12.2019
Senior Consultant- Capital Projects & Infrastructure- Roads & Highways
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
04.2018 - 08.2018
Certification in Advanced Excel and Financial Modelling
06-2014
Officer- Business Development
Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (JV-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs & IL&FS)
06.2014 - 11.2015
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
04-2014
MBA - Management And Finance
Lancaster University Management School
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Honors Financial Services
Leeds Beckett University
05.2001 -
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