What We Do

We address commercial, policy, and communications challenges for climate-focused organizations using qualitative and quantitative research tools.

Clients we serve

We work with a range of organizations with climate-related challenges, including:

Climate technology firms and equity investors

  • Analyze overall market potential and identify priority segments

  • Workshop fundraising pitches and due diligence

  • Plan at-scale demonstrations

  • Prepare for term sheet or offtake negotiations

Climate policy organizations

  • Evaluate pathways to achieving policy goals

  • Identify narratives that disrupt partisan thinking

  • Frame issues to engage a specific target audience

  • Craft materials and messages that tell your story to funders, policymakers, and communities

Green lenders and loan funds

  • Find financing gaps in a market

  • Develop lender offerings that fill market gaps

  • Explain your work to the community and other market players like developers, borrowers, and co-investors

Renewable Energy and transmission developers

  • Identify potential offtakers and site hosts

  • Design community benefits agreements

  • Ensure messaging resonates in communities where you work

  • Detect and address vulnerabilities before they threaten your project

Tools we use

We design a custom methodology to match the specific goals of each project. Finding the right research audience is key.

Focus Groups reach audiences like:

  • State or federal policy insiders

  • VCs or other climate investors

  • Sustainability executives

  • Commercial-scale renewable energy developers

  • Contractors

  • Potential customers or offtakers

Quantitative Surveys reach audiences like:

  • Voters

  • Small business owners

  • Homeowners

  • Policy-informed citizens

  • Internal organizational stakeholders

In-Depth Interviews reach audiences like:

  • Senior policymakers

  • Executives at utilities or other big companies

  • Leaders of unions or trade groups

  • Expert lawyers

  • Philanthropic grant makers

  • Vehicle fleet managers

  • Community leaders