What Climate Compatible Growth #CCG does

Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) is a UK Aid-funded research programme established in 2021 and directed from the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment, and Resilience (STEER) at Loughborough University. It operates as a consortium of seven UK universities (UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Strathclyde, Open University) with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Centre for Global Equality, and Climate Parliament. CCG supports Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) governments in designing clean energy and transport strategies using their own data, working only upon government invitation through a phased Co-Create → Coach → Co-convene model that builds self-sustaining national capacity.

The core offering combines the Data-to-Deal (D2D) framework — a methodology for unlocking climate finance that has helped mobilise over $11 billion from International Finance Institutions — with open-source energy modelling tools including OSeMOSYS, FlexTool, OnSSET, OnSTOVE, and clicSAND, plus Transport-Energy Databases for Kenya and Zambia. Distribution is delivered through eight country networks (Kenya, Zambia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nepal) anchored by Special Interest Groups at local universities. Outputs are made available as global public goods, and CCG has produced 60 academic papers between 2021 and 2024.

CCG is entirely grant-funded and does not generate commercial revenue. Primary funding is a £38 million UK Aid programme via FCDO, with extension to 2030 and co-funding from the Danish Energy Agency, European Commission, French Development Agency, and European Climate Foundation. Pricing is non-commercial; all tools and resources are freely available. The GTM is demand-led and community-led: government invitations trigger co-creation, while annual country workshops, ICTP and TWAS capacity-building partnerships, COP participation, and a Train-the-Trainer platform (EMP-A) drive ecosystem adoption. Customer segments are LMIC governments (primary), national universities (primary), international financial institutions, and donor agencies (secondary).

Name

Climate Compatible Growth #CCG

Legal name

Climate Compatible Growth, Inc.

Website

https://climatecompatiblegrowth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Climate Compatible Growth is a UK Aid-funded research programme that supports LMIC governments and partner universities in designing clean energy and transport strategies via open-source modelling tools and the Data-to-Deal framework, which has unlocked $11 billion in IFI climate finance across eight partner countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate-compatible development research and capacity building

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate, Environment & Natural Resource Management Aid Programs (BPADABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG), Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB), Climate Risk & Scenario Analysis (TCFD/IFRS S2) (EUAHAJAD), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Energy system modelling
• Climate compatible development
• Capacity building programmes
• Climate finance mobilisation
• Open-source energy tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Loughborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UK Aid / FCDO Funding: Primary funding from UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), including UK PACT. CCG is a £38 million programme (as of 2022). Current core funding comes from FCDO, with extension to 2030 secured.
2. Co-funder Contributions: Additional co-funding from Danish Energy Agency, European Commission, French Development Agency, and European Climate Foundation via 2050 Pathway Platform.
3. Funder Partnership Model: Funder model provides full co-branding and co-design of aspects of work using proven approaches and tools. Funders get direct access to CCG delivery ecosystem impacting decision-makers, hundreds of analysts, and world-leading academics.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) is a UK Aid-funded research programme that delivers the Data-to-Deal framework and open-source energy system modelling tools (OSeMOSYS, FlexTool, OnSSET, OnSTOVE, clicSAND) to help Low- and Middle-Income Country governments design evidence-based clean energy and transport investment plans. It co-creates capacity with national universities, runs Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and supports policy, finance, and research integration. Outputs are made available as global public goods rather than sold commercially.

Product overview

Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) is a UK Aid-funded research programme that supports investment in sustainable energy and transport systems across the Global South. CCG functions as a consortium of UK universities (UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, Strathclyde, Open University, KTH) and non-academic partners (Centre for Global Equality, Climate Parliament), directed from STEER at Loughborough University. The core offering includes the Data-to-Deal Framework for unlocking climate finance, supported by open-source energy modelling tools (OSeMOSYS, FlexTool, OnSSET, OnSTOVE, clicSAND), Transport-Energy Databases for Kenya and Zambia, and Research Communities organized around thematic areas (Energy Systems, Transport Systems, Governance and Equity, Infrastructure Resilience, Resource Efficiency, Economics Enterprise and Finance). CCG operates through Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in partner countries (Kenya, Zambia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Ghana, India, plus Affiliate Countries), delivering capacity building via the Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A), FlatPack Universities institutional embedding, and Train-the-Trainer programmes. The approach is government-led, co-creating workplans with ministries and universities to produce analytics, policy reforms, and finance applications. CCG's methods have helped mobilize over $11 billion from International Finance Institutions in two years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Data-to-Deal framework unlocked $11 billion in investment from International Finance Institutions in two years
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

45 partnerships are on record, tiered core consortium member, key ifi partner, key international partner, capacity building partner, international partner, country institutional partner, project partner, key project partner, sig member, sig lead and lead institution.

• UCL (University College London)core consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of core university consortium directing CCG research activities. Contributes expertise across energy systems, governance, and policy research areas.
• University of Oxfordcore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member. Dr Alex Money leads CCG's Investment Pipeline team from Oxford context. Smith School of Enterprise and Environment collaborates on investment mobilisation research.
• University of Cambridgecore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member. Dr Elizabeth Tennyson (Senior Research Associate) represents Cambridge in country partnerships.
• Imperial College Londoncore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member contributing to CCG research activities.
• University of Strathclydecore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member. Sarah Odera based at Strathmore University Energy Research Centre represents CCG Kenya connections.
• The Open Universitycore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member contributing to CCG research activities.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)core consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore university consortium member contributing Swedish expertise to CCG research.
• Centre for Global Equalitycore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-academic partner leading GESI Unit. Dr Lara Allen (CEO) provides analysis on entrepreneurial ecosystems. Hosts Oxford GESI Events.
• Climate Parliamentcore consortium memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-academic partner in CCG consortium contributing to climate policy and parliament engagement work.
• World Bank Groupkey ifi partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Financial Institution partner collaborating on climate finance mobilisation and investment pipeline development.
• African Development Bankkey ifi partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Financial Institution partner for African country partnerships.
• Asian Development Bankkey ifi partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Financial Institution partner for Asian country partnerships.
• Inter-American Development Bankkey ifi partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Financial Institution partner for Latin American engagements.
• Climate Investment Fundskey ifi partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate finance mechanism partner supporting investment mobilisation.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll)key international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted London Climate Action Week 2026 Data-to-Deal event with SEforAll and Imperial College.
• World Resources Institute (WRI)key international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organisation collaborating on transport research, climate entrepreneurship, and emissions projections. WRI Africa involved in Zambia low-emission transport scenarios.
• International Energy Agency (IEA)key international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEA data sources used for transport-energy databases. Partnership on clean cooking and energy access initiatives.
• Clean Cooking Alliancekey international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on clean cooking initiatives including Kenya National eCooking Strategy (KNeCS).
• Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)key international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Bank-managed programme supporting energy sector management assistance.
• OpTIMUS Community of Practicecapacity building partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of practice for energy modelling capacity building using courses and tools.
• 2050 Pathways Platforminternational partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform supporting long-term climate strategy development.
• UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN body collaborating on sustainable development.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency supporting development programmes in partner countries.
• UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN regional commission for African development.
• UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN regional commission for Asia-Pacific development.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAEA collaboration on energy planning and nuclear energy considerations.
• Strathmore Energy Research Centre (Kenya)country institutional partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInstitutional partner for Kenya CCG Network. Organises Kenya Annual Workshops. Coordinates Special Interest Groups and capacity building activities.
• National University of Laos (NUOL)country institutional partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFaculty of Engineering leading Lao PDR CCG Network. Coordinates Special Interest Groups on energy systems, resource efficiency, and transport.
• National Economics University Hanoi (Vietnam)country institutional partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic and coordinating partner for Vietnam since February 2023. Hosts Faculty of Environment, Climate Change and Urban Areas. Co-organises Vietnam Annual Workshops.
• University of Zambia (UNZA)country institutional partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies leading Zambia CCG Network. Coordinates five Special Interest Groups and energy modelling training.
• Lloyds Financials Limitedproject partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 'Building bankable pipelines' project in Zambia with Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, Oxford.
• Tec Analyticsproject partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganised training and model co-development workshop for integrated energy planning in Zambia under ZERN SPF project.
• Cities and Infrastructure for Growth Zambia (CIGZ)key project partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on OSeMOSYS modelling integration with CIGZ. Supporting formation of GRZ's Energy Planning Unit.
• Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)sig memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG member for Financing Low-Emission Futures and Low-Emission Transport Scenarios. Leads research on socially inclusive transport scenarios.
• Stockholm Environment Institute Africasig memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG member for Kenya Policy Pathways, contributing research on political economy of power planning.
• Access Coalitionsig memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG member for Kenya Low-Emission Transport.
• SETA (Kenya)sig memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG member for Kenya Low-Emission Transport.
• Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)sig memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG member for Kenya Clean Cooking and Zambia Clean Cooking initiatives.
• USAIDproject partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Zambia clean cooking strategy and action plan (CCSAP) development alongside GRZ.
• Mekong Development Research Institutesig leadStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead for Vietnam Just Energy Transition SIG focusing on socioeconomic impacts of coal phase-out and reskilling strategies.
• Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE)sig leadStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead for Vietnam Resource Efficiency SIG on circular economy and energy efficiency in industry.
• Transport Development and Strategy Institute (TDSI)sig leadStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead for Vietnam Low-Emission Transport SIG on transport electrification and sustainable mobility.
• Loughborough University STEER Centrelead institutionStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment, and Resilience (STEER) at Loughborough hosts CCG programme direction and administration.
• ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics)capacity building partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO-Category I Institute partnering on ICTP-CCG Academic Writing Residency and OSeMOSYS training through summer school programmes.
• TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences)capacity building partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on CCG-TWAS Catalyst Research Group Grants and Master's Scholarships for energy-climate modelling in developing countries.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ): German federal development agency delivering capacity-building programmes in LMICs across energy, climate, and governance themes. GIZ is the German bilateral equivalent of CCG's UK Aid model, comparable in donor-funded mandate, multi-country LMIC footprint, and tool-based capacity support.
• IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency): Intergovernmental organisation supporting countries in their transition to sustainable energy. IRENA is a larger established incumbent serving a similar audience to CCG (LMIC energy planners) but with a much broader portfolio; CCG's FlexTool training often references IRENA-style methodologies.
• International Energy Agency (IEA): Intergovernmental energy data and policy authority. IEA datasets underpin CCG's Transport-Energy Databases for Kenya and Zambia; both serve LMIC governments with energy analysis, although IEA operates at a far broader geopolitical scope.

Direct peers

• Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP): A World Bank-managed global knowledge and technical assistance program for the energy sector. ESMAP provides energy planning capacity support to client countries — directly comparable to CCG's OSeMOSYS/FlexTool capacity-building mandate — and is already a CCG IFI collaborator.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL): Global multi-stakeholder partnership dedicated to achieving universal energy access and accelerating the clean energy transition. SEforALL shares CCG's LMIC focus and energy-planning mandate, and is already a co-host with CCG for the London Climate Action Week 2026 Data-to-Deal event.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organisation working on environment and development, with particular strength in transport emissions scenarios and climate finance. WRI is an active CCG partner in Zambia low-emission transport scenarios and Kenya climate entrepreneurship — directly comparable in policy-relevant research and LMIC engagement.
• Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA): Global initiative working to replace harmful cooking practices with cleaner alternatives. CCA is a direct CCG partner on the Kenya National eCooking Strategy (KNeCS), comparable in focus on LMIC clean cooking, donor-funded operating model, and analytic capacity-building approach.
• Stockholm Environment Institute: Independent international research institute on environment and development issues, with prominent Africa office. SEI is a Kenya Policy Pathways SIG member contributing political-economy research on power planning — analogous to CCG in combining research, policy advising, and LMIC presence.
• Climate Parliament: An international, non-partisan organisation working with legislators to accelerate climate action across the world. Climate Parliament is a core CCG consortium member contributing legislative-engagement expertise, and serves an overlapping LMIC parliamentary audience with climate-policy work.

Others

• The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS): UNESCO-based academy focused on scientific capacity-building in developing countries. TWAS is a CCG partner for the CCG-TWAS Catalyst Research Group Grants and Master's Scholarships in energy-climate modelling, serving as an upstream enabling/academic-supply partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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