The CRANE Tool

Last month, Giedre (Gigi) Alsaadi, CRANE Fellow at Prime Coalition, joined a panel at UoftT’s Sustainability Conference 2025, where CRANE was spotlighted as a vital tool for investors, startups, and innovators to quantify the forward-looking emissions impact of climate technologies. ?? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dBgh7CTb

AI has a lot of implications for the future of climate solutions—and climate change. Are impact investors prepared to seize the opportunity while mitigating the risks? You’re invited to the upcoming Frame Community Meeting, where Michael Kearney, General Partner at Engine Ventures, will walk through the good and the bad of AI and climate tech alongside investors and entrepreneurs navigating this rapidly evolving space. Bring your questions and join the conversation! #ImpactAccountability #ClimateTech #ImpactInvesting #ClimateChange

Did you know you can use CRANE to build custom impact models? ?? Last week, in our inaugural webinar, we demonstrated how to customize existing CRANE models or create new ones from scratch using the Blank Template feature. ?? If you missed it, can access the webinar segment with a step-by-step summary here: https://lnkd.in/g3scy4GB Stay tuned for our next session in Q2!

2024 was the hottest year on record. I couldn’t help but feel the weight of climate change as extreme weather events hit home. In the U.S. alone,?climate disasters cost over $182.7B, and my heart goes to everyone affected, from the devastating LA wildfires and storms to widespread flooding and other catastrophic events around the globe. In today’s challenging climatic and political landscape, collaboration on high-impact solutions is more critical than ever. As the line between climate risk and financial risk continues to blur, we need robust, forward-looking metrics to pinpoint the innovations that will build a resilient future. That’s why we created?The CRANE Tool (www.cranetool.org). It’s the only free tool of its kind designed to make future-focused impact assessment more accessible. Since 2020, CRANE has helped over 5,600 users—including investors, entrepreneurs, and accelerators— quantify the emissions impact potential of emerging climate solutions. Looking ahead to 2025, I’m excited about CRANE’s continued impact as a vital resource for investors and innovators. We’ve refreshed?CRANE’s website?and?app?with a bold new look, joined?LinkedIn, and launched our inaugural CRANE?webinar?focused on model customization. We’re also exploring ways to expand CRANE to better support you. During my morning reflections, I’m reminded of the strength and gratitude I feel for our global sustainability community. None of this would be possible without our purpose-driven partners stepping in to bridge critical gaps in climate finance. If you’d like to brainstorm or collaborate, please reach out to us at?[email protected]?or?join our philanthropic partners?in supporting CRANE’s future. Stay resilient, Gigi Alsaadi, CRANE Fellow, Prime Coalition --- From Prime Coalition's February newsletter. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g7WBr6vF Sign up to Prime's newsletter here:?https://lnkd.in/gyAxUpem

At the University of Toronto's 2025 Sustainability Conference, The CRANE Tool fellow, Giedre (Gigi) Alsaadi, joined a panel alongside Shannon Wilson of Foresight Canada, Zeus Eden, and Nawar Alsaadi, FSA, SIPC of Kanata Advisors, to discuss how nonprofits help scale climate solutions. Gigi highlighted The CRANE Tool's unique role as the only free tool that helps investors, startups, and innovators quantify the impact of climate technologies—critical for navigating funding and scalability challenges. ?? Read more about the panel discussion: https://lnkd.in/dBgh7CTb #Cleantech #ClimateInnovation #ImpactInvesting #GHGReduction #CRANEtool

Only 24 hours left! ? Don’t miss out on joining this live webinar, where we’ll share how to assess the impact of any climate technology using the free CRANE tool. You’ll be hearing from the following experts: Jordan Metrow, Manager - Prime Coalition Giedre (Gigi) Alsaadi, CRANE Fellow - Prime Coalition Cassie Borish, Co-Founder & Director of Data Science - Rho Impact Register using this link to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/g8teNWem See you there!

Have you seen CRANE’s new look? ?? We’ve just refreshed www.cranetool.org and app design to improve your experience calculating the forward-looking GHG impacts of climate technologies. Here’s what’s new: ? Bold New Branding: A refreshed color palette and origami-inspired graphics reflect our science-based approach. ? Real-World Applications: Showcasing how CRANE helps investors, entrepreneurs, and accelerators compare solutions, quantify GHG impact potential, and scale climate innovation. ? More guidance: An easy-to-use guide with dedicated Wiki pages to support you at every step (https://lnkd.in/eptvBhTY). Developed by Prime Coalition, CRANE aligns with Project Frame’s impact methodology to ensure standardized, forward-looking impact assessments. CRANE. The only free tool to assess the forward-looking impact potential of climate technologies. Try it today at www.cranetool.org.

Understanding a technology’s impact potential is critical for investors, entrepreneurs, and climate innovators. However, measuring the impact for specific solutions can sometimes seem complex and time-consuming. Join us on February 26 for a live webinar, where we’ll show how to use The CRANE Tool (by Prime Coalition) to assess the impact of any climate technology, whether it’s included in our dataset of 200+ climate technologies or not. CRANE offers a user-friendly, free, and open-access platform for anyone to assess the forward-looking impact of climate technologies. Register on the event page & see you there!