Module 05

Glossary

A working reference for African climate and green founders — climate, finance, investment, venture debt, impact, legal, and carbon terms, defined plainly.

Terms defined

Plain-language definitions

A

2 terms

B

3 terms

C

7 terms

D

6 terms

E

1 term

F

1 term

G

2 terms

I

2 terms

J

1 term

K

1 term

L

1 term

M

3 terms

N

1 term

O

1 term

P

2 terms

R

2 terms

S

8 terms

T

3 terms

V

4 terms

W

1 term

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Explain a climate finance term I'm unsure about.

Glossary

A

Adaptation

Additionality

B

Blended Finance

Bullet Repayment

Burn Rate

C

Cap Table

Carbon Credit

Catalytic Capital

Climate Finance

Concessional Capital

Convertible Note

Covenant

D

Data Room

DFI (Development Finance Institution)

Dilution

Drag-Along Right

Draw Period

Due Diligence

E

ESG

F

First-Loss Capital

G

Grant

Green Bond

I

Impact Investing

IRIS+

J

Just Transition

K

KYC / AML

L

Liquidation Preference

M

Mezzanine

Mitigation

MRV

N

Net Zero

O

Offset

P

Pre-Seed

Pro-Rata Rights

R

Resilience

Runway

S

SAFE

Science-Based Targets (SBTi)

Scope 1 / 2 / 3 Emissions

SDG (Sustainable Development Goals)

Seed

Series A

Shareholders' Agreement (SHA)

Sustainability-Linked Loan

T

Tag-Along Right

Term Sheet

Theory of Change

V

Valuation Cap

VCM (Voluntary Carbon Market)

Venture Debt

Vesting

W

Warrant Coverage