Jake Levine

In alignment with the Biden administration’s government-wide commitment to combatting the climate crisis, Jake Levine serves as the first Chief Climate Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation. As a global development finance institution, in this exclusive interview with VX News, he elaborates on the agency’s goal to drive a surge in climate finance in countries around the world focused on clean energy, ports, agriculture, the blue economy, and more. 

With $60 billion to invest through a variety of financial instruments, in this VX News interview, Chief Climate Officer for the US International Development Finance Corporation, Jake Levine shares how the DFC is totally rebalancing all of its investments towards clean energy and supporting climate adaptation, resilience, and economic development around the world.