Unlocking Creative Financing: A Case Study of Pongamia and the Future of Sustainable Feedstocks
In the fight against climate change, innovative technologies like Terviva’s pongamia tree offer scalable, long-term solutions. Pongamia trees produce low-carbon feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and plant-based protein, while also serving as a climate-positive alternative to environmentally destructive crops. Unlike soy and oil palm, which contribute to deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, pongamia sinks carbon while growing on distressed farmland that would otherwise be underutilized. However, while the benefits of pongamia are clear, the financing hurdles for large-scale planting remain daunting. Climate tech companies like ours must get creative in bridging the gap between strategic and financial investors to unlock the potential of regenerative agriculture.
