Our futures depend on a thriving climate economy. We're building it one climate commodity project and business at a time.
OFFTAKE/FEEDSTOCK + DEVELOPMENT + finance + Insurance
Centralized DE-Risking Platform
what we do
Enabling the climate economy of the future, today
Climate Commodities (CC) is a commodity merchant focused on the emerging climate economy.
Climate Commodities empowers companies in the burgeoning climate economy by providing them with essential commercial and technical leadership expertise on a fractional basis, specializing in sales & marketing, business development, finance, and risk management.
The CC service platform provides fractional Chief Commercial/ Marketing Officer (offtake/feedstock/product marketing), Chief Development officer, Chief Financial Officer, and insurance structuring services to the economy.
In addition to its service platform, CC incubates, funds, and operates infrastructure development platforms and service companies across the climate economy.
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Climate Commodities Coverage Universe
We cover a wide variety of commodities across the climate, artificial intelligence, and national defense supply chains.
Enabling scale, reducing cycle times
Accelerating the deployment of climate tech on a global scale.
With staff in New York, London, Brussels, Bogota, Kigali, Denver, Jackson Hole, and Dallas, Climate Commodities global reach is unparalleled. The Climate Commodities platform applies an institutional framework to operating businesses within a historically opaque industry set to play a vital role in developing markets for the next generation of commodities critical to enabling the climate economy.
Leadership team
A legacy of expertise and experience meets a passion for change.
Climate Commodities' platform senior leadership is dually comprised of former hedge and private equity fund managers and former business operators spanning physical commodity trading, mineral processing & refining, renewable power & alternative fuels, transportation & logistics, insurance, & reinsurance. Climate Commodities was founded by Benjamin Banwart, Nicholaus Rohleder, and Julian Tung. Mr. Banwart previously served as an Energy & Commodities Portfolio Manager at the $60 billion dollar New York-based hedge fund, Millennium Management, and as an Commodities & Energy Portfolio Manager at Castleton Commodities (Louis Dreyfus), one of the largest global commodity merchants. Mr. Rohleder has served as the Chief Investment Officer of a private family office focused on Energy, Commodities, & Reinsurance and as an Energy, Commodities & Reinsurance Portfolio Manager prior to Climate Commodities. Mr. Rohleder is an Adjunct Finance Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania alumni, Columbia University alumni, and former Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Mr. Tung is a former First Lieutenant in the Singaporean military and holds two degrees from Columbia University.
founders
Benjamin Banwart
Co-founder
Benjamin Banwart is Co-Founder of Climate Commodities (CC). At CC, Mr. Banwart serves as leadership for CC’s operating businesses in physical trading, mineral processing & refining, transportation & logistics, renewable power & alternative fuels, and reinsurance.
Nicholaus Rohleder
Co-founder
Nicholaus Rohleder is the Co-Founder of Climate Commodities (CC). At CC, Mr. Rohleder sits on the steering committees of CC’s operating businesses in physical trading, mineral processing & refining, transportation & logistics, renewable power & alternative fuels, and reinsurance.
Julian Tung
Co-founder
Julian Tung is Co-Founder of Climate Commodities (CC). At CC, Mr. Tung directly supports the leadership for CC’s operating businesses in physical trading, mineral processing & refining, transportation & logistics, renewable power & alternative fuels, and reinsurance.