Craig Lawrence

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Craig Lawrence Sustainability Actions

Infrastructure planning support

Craig was appointed as an Infrastructure Planning Specialist by the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility to assist Pacific Island nations leverage infrastructure for sustainable development.

Led infrastructure programme

Between December 2018 and September 2019, Craig led the Economic and Social Infrastructure Program as its inaugural Managing Director. This 4+4 year, $130m Australian program supports the planning, prioritisation, and delivery of key energy, telecommunications and water infrastructure in Papua New Guinea.

Energy transition investing

Energy Transition Ventures was established in 2021 to fund and support startups that are driving or benefiting from the energy transition, to provide cleaner and more sustainable sources and uses of energy. In its first year, it invested in companies such as Resilient Power for EV charging infrastructure and Dronebase for aerial data management for solar and wind farms.

Backed cleantech companies

At Accel, Craig led cleantech investments during the first major wave of cleantech venture capital investing, including investments in Sunrun and OPower.