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Delicious and abundant: yes, we're talking about voluntary carbon markets
26 August 2021Offsets play an important transitional role in neutralizing emissions that are more difficult to abate, argues Vikram Widge
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Channelling capital into forest conservation
A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports
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Channelling capital into forest conservation
06 July 2018A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports
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Sustainable Forestry 2017: IFC Forests Bond
30 June 2017Preventing deforestation can yield numerous social as well as environmental benefits. Many governments have therefore taken action to protect their forests, but it is widely acknowledged that their efforts are inadequate and that substantial private finance will be required.
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Climate finance 'needs equity not debt'
19 April 2017Equity rather than debt is more urgently needed to fill the $670 billion climate financing gap, according to one clean energy company director.
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The growing case for conservation finance
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
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Carbon finance 2016: World Bank Pilot Auction Facility
23 March 2016The World Bank's Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) of price guarantees for methane emission reductions was a worthy winner in the carbon finance category.
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World Bank to pay $2.40 for methane credits in 'scalable' initiative
17 July 2015The World Bank has agreed to pay $2.40 for carbon credits through a new initiative to help keep methane-reduction projects alive.