Will the VCM make the most of a demand driver buried in SBTi’s new net zero standard? Welcome to September! This quarter for the ‘Conversations on Integrity’ series, we thought we’d take on a great will-they-or-won’t-they drama in the carbon market: Ongoing Emissions Responsibility (OER). OER is a new mechanism introduced by the Science-based Targets […]
A decade ago, when we were launching Nature4Climate, making the case for investment in nature was very much impact first, with returns treated as an afterthought or a hope. You led with the forests and the species and the livelihoods, and you crossed your fingers that the numbers might one day follow. Let me be […]
This piece was originally published by the World Economic Forum on August 5, 2026. Private capital investments in nature projects have increased roughly five-fold over the last decade, reaching $14 billion in 2025. Recent research shows institutional investors are backing a broader range of nature investments as the market matures. Four investment trends show how […]
Everyone in this market backs a portfolio approach. We still haven’t agreed what the mix should be – or who should make that call.
We come at carbon from different starting points. One of us builds carbon removal portfolios at Climeworks Solutions, with roots in engineered removal. The other advises governments on nature-based programmes. Where you sit shapes what you fund, and we have both felt that pull. Funding climate solutions well is a balancing act. The hardest part […]
The release of SBTi’s revised corporate Net Zero Standard in June will measurably reduce the level of uncertainty that’s clouded what “credible” means for corporate climate action for years. The standard recognizes a clear role for markets, including high-integrity carbon credit markets, as part of responsible corporate action on the road to net zero. That’s […]
Anyone who has worked on the sell side of the voluntary carbon market knows that selling carbon credits can feel like getting a Rube Goldberg machine to work. It’s a complex process with lots of moving parts that often takes a long time to succeed. Earlier this year, Ecosystem Marketplace and Carbon Capital Lab launched […]
