The World Economic Forum reports a staggering $4-5 trillion climate financing gap impeding our progress towards a climate-resilient future. This gap persists largely due to fragmented, siloed, and analogue approaches that hinder financial capacity building. A recent report by Carbon Market Watch reveals a significant imbalance in the global carbon project landscape after analysing 69 carbon projects (30 global, 39 in Africa). Of 101 companies working on African projects, 62% based in countries with ‘very high human development’, with only 15% headquartered in ‘low human development’ countries, and less than 28% of companies were from African countries. These findings underscore the urgent need for a more equitable distribution of carbon market benefits and will form a central part of our discussion.
Join CETFI and ZERO13 for an insightful webinar exploring how the convergence of impact, finance, and technology is pivotal in constructing the future of finance and sustainability with integrity, trust, and confidence. Central to our discussion is the synergy of risk, return, technology, and impact – a crucial combination if we are to successfully bridge the climate finance gap and address the geographical imbalances in the carbon market.
Key discussion points on the agenda:
▸ Innovative approaches reshaping investment, trading, and settlement in both voluntary and compliance markets, that address critical issues of transparency, equity, and efficiency;
▸ Different types of carbon credit instruments such as VCCs (voluntary carbon credits) and ITMOs (internationally transferred mitigation outcomes);
▸ The use of alternative financing tools for climate projects such green bonds, structured products and derivatives, including forward carbon credits with more transparent pricing and indexation;
▸ A ‘source to sale’ digital approach using dMRV, AI and blockchain for a seamless digital journey from credit generation to retirement;
▸ Market interoperability to bridge traditional and digital approaches (hybrid models);
▸ Strategies for breaking down market silos and standardisation efforts to enhance cross-market compatibility
▸ Price disparities between developed and developing nation credits and its implications for local community benefits;
▸ Emerging trends in carbon credit markets and opportunities for market participants in the evolving landscape.
This event is open for carbon market professionals and investors, policy makers and regulators, climate finance experts, and industry leaders interested in innovative and equitable approaches to climate finance.
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