Despite the feel-good appeal of planting a tree as a planet-positive act, and the various trillion-tree initiatives taking root around the world, the benefits of tree-planting programs are being questioned.
A new fund launched by Terraformation and Bankers without Boundaries aims to create a new class of investors willing to pour money into creating new forests.
More and more companies are pursuing ambitious emissions goals, and science points to nature-based solutions as an immediately deployable part of the world’s net zero pathway. But how can – and how should – companies look to invest in forest carbon?
Amidst growing scrutiny of today's voluntary carbon markets, many leading companies are turning to a new wave of technological solutions that promise to bring quality and transparency to nature-based carbon credits. How will artificial intelligence, remote sensing, digital payments and widespread internet access transform these markets?
Thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases and increased wildfires, are slowly transforming Northern Forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.