Jennifer Morris, who heads up the global conservation outfit, rules out preserving nature through internationally traded biodiversity credits as it does not make scientific sense, but says “like for like” regional certificates could work.
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Decarbonisation won’t come easy – especially for Asia Pacific. With its growing presence in Singapore, climate solutions consultancy STX Group aims to assist corporates in the region to navigate the journey.
Economist Michael Greenstone, who first put a price on emissions for the US government, says that unless the price gap between fossil fuels and clean energy narrows, poor countries will face difficult trade-offs amid climate breakdown.
The sustainable finance executive had recently defended forest management carbon projects, a sector facing intense scrutiny. But he also lamented the challenges of working against such headwinds. CIX says it is searching for a new chief.