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Can we call time on investment without equity? Find out with Daniel Farchy from EIB
20 Jan 2020
Daniel Farchy is an Equity Investment Officer in the Infrastructure Funds and Climate Action division of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) New Products and Special Transactions Department, where he focuses on environmental funds investment and climate finance policy. Recently, Daniel led EIB’s investment in the Green Bond Cornerstone Fund, managed by Amundi and developed in […]
Giving voice to underrepresented groups with Augusta Senenssie – GLF Luxembourg 2019
30 Dec 2019
Augusta sits on Plan International Advisory Panel and is the Founder of Gatekeepers, an ethnographic research consultancy specialising in Indigenous communities & disparate groups. A University student passionate about how policy and advocacy are used as mediums for change, Augusta has spent the last eight years working alongside NGOs, private interests and humanitarian groups working […]
Coordinating the fight against climate change with UNEP’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit (TEU) Chief Musonda Mumba – GLF Luxembourg 2019
30 Dec 2019
Musonda Mumba is the new Chief of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit since 1 June 2018. She joined UN Environment in October 2008, as a programme officer in Climate Change Adaptation Unit based in Nairobi, requested to lead the work on the development of the Global Adaptation Network (GAN) and also develop new proposals for the […]
Barriers to inclusive sustainable finance in a landscape context
20 Dec 2019
Agriculture, forestry and other land uses are central to the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). They may also contribute up to 20% of emission reductions needed to achieve the Paris mitigation target. Notably, nearly 60% of food production is produced by smallholders (<20 ha) who are undoubtedly the most vulnerable to climate change. […]
Carbon Financing, Offsetting and Corporate Mitigation Strategies
12 Dec 2019
Faced with public pressure, regulation and increasing climate risks companies need to transition towards low carbon business models. In the absence of mature technological solutions, direct investment in forest ecosystem restoration through offsetting can provide a stopgap strategy towards medium and long-term ambitious mitigation goals. A commitment to invest in carbon capture through forest ecosystem […]
Restoration of Degraded Land for Bioenergy and Rural Livelihoods: a Promising Business Case from Indonesia
12 Dec 2019
A large portion of the population in Indonesia lacks access to electrical power, and most of this portion lives in rural areas. No access to electricity strongly limits people’s fundamental needs. Presently, diesel fuel is predominately used to generate electricity in remote areas, at high costs and hindering local communities to receive equitable and reliable […]
From Pilot to Mainstream: What is Required for Land Use Transformation at Scale?
12 Dec 2019
Sustainable models for commodity production can generate positive risk return ratios compared to business-as-usual projects. However, across the globe rates of adoption remain low. To date, much of the focus has been on commitments by private sector companies to remove deforestation from their supply chains and we have seen a proliferation of pilot projects, yet […]
