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What is Climate Litigation? Climate litigation uses environmental laws to establish precedent to compel climate change mitigation efforts. Litigation can be directed at public and private companies, federal governments, city administrations and insurance companies. Climate litigants uses one of five approaches to argue cases:  constitutional law – a state’s breaching of constitutional rights administrative law […]

The financial industry is getting serious about financed emissions Financed emissions are starting to be taken very seriously by the investment management industry. In a prior blog, we discussed Financed Carbon Emissions, which conceptually arose out of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and the G20 leaders stated intention to scale “green finance.” All companies emit […]

The Net Zero Asset Management Initiative should result in a fundamental shift in mobilizing financing toward investment in companies and technologies with a focus on making real impact on climate change.

People using carbon offset should understand how they are priced.

Investors may be better placed to understand the financial implications of managing “E” in ESG when financed carbon emissions are measured and tracked.

For voluntary carbon credits to be effective vehicles for funneling private investments into high quality, effective and impactful projects, the credits must have integrity and investors must have assurance that are achieving their goals.

As more companies and governments make commitments to address plastic pollution, several plastic offsets for claims and credit programs have emerged.

Fundamentally, a carbon credit could represent an intangible asset; however, depending on the jurisdiction and project structure, they may be recognized as a bundle of rights.

Investors face many head winds in shifting their investment portfolios to meet personal environmental and social goals, plus companies need time implement changes.

Voluntary carbon markets allow organizations and individuals to choose to purchase carbon offsets for whatever purpose. According to Ecosytem Marketplace, Voluntary carbon markets are on track to hit $1 billion in annual transactions this year.