NEGATIVE EMISSIONS: MOBILIZING FINANCE TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Carbon removal technologies and nature-based solutions are gaining momentum as essential tools in the fight against climate change, but scaling them requires significant financial innovation. Capital markets, institutional investors, and policymakers must collaborate to mobilize funding for negative emissions solutions at the pace and scale needed to meet global climate goals. What are the emerging financing mechanisms and investment trends driving the growth of carbon removal projects? How can voluntary and compliance carbon markets better support the development and deployment of high-integrity carbon removal solutions? Lastly, what role should financial institutions and policymakers play in ensuring the standardization, transparency, and credibility of negative emissions investments globally?
PANEL
Mathieu Bouchard, Vice President, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs,
Deep Sky
Laurent-David Charbit,
Co-Head of Private Equity Nature and Biodiversity,
Tikehau Capital
Catherine Potvin,
Emeritus Professor, Biology Department, McGill University
MODERATOR
Jason Taylor,
Founder and CEO, Climate Finance Advisors