Welcome to the May Virtus newsletter! If April showers bring May flowers, then consider this month’s bloom a signal – seeds planted in climate finance are beginning to take root. Some are promising and some precarious, but all are pushing us to rethink how growth should really look in our space. On Untangling Climate Finance,…
Written by Sean Penrith Introduction I was sitting on the patio after a day out with my wife, hunting down the perfect Xmas gift for her parents. I saw an alert for a post to our corporate Slack channel covering news relating to climate finance and markets. The headline flashed, “Phantom rice projects expose voluntary…
Listen to this episode on any of the streaming platforms below. “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” — Chris Slater In our newest episode of Untangling Climate Finance, Jay sat down with Chris Slater, CEO and Founder of Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company, to dig into how carbon credit insurance is unlocking capital, reshaping risk,…
Follow us on LinkedIn! Click here. Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below: Written By: Jay Tipton As the world seeks to combat climate change, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has gained significant attention. Achieving net-zero pathways by 2050 could require removing six to ten gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, making…
Follow us on LinkedIn! Click here. Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below: Written By: Julie Witherspoon As the climate crisis intensifies, the shortage of climate finance becomes more pressing. Innovative financial tools, particularly philanthropic capital and impact investing are crucial for driving positive change. These instruments can catalyze environmental action,…
