Natural Capital

Nature is our most precious asset. When economists are saying to value it or face ruin, it’s time to listen

Protecting biodiversity is not the preserve of environmentalists. It is an economic issue. It is a financial issue. It is a whole-of-society issue

According to WWF report, asset managers in Asia need to do more to address climate change and nature loss that put their portfolios at greater risk.

UNEP publishes new study, "Adapt to Survive: Businesss transformation in a time of uncertainty" with six key actions business should take to find long-term success

New report out from WEF and McKinsey on natural climate solutions and their integration into countries' green economic recovery plans as well as corporate strategies. It confirms estimates that NCS can provide one-third of the climate mitigation to reach a 1.5- or 2-degree pathway by 2030—and at a lower cost than other forms of carbon dioxide removal.

EU's Ursula von der Leyen calls for 'Paris-style agreement' for biodiversity

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen has pitched the idea of an international biodiversity agreement along the lines of the Paris accord. She called it urgent for the world.

"Survey puts a value on natural capital of new woodlands"
This study provides quantitative evidence of the natural capital benefits of planting new woodlands in the UK. These benefits include not only the projected revenues of selling harvested timber, but also environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration and water storage that will provide benefits to society more broadly.

"A new study in Nature Sustainability incorporates the damages that climate change does to healthy ecosystems into standard climate-economics models."
The study also shows that existing models have been underestimating the cost of climate damages to society by a factor of more than five. This reinforces the need for more aggressive carbon emissions efforts.

How feeding squirrels fluorescent hazelnut paste can reduce global warming and improve biodiversity