Investing in early-stage carbon projects

​Join us on Tuesday 12th March at 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT/ 4pm GMT for a panel discussion about how to build confidence, demand, and quality in pre-issuance carbon projects.

​Over the last year, demand in the market has decidedly shifted away from issued credits and towards purchasing pre-issuance credits (credits that are yet to be delivered) and investment. For every $1 spent in the ex-post market, roughly $4 is being invested in the pre-issuance market.

​As pre-issuance purchases and investments increase, buyers and investors will be presented with new types of project risks. This webinar will address these challenges and look at how to build confidence in the pre-issuance market.

​Bringing together leaders from across the Carbon market, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the panel of experts.

​Speakers:

​Margaret Morales, Director, Carbon, GreenBiz Group (moderator)

​Margaret Morales is director of carbon at GreenBiz Group. She brings more than a decade of experience in climate policy, communications and project development. Prior to GreenBiz she led the marketing and communications team at forest carbon project developer Terraformation. She also launched the research program on natural carbon capture in working lands for climate policy think tank Sightline Institute. She holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of British Columbia.

​Edward Rumsey, Managing Partner, Permian Global

​Edward is a Managing Partner of Permian Global, a business that is working for the protection and recovery of tropical forest by developing large-scale tropical forest protection and restoration projects that are funded through the generation and sale of verified emission reductions (VERs). Prior to Permian Global, Edward had a career in finance at ABN Amro and European Credit Management (ECM). Edward is also a Special Adviser to the World Bank Group, Carbon Markets and Innovation Team, and previously held an elected position on the Verra VCS Program Advisory Group.

​Jeremiah Lim, Director, Carbon & Sustainable Fuels Infrastructure, Energy Transition Investment Banking, Barclays

​Jeremiah is a Director within Barclays Energy Transition group, which provides investment banking advisory services to the power, utilities, energy and climate technology sectors. Jeremiah leads carbon management and sustainable fuels infrastructure coverage for Europe, which is a holistic full-value chain industry team advising developers of carbon capture (point of source or direct air capture) to transportation and permanent, durable storage or utilisation in electrolytic fuels in combination with hydrogen.

Jeremiah previously was head of Barclays’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Structuring business, which developed and structured bespoke ESG investor solutions such as customised and managed ESG indices and structured products, where he led the launch of Barclays Green and Social Structured Notes programme. 

​Joseph Sarvary, Manager, ENGIE

​Joe works as a carbon markets expert at ENGIE Impact, a dedicated decarbonization consultancy. He has advised clients on building long term carbon credit procurement strategies controlling for reputational risks alongside the general market’s exposure to price, quality and supply risks. His clients have secured over 10 million credits through a combination of spot market, long term offtake and equity investments. Prior to his consulting experience, Joe spent 10 years working on direct habitat restoration and ecosystem conservation work in Latin America as a Director of a grassroots conservation organization. He has an MBA from INSEAD and an MA in Biology from Miami University.

​Ronan Carr, Lead Analytical Officer, BeZero Carbon

​Ronan Carr is Lead Analytical Officer at BeZero Carbon, a global ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market.

​Prior to BeZero, Ronan had 20 years’ experience in macro investment research, latterly at Bank of America as a Cross Asset and European Equity Strategist. At Morgan Stanley, he was part of the consistently top-ranked European Equity Strategy team and also spent time as the Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Strategist. Ronan has a degree in International Commerce & French from University College Dublin, where he also won the Dean's List Award.