Capturing the Carbon Opportunity - The New Frontier in Forestry Investment

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Olly Hughes and David Gardner, Gresham House | Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec, Pension Protection Fund | Simon Whistler, PRI

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Forestry provides a multifaceted solution in the drive towards net zero economies, and one that is increasingly relevant for institutional investors looking to combine sustainable long-term returns with inherent environmental and social benefits. Carbon absorption and storage by forests is recognised in the Paris Agreement as a key part of the solution to climate change. Carbon forestry has emerged as a new investment sector which contributes directly towards the target to reduce emissions through commercial reforestation or the development of new permanent forests not harvested for commercial timber, but instead producing new carbon credits. Returns from carbon forestry are accretive to conventional timberland returns and uncorrelated to other asset classes. For conventional timberland, the benefits of using timber and timber products in place of environmental damaging alternatives will assume ever greater importance in our transition towards a low carbon economy and are expected to drive further timber price growth. To incentivise and achieve the goal of limiting temperature increases to between 1.5°C and 2°C, global economies must combine the use of carbon credits, allowing a transitionary period, with the development of new technologies and practices to significantly reduce carbon emissions. These pathways to net zero are creating an exciting new frontier for Forestry investors. Join experts from Forestry investment specialists Gresham House Asset Management, The Pension Protection Fund and the PRI as they share their insights into Forestry as a sustainable and commercial asset class and discuss the unique opportunity for institutional investors in 2021 and beyond. Presented by: Olly Hughes, Managing Director, Forestry - Gresham House David Gardner, CIO, Forestry - Gresham House Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec, Portfolio Manager Alternatives - Pension Protection Fund Simon Whistler, Senior Specialist, Investment Practices - PRI Moderator: Brendan Maton, IPE
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