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Carbon credits generated using the CIBO program could be traded on a third party marketplace such as that developed by Indigo Agriculture.

Manulife sustainability head Brian Kernohan says plans mentioned in a recent TCFD-aligned report are at a ‘very exploratory’ stage but could involve marketing the asset class ‘specifically for the purposes of mitigating climate change.’

The Prime Alternative Finance fund has a pipeline of projects worth roughly £500m and the firm is close to launching a Sharia-compliant version follow-on.

The Nuveen subsidiary is looking at ways water quality and biodiversity offset markets could be developed, as it also sizes up carbon offsets.

Tenacious Ventures co-founder Sarah Nolet takes a look at how agricultural production needs to change in the face of climate change and where new opportunities may be found.

Greencoat Capital’s Jamie Milne walks us through the firm’s pioneering UK greenhouse which will use recycled heat from a water treatment facility to achieve optimal growing temperatures.

The firm’s early stage and agtech investments vehicle’s commitment to The Kingfish Company gives it exposure to a business embarking on a US expansion project in 2021.

The roadmap makes 37 recommendations for participants in the financial system that will help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and go further than government policy.

Direction of travel signaled by the bloc over the past few years is creating a fundraising environment beneficial to start-ups and is now backed by a sustainability conscious subsidy package.

VC investment into agtech has grown 75% since 2014 and looks keen to keep growing as the sector offers opportunities across types of investors.