Carbon forestry needs a stronger Govt policy commitment
Friday 19 Jul 2024
With carbon forestry prices declining, there is growing
anticipation for the new government to take decisive
action to address challenges and stabilise opportunities in the
sector. The Minister for Climate Change, Hon. Simon
Watts, will discuss these issues at our annual conference, Carbon Forestry
2024 on 20-21 August 2024, in Rotorua, NZ.
The keynote speaker is Jo Saleeba, Head of
Sustainability for New Forests Asset Management. Jo will discuss
the key international perspectives on carbon
markets. New Forests has been actively developing investments in nature-based solutions since inception in 2005. This includes pioneering
transactions in the Californian and Australian carbon markets and
investing in wetland, stream, and biodiversity banks in the United
States and Asia. They operate in government-regulated and voluntary
carbon markets in all the regions in which they invest. Their vision is
to see investment in land use and forestry as central to the transition
to a sustainable future.
Who else is speaking at this year’s Carbon Forestry
Conference?
- The Honourable Simon Watts, Minister of Climate
Change
- Barry Anderson, General Manager - Sector Analysis
at the Climate Change Commission
- Our expert panel on “NZ ETS - Government
Policy and the State of the Market”
- Sean Weaver, CEO of Ekos on “Global Trends in
Voluntary Markets and How they Translate to Local Contexts”
- David Hall, and Renee Raroa of Toha Foundry on
“Opportunity in Crisis: How the ECX uses Radical Collaboration to
Unlock Finance for Native Forest Carbon”
- Kristin Green, Economist & Environmental Policy
Consultant on “Do the Government and Climate Change Commission
have different visions for the NZ ETS?”
Further details on the event can be found on the event website.
Source: Carbon Forestry 2024, Innovatek
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