GREEN: to green or not to green?

Reducing deforestation is necessary to achieve our climate change mitigation and biodiversity goals. At the same time, forest use and transformation are still an economic necessity for many rural households. Can we find development paths that reduce the impact on forests and the depletion of our natural capital? The talk will present and discuss the links between economic growth and forests.

Tackling climate change requires huge investment in new technologies and business models, but how can investors differentiate between investment opportunities that provide real climate solutions and those that may be 'greenwashing'? This talk will explain how CICERO Shades of Green provides transparency on green investments using an approach that incorporates climate science and research.