How to invest for a better climate
Tomas Lando • April 1, 2021
The transition to a low-carbon economy is creating new markets for clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and other eco-friendly technologies
Key take-aways
- Climate investments are not just investments in renewable energy production, but in various technologies and solutions that enable a transition to a low-carbon economy.
- Private market investments can be made in solutions that have already reached a low technological risk and are on a path to commercialisation.
- Portfolios should be diversified both in terms of impact and return.
“I think the general population has been aware of climate change for a while, but in recent years there’s been a broad understanding that it’s not only real, but it’s happening now and it’s happening fast,” says Nicolas Herrido, Impact Investing Specialist at Lando Partners. “People are experiencing the effects of the changing weather patterns, such as heatwaves, forest fires or flooding, and the realisation has dawned that these changes will continue unless we make significant efforts to reduce carbon emissions.”
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