The presentation of the Carbon Streaming Corporation released in May 2023.

Climate Asset Management was formed in 2020 as a joint venture of HSBC Asset Management and Pollination, with the ambition to grow the world’s largest asset management company dedicated to natural capital.

At Carbon Streaming, it aims to accelerate a net-zero future. It pioneered the use of streaming transactions, a proven and flexible funding model, to scale high-integrity carbon credit projects to advance global climate action and additional United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This approach aligns the strategic interests with those of project partners to create long-term relationships built on a shared commitment to sustainability and accountability and positions it as a trusted source for buyers seeking high-quality carbon credits.

Founded in 2020 to manage investments focused on the verified/voluntary carbon market, Melbourne-based Carbon Growth Partners says its aim is to deliver three key outcomes through investing: to generate financial returns, protect and restore nature, and accelerate climate action.

Key H1 2023 insights

More, albeit smaller, deals

Natural Capital and Nature Based Carbon strategies receive flows from a range of investors for Natural Capital projects globally.

Natural Capital Strategy has made its first investment into an Iberian land transformation project for regenerative high-value almond production and enhanced biodiversity.

Nature Based Carbon Strategy has invested in Global EverGreening Alliance’s Restore Africa Programme - the world’s largest community-based land-restoration project.

Three main carbon project development phases exist:

A major new study by Trove Research finds that investment into carbon credit projects between 2012 and 2022 totalled $36bn, with half of this occurring in the last three years and more than $3bn in future investment already committed. This new wave of investment will deliver more than a thousand new carbon reduction projects, ranging from forest protection to carbon capture and storage, and will provide a growing stream of carbon credits that corporates can use in their decarbonisation efforts.

This report lays out key developer-level observations and discuss possible implications for the voluntary carbon markets (VCM).Unlike other research reports, it has looked at the voluntary carbon market (VCM) through the lens of the carbon project developer, putting aside any project- or registry-specific profiling. Data sources include the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project and Abatable's proprietary data. Key observations are based on conversations with a network of project developers over the last year.

The market for carbon offsets is highly dependent on worldwide regulatory efforts to hold countries accountable for their climate impacts.

BloombergNEF examines potential market outcomes based on different regulatory scenarios for carbon offsets, defined as verified reductions in climate-warming gases used to compensate for emissions that occur elsewhere.