1 / 17

Collaborative research

Collaborative research. Applying financial analysis to climate change investment. UNFCCC: 86% of total investment has to come from the private sector.

richardasmith
Download Presentation

Collaborative research

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Collaborative research

  2. Applying financial analysis to climate change investment

  3. UNFCCC:86% of total investment has to come from the private sector

  4. “…while climate change may have reached a tipping-point of sorts in 2006 as far as perceptions of the problem are concerned, the same cannot be said for perceptions of the solution.”Center on International Cooperation and River Path Associates, “The State of the Debate”

  5. Early ideas Initial commitments Research period Final Report 2006 2007 Launch conference Analysis period Shaping

  6. Cap-and-trade schemes provide market-driven solutions to identify efficient sets of solutions that will evolve Forestry is a big unknown - the range of credible estimates for the real extent of abatement potential is broad, and the real costs of forestry projects which mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are unknown.

  7. Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) “Given [the] obstacles, along with the fact that some key technological aspects remain unproven, CCS is unlikely to contribute to stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 over the next two decades.” JP MorganChase Solar Energy “Photovoltaic [should grow at a] rate of 50% over the period 2006-2010. For the next decade (2011-2020) average annual growth is expected to run at well over 22%.” Bank Sarasin Biofuels “Since the price of diesel is highly correlated with the price of crude oil, high oil prices imply higher biodiesel prices, in our view. Therefore, if oil prices remain high – ie, greater than US$55/barrel, there is potential for significant upside in the valuation of biodiesel.” ABN Amro Adaptation “Climate changes are locked into the world’s weather system and these changes may represent material risks (or opportunities) to business.” Barclays and Acclimatise

  8. Renewable energy “The renewable energy industry has momentum and is here to stay. [...] Several technologies are already price competitive and others are close, when GHG emissions are priced in. [...] Our top picks are in: project developers, geothermal, solar thermal and wave power” CanAccord Adams Energy efficiency “Reducing the percentage of energy costs in relation to total sales has become a key means of remaining competitive and lessening the impact of higher raw material costs on profit”Credit Suisse Forestry “Forestry resources represent the second largest bio-energy resource and a key material for the development of new markets that include clean energy, bio-materials and molecules [...] Paper companies owning substantial forestland are thus becoming increasingly attractive for investors” Sustainable Forestry Management

  9. Energy investment is going to become much riskier: technological development, higher and more volatile prices for oil and gas; pricing of greenhouse gas emissions.

  10. “Wider sustainability issues matter in selecting options to combat climate change as, apart from being important in themselves, they are also often likely to be material to the commercial viability of an investment” Forum for the Future

  11. Pick a winning portfolio Investors should invest now, as markets and other government measures are likely to produce prices in the range of €30 to €40 per tonne of CO2.

  12. A mix of sectors and technologies is essential; no single technology suffices Abatement potential up to about 15 Gt is available Successful model portfolios exist – though concentrated at $30 to $60 per tonne, and based upon IPCC/UNFCC data

  13. Rules and changes • Investors need stable policies and a predictable process for change • A price for carbon is essential • Good regulations can drive efficiency gains • The dialogue with policy makers must improve

  14. Policy implications • Create the Carbon Market - business will invest once carbon price and markets exist • Support More Research: • Quantify the Impact of Forestry - an accurate model is necessary for realistic portfolios • Assess Carbon Capture and Sequestration – real costs may outweigh perceived benefits • Avoid Carbon-Dumping Wars – duties on carbon ‘at the borders’ could be worse than anti-dumping trade wars • Set International Standards – product level, carbon intensity, carbon offsets • Set Higher Policy Standards to Realise Existing Positive Abatement Opportunities - lower consumption, and increase efficiency of existing energy

  15. Summary

More Related