Combatting AI Coercion and the Unexpected Climate Dividend
Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis shares insights with Just Security on the risk of AI coercion, which stems from reliance on foreign-controlled infrastructure. Nigel finds that reducing vulnerability to AI coercion could accelerate global action against climate change. Read the full article here
The Threat of Unrest Is Decarbonizing the Global South
Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis writes an article for Foreign Policy on how recent oil and gas price spikes are reshaping energy politics across the Global South. Nigel argues that these hikes are making dependence on imported fossil fuels look like a politically dangerous national security risk. Read the full article here
Trump’s fossil fuel crusade confronts the climate faithful
Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis shares insights with Politico on how global climate action will fare in the face of the pro-fossil fuels agenda of the second Trump administration. While the U.S. has interfered in some international efforts to address the climate crisis, Nigel expresses doubt the world’s transition to a global clean economy can […]
COP30 confronts limits of the Paris Agreement system
Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis’ insights on the future of global climate action that can be achieved at COP30 is included in Axios analysis of the global event. Read the full article here
Will Belém Kill Paris?
Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis writes an article for Foreign Policy assessing how the Paris Agreement framework for global climate action hangs in the balance ahead of COP30. While no new treaties will be negotiated at this year’s COP held in Brazil, the opportunities presented by the bioeconomy could offer a chance for global leaders […]
Palm Oil Supply Chain Triggers Inequality Between Small Farmers and Big Industry
In another report published by Chain Reaction Research , the palm oil supply chain generates a value of US$ 282 billion, with a gross profit of US$ 52 billion and an operating profit of US$ 18 billion. Two-thirds of the gross profit is earned by fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail companies. Meanwhile, smallholders, although […]
Profit imbalance in palm oil industry risks environmental compliance, report says
The report cites a 2021 analysis by Chain Reaction Research that found consumer goods companies, manufacturers and retailers receive 66% of the palm oil industry’s gross profits. A transition to deforestation-free palm oil could be accelerated, the report concluded, by increasing corporate purchasing prices by just 1.8% and reinvesting the returns in smallholder farmers to […]
New global fund for forests is a bold experiment in conservation finance
The world’s forests are essential to climate stability, biodiversity and sustainable development. Yet financial mechanisms to support their preservation remain limited. The expected launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 UN climate summit later this year in Brazil presents an opportunity to enhance conservation finance – provided governments and investors commit […]
How much EUDR compliance will cost businesses- and consumers
The report calculates how much these compliance steps will cost by interviewing geolocation data companies, looking at predictions from the European Commission, and consulting previous studies on due diligence, such as one by WWF and one by the think-tank Chain Reaction Research. Read the full article here
The land economy faces material climate-related risks
Senior Director of Climate-Related Risk and Orbitas Niamh McCarthy published a commentary in Environmental Finance highlighting the need for investors and companies across FLAG sectors to take a long-term view of the risks and opportunities climate transitions pose. “The stark reality is this: FLAG sector companies and investors interested in long-term f inancial returns must […]