Learning Challenge
Introduction to Carbon Finance
46m
English
Topic
Carbon Finance, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Landscape Finance
This is Part 3 of the Results Based Payments Related to Carbon Programmes Masterclass, a session delivered as part of the Climate Finance Learning Challenge co-hosted with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's Local Finance for Forest and Landscape Restoration Community of Practice in November 2022.
In this video excerpt, Marina Gavaldão a specialist carbon project developer at Ubá Sustainability Institute, introduces the basic concepts needed to understand Carbon Finance, including:
- Carbon credit mechanisms
- Carbon market structure
- What activities qualify for carbon finance
- Carbon accounting
- Carbon project cycle
- 'Jargon-Buster' glossary of key terms
The session also includes a Q&A with the expert panel delivering this Masterclass.
