Spotlight topic:
Nature-based solutions
17 results
01 Economy & Finance
The shift to sustainability can lead the economic recovery
02 Natural Solutions
Nature has never been under greater threat
There is growing interest in nature-based solutions for sustainability
There is rising interest in regenerative food systems that restore and nourish land, ecosystems and livelihoods
Investment activity in natural solutions is taking off
Some countries are natural-solutions superpowers
Achieving 1.5°C and net zero will probably require some level of carbon removal through nature-based solutions
Demand for NCS credits is growing rapidly in line with corporates’ net-zero ambitions
Many scenarios rely on biomass energy with carbon capture and storage at huge scale
It’s not only a climate story. There is growing business and investor interest in the wider role of natural solutions
Use of “bio-based“ and similar terms is taking off in consumer and industrials sectors
Natural solutions for construction are proliferating
Governments will play a key role in helping natural solutions to scale up quickly
06 Value Chains & Circularity
Consumer interest in sustainability is at an all time high
There have been step changes in consumer behaviour
Entrenched interests are a barrier to progress on the circular economy, but some are rethinking their business models
Commitments to end deforestation are common, but action lags far behind