Financing Nature-Based Carbon Removal in Emerging Markets: Who Takes the Risk Before Credits Arrive?

Nature-based carbon removal – agroforestry, restoration and improved grassland management – needs substantial investment years before verified credits are issued. In emerging markets, evolving regulation and perceived country risk widen that gap.

So who needs to take which risks before a high-integrity removal project becomes investable?

Using Angola as a practical case study, this moderated panel brings together government, developer, carbon standard and investor perspectives. Together, they will identify the policy and market actions that allow capital to move earlier, from forward purchases and blended finance to government assurances and independent verification. The session closes with a short action list showing who needs to act, and how communities and host countries keep a fair share of the benefits.