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Al Gore’s Just Climate fund raises $175M from Microsoft and CalSTRS for nature-based climate investments


The new fund aims to restore nature to reverse biodiversity loss and emissions from land use.

Most investors overlook actual lions — that is, nature-based solutions like biodiversity tend to get short shrift in the investment world. Nature-based solutions address greenhouse gas sources that typically fall under agriculture, forestry, and land-use change, which together represent about 15% of annual global emissions. The firm cites a few examples of possible investments, including biological fertilizers and pesticides, restoration finance platforms, and technologies that verify carbon reduction and biodiversity protection.

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