FRA
have welcomed news that Australia's carbon forests are being linked
to the EU's ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon offsetting
tool.
Seattle,
United States, September 4, 2012 -- Forestry Research Associates
(FRA) have welcomed news that Australia's carbon forests are being
linked to the EU's ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon
offsetting tool.
The
move is also being greeted warmly by the country’s carbon
offsetting pioneer, Greenfleet, which said that the change will bring
plenty of credibility to its carbon forest scheme. Greenfleet CEO,
Sarah Gipton, explained, “It brings greater simplicity to the
scheme; and linking to the more established market means Australia
will benefit from the EU experience and Australian carbon project
developers can tap into a larger market.”
She
went on to add: “We are confident that investment in Australian
carbon forests that offer additional biodiversity benefits will
continue to rise as liable parties build their carbon management
portfolios.”
Ms
Gipton issued a statement talking about the relatively new asset
class of investing in carbon offsetting. She explained that most
savvy investors will take the 'portfolio approach when making
investments to deal with the risks. This is the same as any other
asset class - it's always a good idea to hedge your bets with a
diverse portfolio, claims FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins.
Greenfleet
is a forest abatement organization that helps businesses to offset
their carbon emissions by planting trees. FRA supports this kind of
project and also investment in forestry via sustainable plantations,
which can also help to businesses and individual investors to offset
their carbon emissions - while making healthy returns.
“Investing
in plantations through forestry managers like Greenwood
Management, which runs plantations in Brazil and
Canada, is a great way to give a little back while making your cash
work harder for you.”
Forestry
investment tend to perform better than stocks and bonds and the
demand for timber and charcoal products is rising off the back of
growing economies of India, China and Japan.
About
Forestry Research Associates
Forestry
Research Associates is a research and advisory consultancy that
focuses on forestry management, sustainability issues and forestry
investment around the globe.
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Contact:
Peter
Collins
Forestry
Research Associates
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Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge
Island, WA 98110
(206)
316 8394
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