Swiss Re goes ‘green’

edit Swiss Reinsurance, one of Rita's clients, has capitalized on a brilliant play in what we've sometimes called new market tectonics. What's come together is the increasing relevance and urgency around global warming with a market mechanism that creates financial incentives for trading in carbon credits. The Swiss Re folks realized that the Kyoto Protocol imposes legally binding commitments to reduce or offset greenhouse gases on the 36 countries that have joined. Where does Swiss Re come in? Realizing that some projects may fail to meet Kyoto targets and providing protection for investors. This further's Swiss Re's traditional role of making risky projects more affordable, while at the same time supporting investment in green projects. A great MarketBusting move!

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The Pentagon commissioned a report on the possibility of rapid climate change in particular examining the collapse of the north atlantic thermohaline conveyor (a process that delivers warmth from the gulf stream to Europe).

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There is no reason to do it. You could though if you wanted. Carbon credits for corporations are them meeting a legal burden they have. They’re not necessarily interested in going green, they just want to meet the legal requirements out there. An individual would do better to either go greener themselves or invest in green technology.

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