JPMorgan Just Sparked a $210M Green Finance Revolution--Here's What It Means for Carbon Markets
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The carbon credit market has long been stuck in a chicken-and-egg trap: investors want scale, but developers need capital to get there. Chestnut's CFO Greg Adams believes this debt-based structure may finally break that cycle. Instead of relying on equity or philanthropyas most projects still dothis structure could reduce the cost of capital and make room for infrastructure funds and mainstream financiers. JPMorgan's Vijnan Batchu echoed that view, saying giving developers runway at a better financing cost is key to delivering meaningful impact. The hope is that this model doesn't stay a one-off.
While it's still early, the move may hint at a broader shift. Nancy Pfund of DBL Partners, an investor in Chestnut, noted that while this one loan doesn't solve the market's broader capital gap, it could be a turning point. If more deals like this follow, the voluntary carbon marketoften dismissed as too small to mattermight start to look like a serious asset class. And if Chestnut's partnership with Microsoft proves scalable, carbon removal could finally gain the financial muscle it needs to grow.
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