The market for sustainable investing and low carbon solutions exceeds $9 trillion today and presents a $23 trillion investment opportunity by 2030. This represents enormous potential for generating attractive financial returns while also creating positive environmental impacts in energy, water, forestry, fisheries, agriculture and other sectors.

This blog highlights examples of Nicholas School of the Environment perspectives on the intersection of environmental management and finance, and draws from its finance-focused classes and programs such as Introduction to Environmental Finance (Dr. Chris Wedding), Clean Energy Finance (Dr. Chris Wedding), Water Finance (Dr. Martin Doyle) and the Business & Environment concentration for the Master of Environmental Management degree program.