Renewables Grid Initiative 262d ago

GINGR and RGI hosted 'Connecting Nature Finance: Understanding biodiversity credits and their role in a nature-positive future' on 7 October 2025 to explore the emerging field of biodiversity credits and their potential to channel private sector investment into conservation and restoration. During this first session of Connecting Energies 2025: Civil Society Webinar Series, participants learnt how biodiversity credits are generated, traded and applied in practice, as well as the distinction between credits and offsets, challenges in scaling, and how these tools could link to wider policy frameworks, such as biodiversity net gain strategies or nature restoration laws. Importantly, the discussion also provided room to address key obstacles such as greenwashing concerns, verification gaps and the need for a common measurement framework. With three speakers from the European Commission, the UK and Australia, we explored the EU’s Roadmap towards Nature Credits, and learnt from case studies of existing nature credit schemes, including aspects such as governance structures, monitoring requirements and opportunities for NGO engagement. Furthermore, we considered the potential implications of a nascent biodiversity credit market for grid and renewable energy infrastructure planning. More info and presentations available here: https://renewables-grid.eu/resources/connecting-nature-finance/