Understanding Transition Finance: Opportunities in a Low-Carbon Future

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Understanding Transition Finance - A Comprehensive Overview

Transition finance is revolutionizing the financial landscape by supporting the global shift to a low-carbon economy. This article explores the vast opportunities within transition finance, its connection to climate risk, and the complex decision-making required to build a robust investment portfolio. With a systematic and analytical approach, investors can capitalize on this transformative era of economic change.

Oct 01, 2024

C.Robin Castelli, Partner, Head of Transition Finance Investing, Orange Ridge Capital

Understanding Transition Finance - A Comprehensive Overview

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Transition finance plays a critical role in shifting from a carbon-intensive to a net-zero economy, offering a vast array of investment opportunities across numerous sectors.
Unlike traditional ESG approaches, transition finance emphasizes dynamic investment strategies and positive screening, focusing on companies actively moving towards greener practices.
Managing transition finance projects requires rigorous modeling, expert analysis, and a detailed understanding of the root problems and their impacts to make well-informed investment decisions.
Building a transition finance portfolio is challenging due to the lack of historical data, requiring forward-looking models, quantitative analysis, and long-term strategies spanning decades.