Alvin Lim is the CEO and Co-founder of Climate Bridge International, where he leads the international business of Climate Bridge Group, one of Asia's leading carbon finance companies. He was formerly the Head of Asia Environmental Products at Morgan Stanley and Vice President in the Enterprise Strategy team at GIC (Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund), where he authored several white papers on the role of carbon markets for asset owners. Alvin is a member of the Expert Advisory Group of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) and a Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore Centre for Governance and Sustainability. He holds a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
Alvin Lim
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Carbon credit ratings have moved from the margins to the mainstream in just four years. In this exchange, co-founders of two carbon credit ratings agencies and a VCM+ Fellow behind a leading Asia-based carbon finance company debate what that shift means — for developers, for financiers, for regulators, and for climate action. Read the blog.
This report examines how international cooperation under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement could help China access a broader pool of carbon mitigation opportunities, while supporting its long-term decarbonization objectives and deeper participation in global carbon markets., MRV, and cross-border market infrastructure needed to turn this concept into a practical framework for international cooperation. Access the report.
This paper makes the case for greater involvement by private financial institutions in high-integrity carbon markets, setting out how financial institutions can become more involved and so enable the market to reach its potential. Read the paper.
This joint paper from GIC, the EDB and McKinsey discusses how carbon markets are rapidly emerging as a viable asset class. It suggests that institutional investors could play a critical role in helping corporations and nations use these markets to achieve global climate goals whilst also fulfilling their own mandates. Read the paper.
Why can’t a carbon project borrow money? Developers can spend years and millions before earning their first carbon credit revenue, yet many still struggle to access conventional bank loans. Read this blog from VCM+ Fellows Alvin Lim and Benoît Clément exploring what makes carbon projects difficult to finance, and what needs to change to unlock conventional debt. Read the blog.