SUSTAINABLE FINANCE EFM EFM is a US-based forest investment and management firm focused on climatesmart forestry. Through its fourth fund, EFM Fund IV, the company aims to buy and transition forestland in the Western US to improved forest management practices that enhance carbon sequestration, biodiversity and community resilience.
The report says:“ CIF’ s investment in EFM Fund IV secured Microsoft access to up to three million tons of high-quality, nature-based carbon removal credits through 2035.
“ This access led to a long-term offtake agreement for up to 700,000 tons from a flagship property on Washington’ s
Olympic Peninsula, with a right of first offer on an additional 2.3 million tons from future projects.”
What’ s next for Microsoft’ s CIF? The report says CIF will continue to focus on:
• Advancing clean, firm energy sources
• Low-carbon steel, cement, copper and aluminium
• Sustainable fuel pathways
• Underfunded carbon removal pathways.
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