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Upcoming Dialogue: From ambition to bankability – what really unlocks carbon market investment?

📅Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026

🕑Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CAT

✒️Format: Virtual Dialogue

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Significant capital is available for high-quality carbon projects, yet many African initiatives struggle to secure the investment needed to move from concept to scale.

While every project faces unique challenges, successful developers have found innovative ways to structure finance, manage risk and build investor confidence.

This dialogue will bring together project developers and investors to share practical experiences of what it really takes to unlock carbon market investment. 

Moderator

• Reshma Shah, Lead, Carbon Markets, FSD Africa

Panel

• Martin Freimüller, Co-Founder & CEO, Octavia Carbon 
• Vibhav Nuwal, Climate Finance Director, UpEnergy 
• Zarak Pasha, Head, Strategic Sustainability Solutions, Standard Chartered 

Key focus

• How have successful carbon projects secured investment?
• What financing mechanisms are proving most effective at different stages of project development?
• What are the biggest challenges in moving from concept to bankability?
• What do investors look for before committing capital?
• What practical lessons can project developers apply to improve investment readiness?

Expected outcomes

• Practical insights from real carbon projects that have successfully raised finance.
• A better understanding of the funding options available across different stages of project development.
• First-hand perspectives from both project developers and investors on what makes projects bankable.
• Actionable lessons for governments, project developers and investors seeking to accelerate carbon market investment.