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Global Context - our planet is changing fast… very fast
Climate change is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing our civilization. Some say we may have 10 years left until we reach a point of irreversible consequences, others say 100.
Whatever the correct figure is, time is not on our side. Our current financial markets and the Kyoto protocol are simply not working as rapidly and efficiently as they should. Furthermore, there is a large disparity between the money necessary to adapt and mitigate climate change and the present capital in place.
Most government agencies, funds or investors do not have time to specifically search for projects, and their mandate is usually national. However, as climate change is a global issue, investment in this new economy tends to be on a global basis which makes it difficult for investors and companies, looking for financing, to meet.
On one hand you have a large number of potential investments (e.g. clean tech, renewable energy, etc...), and on the other you have a wide range of investors looking for quality deals but generally based in a handful of cities around the world (e.g. London, New York, Paris, Moscow, Hong Kong etc...).
And so, although climate change is the biggest challenge of our time, and this economy is exploding, there is not one single global market for investors, enterprises and governments to meet.
There are other factors that support the need for a global market to exist. There is a lack of:
- A simple global platform/network
- Experience and market knowledge of the climate change economy
- Quality deals
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Wind Energy M&A Report 2008