Designing and Scaling up Nature-based Markets (Lecture by Prof. Beatrice WEDER DI MAURO)

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Carbon and nature markets are struggling with low trust, high costs, and limited scale—falling far short of what’s needed. In this lecture, Professor Weder di Mauro presents a new market design co-developed with Estelle Cantillon and Eric F. Lambin. Jurisdictions offer large-scale projects; investors buy shares that yield carbon and biodiversity “dividends” without conferring land ownership. Market prices reveal demand and support liquidity. Compared to credit-based systems, this approach cuts costs, boosts credibility, and supports long-term commitments. It tackles the core problems holding back today’s markets—and offers a credible path to scale with real environmental impact.

Lecture 
Beatrice WEDER DI MAURO (Visiting Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)

Commentator
Trent BROWN (Associate Professor Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)

Moderator
Takeo HOSHI (Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)