UK-based sustainability-focused consulting firm SLR announced today the acquisition of advanced climate-modelling and analytics platforms […]
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SLR Acquires Climate Analytics Platforms Planetrics and ClimSystems
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**The acquisition enhances the ability to quantify physical climate risks for nature-based assets, ensuring ecological restoration projects remain viable under extreme weather scenarios. **
- Improves the precision of carbon sequestration estimates for LULUCF and Blue Carbon projects by integrating localized climate change projections into project design.
- Addresses the 'permanence' requirement of high-quality offsets by using predictive modeling to assess wildfire, pest, and drought risks to biological carbon pools.
- Supports long-term ecological stability by identifying resilient biomes for reforestation that can withstand shifting precipitation patterns and heat stress through 2100.
Market & Policy Outlook
**Consolidation of climate risk analytics underscores a market shift toward mandatory Scope 3 disclosures and ICVCM-aligned financial due diligence. **
- Strengthens corporate compliance with SBTi and TCFD frameworks by providing the granular transition risk data necessary for verifiable net-zero pathways.
- Enhances market liquidity for carbon credits by providing the technical oversight required to meet ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) for transparency, monitoring, and reporting.
- Drives more accurate pricing in sovereign and voluntary markets by integrating physical risk analytics into the valuation of ITMOs under Article 6.2 and 6.4 mechanisms.
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