The blue economy is growing. What could further accclerate investment in this vital sector?
By Rishabh Khanna, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Earthbanc At UNCTAD’s Future Investment Conference in Xiamen this month, I spoke at a session on the ocean economy and future investment, alongside investors, industry leaders and academics. The question before us was where blue finance, the capital now moving into the ocean economy, should go, what it can […]
Earthbanc Intelligence Debuts at COP17
Screening Restoration Land in Minutes, Not Weeks Four growing seasons. That is all that remains before 2030, the year 109 countries committed to hit their land restoration targets under the UNCCD framework. A team can lose weeks proving a single parcel qualifies. Across a whole portfolio, that quickly adds up to a full season of […]
Wildfires: Broken Catchments Burn
By Rishabh Khanna, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Earthbanc The summer of 2026 has given southern Europe one of its most destructive wildfire seasons on record. By early August, more than half a million hectares had burned across the European Union, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. France set a new national record for area […]
Why dMRV Will Define the Next Decade of Climate Finance
By Rishabh Khanna, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Earthbanc The future of climate finance will not be determined by the volume of carbon credits issued. It will be determined by the quality, transparency, and verifiability of the data behind them. For over two decades, the carbon market has operated on a fundamental assumption: that periodic field visits, […]
Transforming Invasive Species to Green Energy Feedstock
Europe’s invasive species crisis costs over €12 billion a year. Remote sensing, biochar, and green hydrogen could turn the problem into a multi-billion euro opportunity. Opinion & Analysis · Climate & Energy “Every spring in Sollentuna [greater Stockholm area], the same ritual unfolds. Residents emerge to find their driveways and gardens already surrendered to the […]
Earthbanc AB defeats legal claims brought by Kenyan contractor Green Planet Initiative 2050 Foundation
Eldoret, 30th April, 2026 – The High Court at Eldoret, Kenya, has dismissed claims brought in 2025 by former subcontractor, plaintiff, Green Planet Initiative (GPI) 2050 Foundation. The plaintiff had advanced various legal complaints relating to its former role in Earthbanc’s Regeneration Kenya Project. Ruling in favour of Earthbanc AB and its Kenya subsidiary Earthtree […]
How restoring land accelerates carbon drawdown and recovers livelihoods
Land is key Land is the key for life and sustainable livelihoods today. Restoring land is important because the plants which grow in soil are the basis for food, they capture and store excess carbon produced by humans and also ontribute to our supply of clean water. The recent global pandemic of Covid-19 has highlighted […]