Environment

The Goldman Sachs Center for Environmental Markets works with independent partners in the academic and non-government organization communities to examine market-based solutions to environmental challenges. The Center disseminates the findings of its research through a combination of publications, conferences and targeted outreach to engage and educate clients, investors and policymakers. Selected projects that the Center is currently working on include:

The Prince’s Rainforests Project
The Center is a Steering Committee member of The Prince’s Rainforests Project, which was launched by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The project seeks to identify and develop a range of practical mechanisms to value the world’s rainforests and provide incentives and encourage commitment by necessary parties to reduce tropical deforestation. Reducing deforestation is likely to be one of the quickest and most cost effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This project brings together private sector, government and environmental experts to develop practical solutions to reduce deforestation and raise global awareness of the true value of tropical rainforests.

Resources for the Future
The Center has partnered with Resources for the Future’s Climate and Technology Policy Program to advance intellectually credible and politically sensible approaches to dealing with climate change. The U.S. Climate Policy Forum brought together 23 companies from across the spectrum of the U.S. economy to inform RFF’s research in this area, with the objective of providing legislators with well-vetted policy options and criteria for assessment of different proposals.