Jean-Christophe Magdelaine

We announced two major partnerships in the last 24 hours, sending unambiguous long term demand signals for nature based carbon removal solutions. The first is with Engie, who have partnered with us to source 5 million nature based removal credits at locked in pricing. While Engie's focus is on reducing carbon emissions, they acknowledge that reaching Net Zero across Scope 1, 2 and 3 by 2045 will imply removing unavoidable emissions during the energy transition. The second is with Deloitte, with whom we announced a strategic agreement that enables Deloitte's US clients to seamlessly access Catona's portfolio of high-impact carbon projects. Clients can access our nature based projects through Greenlight, Deloitte's carbon performance management solution. Greenlight covers a multitude of decarbonization solutions, from greenhouse gas footprinting, to developing their net-zero strategy and roadmap, prioritizing decarbonization initiatives, and mitigating unavoidable emissions. Both of these partnerships demonstrate how the voluntary carbon market is shifting toward long term, high impact nature based carbon removal as part of a suite of decarbonization solutions that all work toward credible net zero goals. https://lnkd.in/e7ijxUGU

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Interesting view following the European elections impacts.

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Mid-week developments: Ongoing geopolitical tensions, including increasing potential risk of direct military conflict between Israel and Hizbullah, + Eastern Europe + concerns over supply disruptions + fall of 2 mn barrels in US inventories continues to support fairly elevated oil prices. Geopolitical tensions will remain but drawdown of inventories suggests stronger demand. Market volatility will continue to influence prices for rest of 2024!

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⚠ Top 10 Macro/Financial Charts of the Week – w25 (2024) ⚠ #SPX #Stocks #Immigration #EPS #Eurozone #France #Tradewar https://lnkd.in/e8r3X894

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Second debate of Paris Finance Forum 2024 organized by Paris Europlace. Among the key ideas : ✔️Considering risk as an opportunity is a key state of mind for the European financial hub ✔️Creating employment is a key asset for financial markets ✔️Improving financial literacy in Europe is important : we need to educate people and consumers in order to create "educated savers" ✔️It is important to foster competition in the international financial markets #Finance #Innovation PARTELYA CONSULTING European Women Payments Network (EWPN) AEFI Asociación Española de FinTech e InsurTech AFIP - FinTech and InsurTech Portugal CLUB ITALIE-FRANCE AFTE Finance Mag The PAYTECH Book Portuguese Women in Tech Merchant Payments Ecosystem

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To achieve the ambitious Paris climate targets, the global demand for clean #hydrogen is projected to reach around 100 million tons by 2030. Therefore, it is imperative to establish robust production capacity on a global scale. However, five significant barriers hinder the development of clean hydrogen production to the required level. Find out more:

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Please find enclosed #MStratWeekly by Ostrum Asset Management. This week's thematic piece focuses on the green energy trade war by Zouhoure Bousbih Aline Goupil-Raguénès #China #tariffs #greenenergywar

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Quick trip across the channel to Paris for a day of meeting Accelex clients and prospects with my esteemed colleagues Franck Vialaron and Cedric Bidjocka. Conversations focused on: - #NAVlending with a leading French CIB and their challenges of getting access to the data underpinning the security package, and the wider banking relationship between banks and #GPs and their #PortCos and the banks via for that business. - how investors into private market funds are often portfolio monitors (explaining what’s happened) than portfolio managers (taking investment decisions based on expected outcomes) as a result of the inability to access the data on a timely and accurate basis. And how some #privatemarket #FundofFunds are accessing their data to pioneer genuine portfolio management - how, in the absence of an established pension industry, BPIfrance was created to support investment into French startups by seeding and supporting French #PrivateEquityFunds. - and how BPI’s investment into those funds and their investment into French companies gives the bank a unique perspective into a large swathe of the French economy which it uses to produce economic research (to guide and support funding into those #PEfunds)

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OdysseyNRG Partners, a group of commodity professionals with over 100 years of combined experience in the Energy and Resource Sectors, is excited to introduce their client's Carbon Credit initiative to the global capital markets. This UN Global Compact Initiative has been ratified and approved by significant stakeholders, with its framework and protocols in place. The client's focus on the ideology of setting Sustainable Development Goals aligns with the United Nations' mission, with our client meeting an impressive 16 out of 17 SDGs. The ICE EUA Futures are deliverable contracts of EU Carbon Allowances used under the European Emissions Trading System. Each contract represents 1000 EUAs, with each EUA being an entitlement to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent. Learn more about OdysseyNRG Partners and their client's Carbon Credit initiative by visiting their LinkedIn page and Instagram profile. #OdysseyNRGPartners #CarbonCredit #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #UNGlobalCompact #Energy #ResourceSectors #CapitalMarkets #Trading #Finance #InvestmentBanking #EuropeanEmissionsTradingSystem #SDGs

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In Paris Finance Forum 2024 organized by Paris Europlace Debate about green finance. Among the key ideas : ✔️The importance of governance ✔️Regulation as an asset, not just in Europe 🇪🇺 but also in other countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 ✔️The culture of change is a strong issue, both for consumers and financial companies ✔️HR strategies must be focused on diversity and a mix of profiles to foster the evolution towards an economy of knowledge #innovation #Finance #economy PARTELYA CONSULTING European Women Payments Network (EWPN) AEFI Asociación Española de FinTech e InsurTech AFIP - FinTech and InsurTech Portugal CLUB ITALIE-FRANCE AFTE Finance Mag The PAYTECH Book Portuguese Women in Tech Merchant Payments Ecosystem

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The Petrodollar's Sunset: A New Dawn for Financial Engineering? 🌅 The global financial landscape is in constant flux, and the potential end of the petrodollar agreement marks a seismic shift. 🌍 While uncertainty abounds, this transition also presents exciting opportunities for financial engineering to reshape how we manage risk, invest capital, and navigate the evolving global economy. Financial engineers are uniquely positioned to develop innovative solutions for this new era. Think: Designing new commodity-based currencies and financial instruments 🪙 Developing sophisticated hedging strategies to mitigate volatility 📈📉 Creating investment products that capitalize on emerging market opportunities 💰 The end of the petrodollar agreement is not just an economic event; it's a catalyst for financial innovation. Want to delve deeper into the potential impact on global finance? Visit my website at enochchan01.com for more insights. #financialengineering #petrodollar #globalfinance #innovation #futureoffinance #investing

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Live from the Sustainable Investment Forum in Paris, 2nd May 2024 ... Panel discussion about the challenges in sustainable finance and responsible investing in Europe - Not on track with the transition goals on 1.5°C and Net Zero CO2 emissions - Investors, regulators, governments need to work better together - Europe behind US Challenges: - No standard rules for avoided emissions - Lack of Investor incentives - Finding an adequate price for emissions - Defining, preparing, reporting and analysing data - Investors need more supporting practical tools for understanding and complying with policies - Tools and metrics for measuring progress - Undeveloped countries need to be aligned much better

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[#RegCentre] As Europe navigates economic challenges, the European Central Bank’s supervisory activities aim to maintain stability and resilience in the financial landscape. In this article, David Labella, Director, Head of Regulatory Watch and Expertise, discusses the progress made in strengthening resilience to macro-financial and geopolitical shocks as well as in governance through the management of climate and environmental risks, and driving #DigitalTransformation. Read more on our #LetsTalkFS blog: http://maza.rs/6040Yu6WK

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Today, I had the pleasure to participate in the PCS Prime Collateralised Securities Symposium, hosted by Allen & Overy, on Securitisation and enrich my understanding of the opportunities and challenges the industry faces in Europe. The title of this event: “Securitisation – The missing component of Europe’s financial architecture” clearly hints to the need for policy action to unleash the potential of this asset class in deepening the European capital market. In my presentation, I looked at securitisation from a financial stability angle and how to use it as a crisis management tool: ➡ If well-designed, securitisation is a flexible and powerful tool that helps to improve market depth and liquidity, risk sharing and risk diversification and by that, market stability. ➡ Securitisation has been used very effectively as a crisis management and crisis prevention tool in some European countries, enhancing financial stability in times of stress. ➡ Pan-European schemes have the potential to improve scale, diversification, standardisation and transparency, as well as help sever the link between banks and sovereigns by reducing the country specific dependencies. ➡ Some actions under the Capital Market Union agenda are key enablers for a deeper securitisation market in Europe: harmonisation in insolvency regimes, supervisory convergence and targeted simplification of the regulatory apparatus. I would like to thank Ian Bell for this opportunity to exchange ideas with leading experts in the field and gather their views on policy priorities to deepen the dialogue between market players and policy makers. You can find my slides here https://lnkd.in/eWFqZPsj ESM - European Stability Mechanism

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Celebrating #EuropeDay: A Call for a Unified and Resilient Europe As we commemorate Europe Day on May 9th, it's more crucial than ever to reflect on the current challenges and opportunities our continent faces. Amidst the complex dynamics of global geopolitics, pandemics, and technological advances, the European Union finds itself at a crossroads, necessitating a more integrated and robust political and economic structure. Today, the need for a Political Europe is more pressing than ever— a Europe with a defence union and a coherent foreign policy capable of making the EU a reliable and formidable geopolitical partner. These capabilities are essential not only for defending ourselves but also for actively shaping the new global order. The events unfolding around us, from energy dependencies to conflicts at our borders, highlight the limitations of our current fragmented approach and the urgency of transitioning to a more cohesive political framework. Furthermore, the EU must embrace a new economic model characterized by resilience, sustainability, and innovation. This model should be robust enough to withstand crises, green enough to lead the climate transition, and innovative enough to boost productivity and support our social model. The EU should be capable of financing the double transitions — digital and green, as well as defence and innovation. For this reason, it is of utmost importance to advance the Capital Markets Union (#CMU) as well as to develop a credible fiscal facility. History teaches us that a functional political union cannot exist without a significant central budget. The upcoming EU elections are not just a routine political event; they represent a critical test of our commitment to maintaining an open society and fostering active citizenship. They provide a unique opportunity to highlight the achievements of European integration while also addressing the actions required by these challenging times. The elections may determine whether the EU can continue to be a sanctuary of freedom and justice in a tumultuous world. On this Europe Day, let us rally behind the vision of a truly integrated European Union. It’s time for all Europeans, especially the youth, to challenge the unrest and populism that threaten our collective project. Let's all commit to an EU that innovates, protects, and inspires—an EU that not only adapts to challenges but thrives on them. The EU, an incomplete Political Union, despite the threats it faces today, remains the embodiment of freedom and the voice of sanity in a world that seems to have lost its direction. #EuropeDay #EuropeanUnion

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Dear network,    We just published the 2024 Article IV Staff Report on St. Kitts and Nevis 2024 (https://lnkd.in/e4Vwbypz), which concluded the fruitful cycle of policy discussions with PM Drew and Financial Secretary Hazel initiated in February. Discussions on energy transition were front and center. Let me flag the work done by our team, Sophia Chen, Sinem Kilic Celik, Spencer Siegel and Peter Nagle. Their research highlights the benefits of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy generation. Assessing the benefits of renewable energy transition can be challenging. But for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the benefits may rapidly and unequivocally outweigh the costs. These benefits include a swift decline in energy costs, a rebalancing of external accounts, stabilization of domestic prices, and a likely push towards economic diversification. Ultimately, the transition towards low carbon energy, through the deployment of solar and geothermal generation, is expected to support long-term growth through productivity gains and diversification. This research, based on a cross-country analysis, also examines the supporting policies necessary to maximize these benefits. Feedback welcome: https://lnkd.in/edCqbFsG

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🌱 **HYDROGEN: Towards a Greener Future 🍃** 🚀 The European Commission aims to launch a pilot mechanism to support hydrogen production. 💧 🔎 Starting from mid-2025, this mechanism will help connect hydrogen suppliers and buyers, identify market dynamics, and provide information on project financing opportunities. 💼 🔧 The pilot mechanism, integrated into the hydrogen bank, is planned to last for at least five years, with the goal of fostering hydrogen production development in Europe. 🌍 📈 In a context where hydrogen demand is rising, this mechanism will enable buyers to find suppliers and gain insights into hydrogen needs, while offering producers partnership opportunities and project application avenues. 🔄 🛠 Inspired by the operation of AggregateEU, the joint gas procurement platform, this mechanism aims to enhance collaboration and efficiency in the hydrogen sector. 💡 📢 The European Commission has issued a call for providers, open until August 12, to set up and manage this pilot mechanism. Link to the call: [https://lnkd.in/evXp_-sb] 📝 #Hydrogen #Energy #EnergyTransition #EU #Sustainability

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