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Laura Coomber

Laura Coomber

Associate, MSCI Research

Laura Coomber conducts research on key issues across nature-based solutions at MSCI Carbon Markets, focusing on reforestation within carbon markets, as well as the broader integration of nature and biodiversity into investor decision-making. Before joining MSCI, she was a consultant in both the private and non-profit sectors, including providing ESG strategic advisory services to major corporations. Laura holds a first-class MSc in environment and development from Edinburgh University, where she led research in the Peruvian Amazon for her thesis.

Research and Insights

Articles by Laura Coomber

    Consensus and Lost Quorum in Cali: Implications of COP16 for Investors

    Blog | Nov 6, 2024 | Sylvain Vanston, Arne Philipp Klug, Theresa Bodner, Laura Coomber

    COP16 highlighted the urgent need for biodiversity investments and regulatory measures, but failed to secure consensus on funding, posing risks to the implementation of global biodiversity goals. What does it all mean for investors? 

    The Carbon-Credit Market Could Help Solve the Biodiversity-Funding Challenge

    6 mins read Blog | Oct 24, 2024 | Laura Coomber, Theresa Bodner

    The private sector could be key in solving the biodiversity crisis, with the VCM offering an established mechanism and important source of finance for nature-based solutions, potentially funding USD 100 billion of nature-based projects annually by 2050. 

    The Climate-Nature Nexus: A Primer on the Way to Cali

    6 mins read Blog | Oct 17, 2024 | Theresa Bodner, Laura Coomber

    Nature loss and climate change are linked, requiring integrated solutions, and although more market-based mechanisms and financial products are becoming available, greater clarity and consistency are needed to address the dual nature-climate crisis.