In 2007 he was commissioned by HM Government to undertake an independent review on the role of international finance mechanisms to preserve the global forests in tackling climate change, The Eliasch Review, which was launched in October 2008.
In 2007, he was tasked by HM Government with conducting a thorough examination of the part that international finance plays in protecting the world's forests from climate change. This report, known as The Eliasch Review, was released in October 2008.