Sliced: Mid-Year Podcast Recap – Untangling Climate Finance Highlights
We’re halfway through 2024, and that means we have six episodes of our podcast – Untangling Climate Finance – floating around the radio waves. To make sure you haven’t missed any, we’re sending out a recap of the published episodes from Season 2 – it’s been an exciting one!
Throughout Season 2, host Jay Tipton has spoken with brilliant experts on a range of topics, including climate finance, carbon markets, agriculture, technology, afforestation and reforestation, and policy.
Below, you’ll find brief summaries of each episode with links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Just click the link to be redirected to your preferred streaming platform.
And because we don’t want you to miss out on the fantastic conversations from Season 1 in 2023, a recap of our inaugural season is also included below.
Enjoy!
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DISSECTING CARBON MARKETS WITH DR. LAMBERT SCHNEIDER
In this episode, Jay and Dr. Lambert Schneider connect to discuss carbon markets.
Dr. Schneider is the Research Coordinator for International Climate Policy at the Oko-Institut e.V. He has most of his career working on the various carbon markets around the world. Dr. Schneider cover various aspects of the complex carbon market sphere. Dr. Schneider demonstrates his extensive expertise in every response, sharing his concerns about certain market elements and his hopes for the future of the markets.
SEEDS OF CHANGE – A DISCUSSION WITH MAST REFORESTATION
In this episode, Jay speaks with Grant Canary (Founder & CEO) and Jonathan Loevner (VP, Carbon Markets & Policy) of Mast Reforestation to discuss the post-wildfire reforestation work their company is doing.
They discuss a recent stream financing agreement they made which is allowing them to expand their carbon credit projects. They share their insights on scaling, carbon credit generation, the issues they face, and their company goals in helping with reforestation.
UNPACKING A COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACT WITH RICK GILMORE
This episode features a conversation between Jay, and Rick Gilmore, the President & CEO of GIC Group.
They discuss GIC Group’s new product, Commodities Plus Carbon (CPC), a novel futures contract that blends agricultural commodities with carbon markets which seeks to reward farmers with a premium on their crop yields. Rick sheds light on the CPC’s mechanics, its significance in today’s agricultural and environmental landscape, and the rationale behind its timely introduction.
SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND SOIL CARBON CREDITS WITH MAX DUBUISSON
In this episode, Jay connects with Max DuBuisson, the Vice President of Sustainability, Policy & Engagement at Indigo Ag, an ag-tech company based in Boston.
Max discusses Indigo Ag’s role in sustainable agriculture, detailing their carbon credit project which engages about 1,000 farmers across 30 states to manage over 7 million acres. He highlights the project’s benefits, including significant profit sharing that has yielded over $12 million for farmers, and touches on Indigo Ag’s use of advanced technologies and strategic partnerships to promote global sustainable practices.
FROM POLICY TO PROGRESS – TIMOTHY MALE ON NATURE-BASED CLIMATE FINANCE
In this episode, Jay covers environmental policy with Timothy Male, the Executive Director of the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC).
Tim outlines EPIC’s mission and its impact on U.S. environmental policies, focusing on initiatives like environmental restoration and the challenges of long permitting times. He discusses innovative financial mechanisms such as debt-for-nature swaps, state revolving loan funds, and pay-for-success contracts as scalable tools for nature-based climate finance. Tim emphasizes the importance of public-private partnerships and advocates for increased funding. He concludes with a vision for the future of U.S. policy, stressing the need to improve policy narratives to drive financial resources towards enhancing our relationship with nature.
REVOLUTIONIZING SOIL HEALTH WITH HENRY ROWLANDS
In this episode, Jay connects with Henry Rowlands, the Co-Founder, CEO, and Director of Soil in Formation (SIF), a U.S. public benefit corporation dedicated to restoring soil health worldwide through advanced soil health measurement technology and a contextual data platform.
They cover Henry’s extensive background in agriculture and soil management, his journey to co-founding SIF, the company’s core objectives, the challenges SIF aims to address with its remote soil sensor and actionable soil health metrics database, SIF’s efforts to integrate their technology into agriculture and soil carbon credit methodologies under the major carbon credit standards, and much more.
WHAT IS CLIMATE FINANCE? EXPLAINED BY SEAN PENRITH
To kick off the series, Jay chats with Sean Penrith, the CEO of Gordian Knot Strategies. Sean introduces the term “climate finance” and defines what exactly that means. He also recounts his journey from an entrepreneur working outside the realm of climate change to his current position, running a private firm that mobilizes and activates climate finance for clients all over the world.
TO BOND, OR NOT TO BOND – A DISCUSSION WITH NATHAN TRUITT
In this episode, Jay talks with Nathan Truitt, the Executive Vice President, Climate Funding at American Forest Foundation. They cover topics including forest carbon credit projects, an innovative new green bond, AFF’s recent Verra methodology, and the challenges and opportunities for scaling up climate finance focused on forest projects.
PRICING THE PRICELESS WITH PAULA DIPERNA
In this episode, Jay talks with author and carbon market expert, Paula DiPerna.
They discuss her new book Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets. They also talk about her work on both the voluntary and regulatory carbon markets, and how she thinks carbon markets are key to decarbonization.
THE NAME IS BOND, GREEN BOND – A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN KIDNEY
In this episode, Jay talk with Sean Kidney, the CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative.
They connected in August to review the current state of green bonds, the use of their proceeds, the prevalent topic of greenwashing, and how we can get more climate finance moving to slow down global warming. Sean also shares some personal information like his journey to becoming a leader in the bond space, and why he works tirelessly to fight the climate crisis.
A VETERAN’S TAKE ON CARBON MARKETS – INSIGHTS WITH DAVID ANTONIOLI
In this episode, Jay hosts David Antonioli of DLA Climate Solutions. They connected in October to discuss the state of the voluntary carbon market (VCM). David shares his opinions on some of the issues facing the VCM, as well as offers solutions for improvement. David also lays out some of his plans for the future following his departure from Verra, where he served as CEO for 15 years.
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