Sliced: 🎙️ Eric Wei on Scaling Safe Water Through Carbon Markets
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“We need to position climate finance as an opportunity – not a controversy, not a cost, and not a non-sustainable source of capital.”
— Eric Wei
In our June episode of Untangling Climate Finance, Jay connected with Eric Wei, Carbon Credit Program Director at the Global Water Center, to unpack how carbon finance is being used to scale safe drinking water access across the globe, and why this often-overlooked credit class could be key to building durable, high-impact climate solutions.
Eric shares how Global Water Center is bridging the climate and development gap, combining technical training, innovative water tech, and carbon revenue to build resilient infrastructure in rural and underserved regions.
Eric breaks down:
✅ How water projects generate carbon credits through energy efficiency, and why every ton counts
✅ Why GWC’s new Carbon Aggregation Platform (CAP) is a breakthrough for small and emerging developers
✅ What it takes to move from one-off philanthropy to scalable, sustainable water infrastructure using carbon revenue
✅ How bundling, co-benefits, and asset-light models can radically shift the economics of rural water systems
As carbon markets evolve, water-based credits are stepping into the spotlight — not just as co-benefits, but as core climate solutions. Eric brings sharp insights, deep operational experience, and a clear vision for how carbon finance can turn water from crisis into opportunity. This one’s a must-listen for anyone working at the intersection of climate, infrastructure, and development finance.
And, if you’re a climate project developer with safe drinking water components in your pipeline, but lack the technical expertise to develop them, the Global Water Center is open to initial conversations about partnership and collaboration. You can email Eric directly at ewei@GlobalWaterCenter.org or visit globalwatercenter.org to learn more.
For more information, or to connect, please reach out to us at communications@gordianknotstrategies.com.
Happy listening!
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