- February 5, 2022
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Phil Hardwick, CEO of HCBL, joins host David Greely to kick off our podcast series Demystifying the Carbon Markets. Phil sets the stage and shares the benefits of his more than 15 years of experience in the environmental and carbon markets, working with both carbon project developers and investors to bring investment capital to high quality projects that reduce and remove carbon emissions to fight climate change.
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- February 12, 2022
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Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research at Andurand Capital, sits down with David Greely to discuss what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, and what we can learn from one of the world’s leading compliance carbon markets, the European Union’s Emissions Trading System.
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- February 19, 2022
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The net-zero commitments made by corporations and large institutions are foundational to the development of the voluntary carbon markets. Professor Cameron Hepburn, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, joins us to discuss the role of the voluntary carbon markets, what they need to succeed, and how to get net-zero right.
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- February 26, 2022
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Peter Zaman, Partner at HFW, Singapore, sits down with David Greely for a deep dive into Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, how it allowed for more ambitious NDCs and the role of carbon markets in helping nations achieve those increased targets.
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- March 5, 2022
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David Shukman, Journalist and Former Science Editor of BBC, takes David Greely to the front lines of the climate crisis to illustrate the imminent need for effective carbon markets. Join us as he shares insight from over three decades of climate coverage at BBC — with a focus on the power of human ingenuity.
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- March 12, 2022
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A lack of understanding of carbon projects, their efficacy and reporting methods has contributed greatly to what we’ve dubbed ‘carbon confusion’ for ESG minded investors and corporations — specifically concerning the generation and verification of carbon credits. Neil McDougall, Chairman of DelAgua Group, shares a Saturday morning with David Greely to explore carbon markets through the lens of project design and development.
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- March 19, 2022
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How do carbon projects turn into carbon credits, and how are those credits verified to ensure they are permanent, additional, measurable and real? David Antonioli, CEO of Verra, joins David Greely in the Smarter Markets studio this week as we continue to explore the ins and outs of carbon markets — from the architects and practitioners who know them best.
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- March 26, 2022
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How can we quantify the impacts of carbon emissions on a region like the galapagos islands and what steps can be taken to offset these emissions? Norman Wray, former president of the governing council of the Galapagos Islands joins us this week to discuss the implications of tourism and its carbon footprint on one of the most pristine nature preserves in the world. And how we can study these effects to understand our impact on ecosystems around the globe.
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- April 2, 2022
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David Greely and Peter Fusaro connect for a special episode of Smarter Markets highlighting trends and takeaways from the 21st annual Wall Street Green Summit and the role of capital (and carbon) markets in solving climate change.
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- April 9, 2022
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How do carbon markets work for end user? How can carbon credits work in tandem with emissions reduction and carbon removal technologies to achieve net-zero?
This Saturday on SmarterMarkets™, Dave Greely sits down with the Country Chair and GM of Renewables and Energy of Shell Canada, Susannah Pierce, to explore how corporate netzero pledges are turned into corporate climate action.
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- April 16, 2022
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This week, Dave Greely explores carbon as a commodity with carbon market architect and climate finance pioneer, Corinne Boone. As the Group Head of the Americas for AirCarbon, Corinne is a key player in building smarter market infrastructure to achieve climate targets inclusive of blockchain-backed carbon credits.
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- April 23, 2022
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Increased temperatures resulting from global warming pose a massive threat to the global agricultural system. If that alone wasn’t enough to tackle — our population is growing resulting in a need for increased food production with decreased environmental impact.
Enter carbon farming.
Today, host David Greely connects with the CEO of Rabobank’s Carbon Bank, Barbara Baarsma, to understand where carbon markets impact and aid regenerative farming to support sustainable food systems and the pursuit of net zero.
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- April 30, 2022
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This morning, SmarterMarkets host, David Greely, sits down with tradfi turned defi commodities expert, Maryam Ayati, to explore the role of blockchain and decentralized finance in the carbon markets. Join us as we identify technological opportunities and tools available to make carbon markets more transparent, less prone to error, faster, and more efficient to solve for net zero with integrity.
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- May 7, 2022
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On our final episode of Demystifying the Carbon Markets, host David Greely sits down with Governing Board Member of the ICVCM and Managing Director + Head of Sustainable Finance at IIF, Sonja Gibbs, to explore the ongoing efforts in establishing core carbon principles and benchmark standards to scale integrity and governance in the voluntary carbon markets in time to meet the necessary requirements of urgent climate action.
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