Best Steve Zwick Podcasts (2024)

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The Future of Energy Episode 3 | Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of S&P Global and Author of "The New Map" 37:10

5d ago37:10

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We continue The Future of Energy this week by welcoming Pulitzer Prize winning author Daniel Yergin back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Daniel is Vice Chairman of S&P Global and author of the bestselling book The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, as well as the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Mone…

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104 | Transition Finance: How Carbon Markets REALLY Work, with David Antonioli 55:52

6d ago55:52

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In episode 104 of Bionic Planet, I delve into the intricacies of carbon finance with my guest, David Antonioli. We explore the concept of transformational finance, where carbon payments are used to catalyze sustainable practices that can eventually stand on their own. We discuss the limitations of the current additionality tool, which focuses on in…

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The Future of Energy Episode 2 | Eirik Wærness, SVP & Chief Economist, Equinor 42:31

12d ago42:31

42:31

On our second installment of The Future of Energy, we welcome Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at Equinor, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Eirik to discuss Equinor’s recently published Energy Perspectives 2024 – and how whether we build walls or bridges will decide our energy future.…

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103 | Jen Jenkins on Purists, Pragmatists, and Science-Based Targets 40:37

17d ago40:37

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In Episode 103 of Bionic Planet, titled "Purists, Pragmatists, and the Science-Based Targets Initiative," we delve into the complex world of emission reduction targets and the challenges companies face to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The episode explores the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), a program designed to assist companies in set…

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The Future of Energy Episode 1 | Tom L. Ward, CEO, Mach Natural Resources 33:10

19d ago33:10

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This week, we kick off our new series, The Future of Energy, with Tom L. Ward. Tom is CEO of Mach Natural Resources. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Tom to discuss his work at Chesapeake in pioneering the US shale boom and oil and gas renaissance – and how his work laid the foundation for the future of energy.…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 11 | Leslie Durschinger, Founder, CEO, & CIO, Terra Global Capital 34:44

26d ago34:44

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We close out our Carbon Frontiers 2024 series this week with Leslie Durschinger, Founder, CEO, & CIO at Terra Global Capital. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Leslie to discuss her views on what the media is getting wrong in its criticism of nature-based carbon projects, as well as what project financiers and developers should be do…

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102 | Understanding Science and Communicating Uncertainty in Climate Solutions, with Gil Pontius (AKA, Dr Stardust) 1:31:25

29d ago1:31:25

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr., a geography professor at Clark University specializing in geographic information science. Dr. Pontius shared his expertise in computer simulation models of deforestation and the impact of land change on humans. Dr. Pontius discussed his journey into the field of geogra…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 10 | Steve Zwick, Host and Producer, Bionic Planet 48:03

1M ago48:03

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This week on Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Steve Zwick into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Steve is Host and Producer of Bionic Planet, which focuses on navigating the new reality of life on a managed planet. David Greely sits down with Steve to put some of today’s controversies in the voluntary carbon markets into their historical context. David …

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101 | Interface, Inc May Have Outgrown Offsets, but Most Have Not 43:31

1M ago43:31

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Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/bionicplanet Two weeks ago, climate pioneer Interface Inc announced they would become carbon-negative across all their operations by 2040, enabling them to move beyond the use of carbon credits. Some people heralded this as a sign that the days of offsetting emissions are over, but that’s not exactly true –…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 9 | Alasdair Were, Head of Environmental Markets, Abaxx Exchange and Clearinghouse 33:00

1M ago33:00

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On this week’s installment of Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Alasdair Were, Head of Environmental Markets at Abaxx Exchange and Clearinghouse, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Alasdair to discuss the new futures contracts and technologies that the carbon markets need in order to develop faster, become more liquid…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 8 | Sid Jha, Founder & CEO, Arbol 47:26

2M ago47:26

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We continue our Carbon Frontiers 2024 series this week with Sid Jha, Founder & CEO of Arbol. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Sid to discuss his work building parametric insurance markets to help manage the risks created by a changing climate.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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100 | The Untold Story of the Voluntary Carbon Market 44:47

2M ago44:47

44:47

Become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/bionicplanet In Episode 100 of Bionic Planet, part of the Tribes of the Climate Realm vertical, we delve into the origins of the voluntary carbon market -- a story that has never been told before. Today's show is the first of many offering a truer, completer, and more accurate glimpse into the origins of t…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 7 | Alexia Kelly, Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative, High Tide Foundation 46:21

2M ago46:21

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This week on Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Alexia Kelly into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Alexia is Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative at the High Tide Foundation. David Greely sits down with Alexia to discuss how we can bridge the divide on ideas for what is the right theory of change that too often turns the carbon marke…

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Special Episode | Scenes from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2024 47:04

2M ago47:04

47:04

We present a special mid-week episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2024. SmarterMarkets™ was back at the annual Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland this April, where the conversation focused on how the commodities traders and markets are navigating the new…

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99 | Mombasa’s Big Ship: Reviving Urban Mangroves by Raising Communities 42:32

2M ago42:32

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Support Bionic Planet at patreon.com/bionicplanet In Episode 99 of Bionic Planet, recorded in Mombasa, Kenya, the focus is on the efforts to revive the coastal mangrove forests that protect the seaside city and support its fishing sector. The episode features guests from the community-based organization, Big Ship, who have been working on mangrove …

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 6 | Tim McDonnell, Climate & Energy Editor, Semafor 35:57

2M ago35:57

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On this week’s installment of Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Tim McDonnell, Climate & Energy Editor at Semafor, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Tim to discuss some of the big stories he’s following in 2024 – and how media can better influence and cover how companies and governments are moving forward toward net-zero.…

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098 | The Case of the Tangled Titles: Unraveling the Legal Complexities of Land Ownership in the Amazon 49:50

2M ago49:50

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Today we’re going to try and help you understand one of the most vexing components of the climate challenge — namely, the overlapping, interlinking, and contradictory land titles that determine control of so many tropical forests — in this case, the Amazon, the lungs of the planet. With no clarity over control and no realistic way of enforcing it, …

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 5 | Matt Atwood, Co-Founder & CEO, Aircapture 35:09

2M ago35:09

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We continue Carbon Frontiers 2024 this week with Matt Atwood, Co-Founder & CEO at Aircapture. David Greely sits down with Matt to discuss how they’re developing their air capture technology into an effective and scalable solution by commercializing atmospheric CO2.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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97 | The Mosaic, the Minefield, and a Manifesto 22:23

2M ago22:23

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Photo courtesey of HH58 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70303656 This episode of Bionic Planet is entitled "The Mosaic, the Minefield, and a Manifesto." The "Mosaic" reminds us that there is no single solution to the climate challenge. Instead, we have a mosaic of interlocking solutions that fit together li…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 4 | Talal Debs, Founder & CEO, Zefiro Methane Corp. 36:09

3M ago36:09

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This week on Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Talal Debs, Founder & CEO of Zefiro Methane Corp., into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Talal to discuss Zefiro’s work to stop methane emissions by plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells in the U.S. – and how they use carbon markets to finance it.…

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Special Episode | Scenes from FIA Boca 2024 39:54

3M ago39:54

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We present a special mid-week episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from FIA Boca 2024. During this March’s FIA Boca conference in Boca Raton, Florida, we partnered with the FIA to interview a wide-range of futures industry participants. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sat down with these guests to ask them how they see th…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 3 | Enric Arderiu, Global Head of Environmental Products, Mercuria 34:56

3M ago34:56

34:56

On our third installment of Carbon Frontiers 2024, we welcome Enric Arderiu, Global Head of Environmental Products at Mercuria, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Enric to discuss the range of ways in which market participants – in both the voluntary and compliance markets – are learning from past mistakes and adaptin…

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 2 | Charlie Pool, Head of Carbon Insurance, Howden Group Holdings 43:03

3M ago43:03

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We continue Carbon Frontiers 2024 this week with Charlie Pool, Head of Carbon Insurance at Howden. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Charlie to discuss insurance and risk management at the intersection of finance, carbon, and technology.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 1 | Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Director, VNV Advisory 41:23

3M ago41:23

41:23

This week, we kick off our new series, Carbon Frontiers 2024. Throughout this series, we’ll be talking with the market practitioners who’ve kept the carbon markets and decarbonization efforts moving forward to better understand how they’re learning from the mistakes of the past, adapting to the realities of the present, and developing the markets, …

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Setting Course Episode 10 | Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product, Abaxx Technologies 38:59

3M ago38:59

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We close out our Setting Course series this week with Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product at Abaxx Technologies. David Greely sits down with Carrie to discuss the course we’ll likely take in integrating AI and large language models into our daily lives – and the gaps that will need to be bridged between us humans and our new technology.…

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Setting Course Episode 9 | Oystein Kalleklev, CEO, Flex LNG & Avance Gas 46:08

4M ago46:08

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This week on Setting Course, we welcome back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio Oystein Kalleklev, CEO of Flex LNG & Avance Gas. David Greely sits down with Oystein to discuss how the LNG and shipping industry is navigating the post-European energy crisis world and the new crisis in the Red Sea.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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096: Encore Presentation: Tim Mohin on Overcoming Information Asymmetry in the ESG Movement 54:07

4M ago54:07

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Tim Mohin wrote “Changing Business from the Inside Out: A Tree-Hugger’s Guide to Working in Corporations” back in 2012, after three decades in sustainability — first in government, with the US Environmental Protection Agency, and then at companies like Intel, where he served as director of sustainable development. He went on to head the Global Repo…

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Setting Course Episode 8 | Rob Dannenberg, Former Senior Official, CIA 41:48

4M ago41:48

41:48

On this week’s installment of Setting Course, we welcome Former Senior CIA Official Rob Dannenberg back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Rob to discuss the state of play in the geopolitical environment, the increasing role being played by disruptors, and what it means in a year of big elections around the world.…

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Setting Course Episode 7 | Peter Fusaro, Founder, Wall Street Green Summit & Managing Director, ClimateTech at Weild & Co. 31:30

4M ago31:30

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We continue our Setting Course series this week with Peter Fusaro, Founder of the Wall Street Green Summit and Managing Director of ClimateTech at Weild & Co. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes Peter back into the studio to discuss what’s been happening in ESG investing and carbon markets – and looking forward to the conversations happening…

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Setting Course Episode 6 | Nat Bullard, Analyst, Speaker, and Advisor on Decarbonization 43:11

4M ago43:11

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This week on Setting Course, we welcome Nat Bullard back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Nat is an Analyst, Speaker, and Advisor on Decarbonization. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Nat to discuss the state of decarbonization, as revealed in his recent update to his annual 200-page presentation deck.…

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95 | "Co" Benefits Vs "Core Benefits:" Geoff Mwangi And His Theory Of Change 1:03:05

4M ago1:03:05

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Remembering the Surui Forest Carbon Project, which was the first indigenous-led REDD project, plus: A conversation with Geoffry Mwangi Wambungu, Chief Research Scientist at the Kasigau REDD Project in Kenya. He explains what social scientists mean by “theory of change,” and tells us why he believes the term “co-benefits” is a misnomer in natural cl…

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Setting Course Episode 5 | Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent, Fastmarkets 47:38

5M ago47:38

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On this week’s installment of our Setting Course series, we welcome Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent at Fastmarkets, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Andrea to discuss what’s been happening in the metals markets that are critical to the energy transition including the nickel, copper, and lithium markets – as wel…

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Setting Course Episode 4 | Bob Elliott, CEO & CIO, Unlimited 37:11

5M ago37:11

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This week on Setting Course, we welcome Bob Elliott, CEO & CIO at Unlimited, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Bob to discuss the macro outlook for the economy and markets – and making institutional investment strategies accessible to the individual investor.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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Setting Course Episode 3 | Michelle Finneran Dennedy, CEO, PrivacyCode.AI 44:40

5M ago44:40

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We continue Setting Course this week with Michelle Finneran Dennedy, CEO of PrivacyCode.AI. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes Michelle back into the studio to discuss privacy in the age of artificial intelligence.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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Setting Course Episode 2 | Dan Basse, Founder & President, AgResource Company 39:25

5M ago39:25

39:25

For the second installment of our Setting Course series, we welcome Dan Basse, Founder and President of AgResource Company, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Dan to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural and grains markets – and to what extent climate change and decarbonization are creating an agricultural tran…

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94 | Zimbabwe's Cannabis Queen, Zorodzai Maroveke, AKA "Dr Zoey" 23:59

5M ago23:59

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Dr. Zorodzai Maroveke -- AKA "Dr. Zoey" -- heads the Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust, which is promoting the uptake of industrial hemp as a climate smart alternative to wood, cotton, and plastic. Hemp, she explains, replenishes faster than wood, uses far less water than cotton, and has almost no waste. Its ecological benefits are clear, and she hope…

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Setting Course Episode 1 | Jeff Currie, Partner Alumnus, Goldman Sachs 46:00

6M ago46:00

46:00

We kick off the new year with our new series, Setting Course, in which our guests will help orient us on what they see coming – and where we’ll be going in the new year. For the first installment of Setting Course, we welcome back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio Jeff Currie, Partner Alumnus, Goldman Sachs. Host David Greely sits down with Jeff to d…

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Holiday Special Part 2 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Guests from the Abaxx Team 38:10

6M ago38:10

38:10

We close out the year with part two of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely continues his conversation with Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Dan McElduff, Joe Raia, and Ian Forester. Together, they discuss where they are now – and what’s next – on their mission to create the market in…

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Holiday Special Part 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Guests from the Abaxx Team 36:01

6M ago36:01

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This week, we present part one of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely is joined by Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Dan McElduff, Joe Raia, and Ian Forester. Together, they discuss where they are now – and what’s next – on their mission to create the market infrastructure and financi…

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93 | Zimbabwe's Green Cheetahs, with Chiyedza Heri of the Ubuntu Alliance 26:05

6M ago26:05

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Zimbabwean entrepreneur Chiyedza Heri runs the Ubuntu Alliance, a company that's helping farmers leverage carbon finance to shift to more sustainable forms of agriculture. She's one of more than a dozen young Africans I met at year-end climate talks in Dubai (COP 28) -- a new breed of entrepreneur that the late Ghanian economist George Ayittey call…

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Commodities in Asia Episode 10 | Svenja Telle, Director of Origination, Base Carbon 42:41

6M ago42:41

42:41

We wrap up our Commodities in Asia series this week with Svenja Telle, Director of Origination at Base Carbon. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Svenja to discuss her recent experiences visiting an agroforestry project in India and COP28 in Dubai, as well as the contributions of local communities, carbon markets, and global policy ma…

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92 | COP 28 Article 6: Expectations for Final Day 11:35

6M ago11:35

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With just one full day of negotiations remaining, Pedro Venzon and Andrea Bonzanni of the International Emissions Trading Association summarize the remaining issues under Article 6

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Commodities in Asia Episode 9 | Ken Newcombe, Chairman & CEO, C-Quest Capital 45:19

6M ago45:19

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This week on our Commodities in Asia series, we welcome Ken Newcombe, Chairman & CEO at C-Quest Capital, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Ken to discuss the energy transition as lifestyle transformation, as well as the catalytic and transformative role of carbon finance in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, a…

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91 | Article 6 Update from Dubai with Kelley Hamrick Malvar of The Nature Conservancy 28:08

6M ago28:08

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Article 6 negotiations, which focus on international carbon markets, remain stalled in Dubai. Kelley Hamrick Malvar of The Nature Conservancy offers a look into the current state of play and the road ahead.By Steve Zwick

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90| George Thumbi: Man of a Million Trees (5th Installment, "Carbon in Kenya") 48:10

7M ago48:10

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Kenyan agronomist George Thumbi is helping farmers in the region between Tsavo East and Tsavo West improve their yields and their soil by shifting to agroforestry and other forms of sustainable agriculture.By Steve Zwick

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Commodities in Asia Episode 8 | Clara Ferreira Marques, Managing Editor, Commodities and Energy in Asia, Bloomberg News 29:57

7M ago29:57

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We continue our Commodities in Asia series this week with Clara Ferreira Marques. Clara is Managing Editor for Commodities and Energy in Asia at Bloomberg News in Singapore. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Clara to discuss how China and the West are approaching the energy transition in Asia – and what’s at stake for Asian commodity…

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Commodities in Asia Episode 7 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore 54:45

7M ago54:45

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Our Commodities in Asia series rolls on this week with Peter Zaman. Peter is a Partner at HFW in Singapore and has been practicing law in climate finance and the environmental markets since 2004. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Peter to discuss what’s been happening in the carbon markets this year, how it’s been affecting countries…

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Commodities in Asia Episode 6 | Nancy Seah, CEO, Abaxx Exchange 34:31

7M ago34:31

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For this week’s installment of Commodities in Asia, we welcome into the studio Nancy Seah, CEO of Abaxx Exchange. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Nancy to discuss the insights from her more than 25-year career in commodity risk management in Asia.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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Commodities in Asia Episode 5 | He Yiyong, Founder & CEO, LNG Easy 40:02

7M ago40:02

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We continue exploring Commodities in Asia this week with He Yiyong, Founder & CEO of LNG Easy. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes He Yiyong into the studio to discuss the growing retail LNG markets of Asia – and how they differ from the natural gas markets of the U.S. and Europe.By Abaxx Technologies Inc.

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Commodities in Asia Episode 4 | Lee Howell, Executive Director, Villars Institute 40:33

8M ago40:33

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This week on our Commodities in Asia series, we welcome Lee Howell, Executive Director at the Villars Institute, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Lee to discuss the shifting tides in international affairs and the new geopolitical realities that are being created by the energy transition – and Asia’s place in it.…

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