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Untangling Climate Finance is a podcast from Gordian Knot Strategies that explores the dynamic field of climate change finance. Join the host, Jay Tipton, as he talks with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more. Visit www.gordianknotstrategies.com to learn more about the company.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Sliced: Peatlands in Carbon Markets In this edition of Sliced, we highlight peatlands as an important global ecosystem with significant potential for climate change mitigation and climate finance. Despite their massive potential, peatlands have received very little attention in carbon markets. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form…
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Revolutionizing Soil Health with Henry Rowlands
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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. Henry shares his extensive background in agriculture and soil management. …
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Sliced: Witnessing Progress in the Voluntary Carbon Market
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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Sliced: Witnessing Progress in the Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, on the heels of the United States Federal Government’s release of its “Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets,” we point out the progress that has been achieved over the past twelve months in improving the quality of the VCM a…
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From Policy to Progress - Timothy Male on Nature-Based Climate Finance
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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. They explore challenges in conservation efforts, especially the long permi…
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Sliced: Transparency in the Voluntary Carbon Market
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Tuesday, May 4, 2024 Sliced: Transparency in the Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, we focus on a key voluntary carbon market topic - transparency. We highlight the challenges around transparency, as well as the initiatives from market actors working to improve it and improve the integrity of the VCM. — Sliced is a weekly short-form…
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Sliced: Let's Not Forget About Article 9 In this edition of Sliced, we shed some light on an often less discussed part of the Paris Agreement, Article 9 and how this key Article impacts climate finance flows from developed to developing nations. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features orig…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Sliced: Swapping Debt for Nature In this edition of Sliced, we talk about how debt-for-nature swaps are a climate finance tool that offers many potential advantages and how a new report shows that developing countries could benefit in a big way by this type of financial deal. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch release…
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Sustainable Farming and Soil Carbon Credits with Max DuBuisson
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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 gives an overview of Indigo Ag's role in sustainable agriculture and discusses their carbon credit project which involves about 1,000 American farmers managing over 7 million acres acro…
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Sliced: Finance for Healthy Forests In this edition of Sliced, we look at improved forest management (IFM) carbon credit projects and how finance is flowing to help American forest owners maintain healthy forests ecosystems. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces…
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Sliced: Germany and its Novel Climate Protection Contracts
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Sliced: Germany and its Novel Climate Protection Contracts In this edition of Sliced, we look at Germany's new climate finance and greenhouse gas emissions reductions mechanism, climate protection contracts (CPCs). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our …
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Sliced: IMPACT Q1 Updates In this edition of Sliced, we use our IMPACT framework (Integrity, Momentum, Pricing, Achievement, Collaboration, Targets) to reflect on movement around climate finance, carbon markets, and impact investing in the first quarter of 2024. — Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday…
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Unpacking a Commodity Futures Contract with Rick Gilmore
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In this episode, Jay speaks with Rick Gilmore, the President & CEO of GIC Group. They discuss GIC Group’s new endeavor, the Commodities Plus Carbon, or CPC, which is a futures contract combining agricultural commodities with voluntary carbon markets, aiming to give farmers a premium on their crop yield. Rick explains the details of the futures c…
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Sliced: Oxford Offsetting Principles In this edition of Sliced, we look at the recent release of the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting from the University of Oxford and offer a suggestion for carbon credit buyers. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original th…
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Seeds of Change: A Conversation With Mast Reforestation
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In this episode, Jay speaks with Grant Canary (Founder & CEO) and Jonathan Loevner (VP, Carbon Markets & Policy) of Mast Reforestation. The three connected in September 2023 and dove deep into the innovative financial mechanisms and environmental strategies driving Mast’s post-wildfire reforestation efforts. They discuss their $15 million project f…
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Sliced: Feeling the Heat In this edition of Sliced, recent record breaking temperatures around the world, inspire a look at the climate finance necessary to turn the thermostat down. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal o…
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Sliced: The Case for Debt, Bowties, and Nature
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Sliced: The Case for Debt, Bowties, and Nature In this edition of Sliced, we investigate an interesting source of climate finance, Debt For Nature (D4N) swaps. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the vari…
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Sliced: Offsetting My 2023 Carbon Emissions In this edition of Sliced, Jay explains how he uses high-quality carbon credits to offset his 2023 carbon emissions. He also encourages others to find ways to help the planet. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces f…
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To Bond, or Not to Bond: A Discussion with Nathan Truitt
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In this episode, Jay talks with Nathan Truitt (Executive Vice President, Climate Funding - 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. If you have q…
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Dissecting Carbon Markets with Dr. Lambert Schneider
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In this episode, Jay chats with carbon market expert, Dr. Lambert Schneider. Jay taps into Dr. Schneider's policy and research expertise on all things regarding carbon markets, both voluntary and compliance. Dr. Schneider offers a brief history lesson on the development of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and its evolution into the Paris Agree…
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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Sliced: 2024 Predictions In this edition of Sliced, we use our IMPACT framework to offer our predicted developments in carbon markets for 2024. To read our Review of 2023, click this link: https://gordianknotstrategies.com/2023/12/19/our-take-a-brief-review-of-climate-finance-and-carbon-markets-in-2023/- - Sliced is a weekl…
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A Veteran Perspective on Carbon Markets: Insights with David Antonioli
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In this episode, Jay talks with carbon market veteran, David Antonioli. The two spoke in October about the current state of the voluntary carbon market. David shared insights on some of the issues plaguing carbon markets while offering ideas on ways for improvement. David also talks about where he sees himself heading after leaving his CEO role at …
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Sliced: Time to Get Our Freaking Priorities Straight
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Sliced: Time to Get Our Freaking Priorities Straight In this edition of Sliced, Jay rants about how the priorities on what we do with our precious finance are completely out of whack, given the urgency of the climate crisis. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pie…
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Sliced: Article 6.2 - Buckle Up, Its Showtime.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Sliced: Article 6.2 - Buckle Up, Its Showtime. In this edition of Sliced, we review the recent Paris Agreement Article 6.2 activity around the global and what this means for carbon emissions trading and the active market participants. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original …
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The Name is Bond, Green Bond: A Conversation with Sean Kidney
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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 such as his j…
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Sliced: AI – Unlocking Solutions for Climate Change and Finance
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Sliced: AI – Unlocking for Climate Change and Finance In this edition of Sliced, we open the can of Artifical Intelligence and introduce a few cases in which AI can help us combat climate change and improve climate finance. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought piec…
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Sliced: California Aiming to Improve the VCM
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Sliced: California Aiming to Improve the VCM In this edition of Sliced, we investigate recent bills signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom which have the potential to strength the voluntary carbon market (VCM). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought piec…
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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 carbo…
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Sliced: SBTi - The Potential Impact of Net-Zero Standards on the VCM
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Sliced: SBTi - The Potential Impact of Net-Zero Standards on the VCM In this edition of Sliced, we look at how net-zero standards from SBTi, the gold standard for corporation decarbonization plans, can impact the voluntary carbon market (VCM). -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features o…
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Sliced: A Hero? Anyone? Anyone? In this edition of Sliced, we take a look at the European Union (EU). In many regards, the EU has been the most aggressive and forward-looking bloc of countries when it comes to addressing climate change. Does this position them to take the mantle for global superhero? -- Sliced is a weekly s…
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Sliced: The Search for our Hero Continues In this edition of Sliced, we investigate if China can step up as a global superhero in battling the climate crisis. -- If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive sliced to your inbox, click here. Sliced is produced by Gordian K…
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Sliced: The Hero the World Needs In this edition of Sliced, we discuss if the United States of America has what it takes to be a climate finance hero in the fight against the climate crisis. — Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the…
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Sliced: A Look at the IRA Finance After One Year
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In this edition of Sliced, we take a concise look at the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and explore how the $391 billion in climate finance has been utilized in the year following its enactment. ------ Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of sl…
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What is Climate Finance? Explained by Sean Penrith
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On the pilot episode of Untangling Climate Finance, Jay chats with Sean Penrith (CEO, Gordian Knot Strategies). Sean introduces the term "climate finance" to the audience. 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…
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