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How Digital Technology is Revolutionizing Global Carbon Markets | Carbon Markets Now (Episode 06)

🌐 Carbon Markets Go Digital: Discover how cutting-edge digital infrastructure is solving some of the biggest challenges in carbon markets Join host Kazuhisa Koakutsu (Director of the A6IP Center) as the World Bank and CAD Trust experts reveal the technology revolution transforming how governments track and verify carbon credits globally. This is Episode 6 of the Carbon Markets Now podcast, bringing you emerging insights from leaders in international carbon markets. 📺 Video Sections: [00:00] Introduction: Digital Infrastructure for International Carbon Markets [04:51] The Big Picture: Developing a Digital Carbon Ecosystem [15:11] Article 6 and the Infrastructure of Interoperability [26:12] Guest Spotlights and Initiatives [38:45] Broader Perspective & Future Outlook 🎯 What You’ll Discover: * How digital infrastructure is reshaping international carbon markets, enabling transparency, interoperability, and full lifecycle governance—from MRV to issuance, transfer, and retirement. * How decentralized metadata platforms like CAD Trust are reducing fragmentation across registries and lowering costs for governments. * How Article 6 implementation is accelerating the shift to high‑integrity carbon accounting, including digital registries, common data models, and tools that reduce risks like double counting. * What a fully digitalized carbon market future could look like, with automated MRV, real‑time data flows, and global standards guiding the path toward trustworthy, scalable climate cooperation. 👥 Expert Guests: * Gemma Torras Vives - Climate Change Specialist, World Bank  * Ieva Steponaviciute - Director of Strategy & Outreach, CAD Trust  Perfect for climate tech investors, policymakers, sustainability professionals, and anyone wanting to understand how digital transformation is creating a connected global carbon marketplace. Carbon Markets Now is produced by the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center (A6IP). 🔗 Essential Resources: • Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership: https://a6partnership.org/ [https://a6partnership.org/] • World Bank: https://www.worldbank.org/ [https://www.worldbank.org/] • CAD Trust: https://climateactiondata.org/ [https://www.cadtrust.org/] #CarbonTech #DigitalCarbon #ClimeTech #CarbonMarkets #ClimateFinance #Article6 #CarbonTracking #GreenTech #WorldBank #CADTrust #DigitalMRV #CarbonRegistry #ClimateAction #NetZero #ESGTech #CarbonTrading #ClimateInnovation #GreenFinance #CarbonInfrastructure #DigitalTransformation #ClimateData #CarbonAccounting #PACM #GemmaTorrasVives #IevaSteponaviciute

Technology-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal & Carbon Markets | Carbon Markets Now (Episode 05)

🧪 Can engineered carbon removal scale fast enough to matter for climate targets, and can carbon markets help unlock that potential? In Episode 05 of Carbon Markets Now, we dive into technology-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and how voluntary and compliance carbon markets, including Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, could accelerate investment, integrity, and deployment. 🎙️ Host: Kazuhisa Koakutsu (A6IP Center) (Article 6 Implementation Partnership [https://a6partnership.org/knowledge-hub/carbon-markets-now-podcast?utm_source=chatgpt.com]) 👥 Guests:• Paolo Piffaretti, Co-Founder & CEO, ClimeFi• Alvin Lee, Head of Supply, Puro.earth  [00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Carbon Markets Now [04:42] The Big Picture: Technology-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal in Climate Action [14:34] Article 6 and Engineered Carbon Removal [25:50] Guest Spotlights and Initiatives [38:31] Broader Perspective & Future Outlook  ✅ The difference between direct vs indirect engineered removals (and why durability time horizons matter) ✅ What credible engineered CDR needs: MRV, safeguards, additionality , and science-based acceptance ✅ Why engineered CDR is currently a demand-constrained market, and what signals could change that ✅ How Article 6 could create structure, transparency, and confidence for cross-border cooperation on removals ✅ Why the next big “breakthrough” for engineered CDR could be infrastructure and logistics 🏗️ 🔗 Learn More • Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Article 6 Implementation Partnership [https://a6partnership.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] • Carbon Markets Now Podcast Hub Article 6 Implementation Partnership [https://a6partnership.org/knowledge-hub/carbon-markets-now-podcast?utm_source=chatgpt.com] • ClimeFi climefi.com [https://www.climefi.com/] • Puro.earth puro.earth [https://puro.earth/] Carbon Markets Now is produced by the Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center. (Article 6 Implementation Partnership [https://a6partnership.org/knowledge-hub/carbon-markets-now-podcast?utm_source=chatgpt.com]) #TechnologyBasedCDR #CarbonDioxideRemoval #EngineeredCDR #CarbonRemoval #Article6 #ITMOs #ParisAgreement #CarbonMarkets #ClimateFinance #MRV #DirectAirCapture #EnhancedRockWeathering #BECCS #PuroEarth #ClimeFi #NetZero #ClimateAction Video Sections🎯 What You’ll Learn🔗 Learn More

Nature-Based Solutions & Carbon Markets: From Policy Alignment to Global Impact |Carbon Markets Now (Episode 04)

🌿 Discover how international carbon markets can help nature-based solutions to unlock their potential in the fight against climate change. Join host Kayleigh Crabb (Policy Researcher of the A6IP Center) in this essential discussion about nature-based solutions and their transformative role in carbon markets. This is Episode 4 of the Carbon Markets Now podcast, bringing you timely discussions with key players across the carbon markets landscape. 📺 Video Sections: [00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Carbon Markets Now [03:29] The Big Picture: Engagement with Nature-based Solutions [11:38] Article 6 and Nature-based Solutions [26:08] Guest Spotlights and Initiatives: Conservation International and ACT [37:20] Looking Ahead: Policies, Markets, and Nature-based Solutions  🎯 What You'll Learn: • How nature-based solutions deliver mitigation outcomes and sustainable development co-benefits • The critical role of government involvement in carbon market credibility • How technology solutions revolutionizing monitoring, reporting & verification • Importance of transparent registries and national-level accounting • How communities and ecosystems can benefit from high integrity nature-based projects  • COP30's focus on nature and implementation in the Brazilian Amazon • Article 6 operationalization for nature-based methodologies 👥 Expert Guests: • Arthur Vanderschooten - Global Manager of Nature-based Solutions, ACT Group • Anirudh Krishnan - Senior Manager of Jurisdictional Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International Perfect for sustainability professionals, carbon market participants, climate policymakers, and anyone interested in how nature-based solutions are scaling through market mechanisms to deliver both climate mitigation and sustainable development outcomes. Carbon Markets Now is produced by the Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center (A6IP). 🔗 Learn More: • Article 6 Implementation Partnership: https://a6partnership.org/ [https://a6partnership.org/] • ACT Group: https://www.actgroup.com/ [https://www.actgroup.com/] • Conservation International: https://www.conservation.org/ [https://www.conservation.org/] #NatureBasedSolutions #CarbonMarkets #ClimateFinance #Article6 #ParisAgreement #ESG #Sustainability #NetZero #CarbonOffset #ClimateAction #COP30 #Brazil #Amazon #MRV #ConservationInternational #ACTGroup #ForestConservation #BiodiversityCredits #ClimateMonitoring #SustainableDevelopment

CORSIA Explained: Aviation and Carbon Markets | Carbon Markets Now (Episode 03)

🌍 Aviation's Path to Net Zero: Understanding CORSIA's Global Impact Join host Kazuhisa Koakutsu (Director of A6IP Center) in this essential discussion about CORSIA - the world's first sector-specific global market-based carbon emissions reduction program designed for international aviation. This is Episode 3 of the Carbon Markets Now podcast, bringing you timely discussions with key players across the carbon markets landscape.📺 Video Sections: * 00:00 Introduction: Welcome to Carbon Markets Now * 02:13 Why Does CORSIA Matters: Aviation's Market * Based Climate Tool * 04:18 The Big Picture: CORSIA's Role in Aviation Decarbonization * 14:30 Article 6 and CORSIA: Ensuring High-Integrity Carbon Credits * 24:52 Guest Spotlights: IATA and EDF * 38:20 Looking Ahead: Policy, Markets, and the Future of Aviation * 50:18 Key Takeaways for Aviation's Path to Net Zero 🎯 What You'll Learn: * How CORSIA works as a market-based climate solution * The connection between the aviation sector and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement * Supply and demand challenges in the CORSIA market * Airlines' strategies for achieving net zero by 2050 👥 Expert Guests: * Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas - Director of Transport, Environmental Defense Fund, EDF * Abijith Amberi Premanand - Assistant Manager of Climate Policy, IATA 🔑 Key Topics Covered: * CORSIA's three implementation phases (2024-2035) * Environmental integrity and double counting prevention * Authorization bottlenecks for carbon credits * How CORSIA drives emissions reduction in the aviation sector 📊 Market Insights: * Offset demand under CORSIA (2024-2026)Major economies joining from Phase 2 (Brazil, China, India) * Current supply challenges and future outlook * Perfect for aviation professionals, climate policymakers, carbon market participants, and anyone interested in how the aviation industry is tackling climate change. Carbon Markets Now is produced by the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center.🔗 Learn More: * Article 6 Implementation Partnership: https://a6partnership.org/ [https://a6partnership.org/] * Environmental Defense Fund: https://www.edf.org [https://www.edf.org] * IATA: https://www.iata.org/ [https://www.iata.org/]

High Integrity Carbon Markets Explained + Carbon Market Updates | Carbon Markets Now (Episode 02)

Learn how to navigate high integrity carbon markets and how high quality carbon credits can support achievement of net zero goals in this timely discussion featuring ICVCM and VCMI experts.🎯 What You'll Learn: * Principles and practices to promote high integrity carbon markets (supply & demand side integrity) * How ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles (CCP) enable high quality credits * VCMI's new Claims Code of Practice for corporate carbon offsetting * Convergence between voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement * Latest developments including Scope 3 emissions gap solutions from VCMI and latest cookstove methodology CCP approvals from ICVCM * How high integrity carbon markets drive international cooperation and carbon credit marketplace dynamics 👥 Expert Guests: * Ana Carolina Szklo, Technical Director - Markets and Standards at VCMI (Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative) * Anton Tsvetov, Director for Continuous Improvement Work Programs at ICVCM (Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market) * Hosted by Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Director of the A6IP Center Key Topics Covered: * Supply side integrity and CCP labeling process * Demand side integrity and corporate carbon credit claims guidance * Carbon standards and emissions trading systems * Climate finance and sustainable supply chains * Article 6 pipeline and international climate agreements Perfect for sustainability professionals, carbon credit investors, corporate ESG teams, climate finance experts, and anyone interested in carbon markets explained, carbon offsetting, and achieving climate neutrality. 🌱 Latest Updates: * New cookstove and adipic acid methodologies approved * Article 6.2 bilateral cooperation between Kenya and Sweden• EU 2040 climate targets and potential for international credit use 🔗 Learn More:• ICVCM: https://icvcm.org/ [https://icvcm.org/]• VCMI: https://vcmintegrity.org/ [https://vcmintegrity.org/]• A6IP: https://a6partnership.org/ [https://a6partnership.org/]