Until the rise of carbon removal, carbon offsets have been the foundation of voluntary carbon markets, but have withered under scrutiny from John Oliver to the Guardian. Can that market be fixed? Or will it always be hot air?

Tech policy brains at the UK's Startup Coalition and finance brawn of the City of London launched the Carbon Markets Innovation Forum, bringing together 12 climatetech startups to help future governments see how technology could bring more integrity and transparency. Including UNDO - their CEO Jim Mann spoke to us in Episode 2.

Catherine Macguinness, Councillor and fmr Carbon Markets Policy Chair at City of London Corporation, in CityAM Friday: https://www.cityam.com/more-than-just-hot-air-the-uk-should-be-the-home-of-a-carbon-market-that-actually-works/

Richard Delevan spoke with two of the key players organising the effort:

Valerio Magliulo, CEO of carbon procurement and intelligence platform Abatable

Charlie Mercer, deputy policy director of Startup Coaltion

Catalysts:

• The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells (Charlie)
• The Case for Nature: Pioneering Solutions for the Other Planetary Crisis by Siddarth Shrikanth (Valerio)
• Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi

“Sustainability geek” Claire Brady joins us in her second episode as co-host! Follow her on LinkedIn and subscribe at https://wickedpr0blems.substack.com . 

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