Stacy's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-kauk-p-eng/

https://isometric.com/

In this episode, Troy Carter sits down with Stacy Kauk, Chief Science Officer at Isometric and former Head of Sustainability at Shopify, to explore how the carbon markets can regain trust and scale responsibly.

Stacy shares her journey from UN climate negotiations to building Shopify’s pioneering carbon removal program, founding Frontier, and now shaping a new kind of registry at Isometric. She and Troy dig into:

• Why speed and responsibility must go hand-in-hand in carbon markets.

• How dynamic baselines, tech-enabled verification, and transparent methodologies can rebuild trust in nature-based credits.

• The role of community engagement and FPIC as the true foundation of durable projects.

• The tension between today’s patchwork of registries and the need for convergence and clear quality bars.

• Why persistence—and intention—matter as much as science in this fight against climate change.

This is a thoughtful, candid conversation on how to make carbon markets work for both people and planet.