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How do you get companies to accept that they now need to pay for something that they didn’t have to pay for before? This is the great challenge of carbon credits. “I think there’s a lot of companies out there that *want* to participate,” says Dr. @ Jennifer Jenkins, our Chief Science Officer. “But they need flexibility,” Jen explains, “because they’re not always going to have available technologies to help them meet the moment.” Jen believes we’re moving to a point where we have quality credits in the market — and we can use them. While we wait for decarbonization technologies to be scaled and available, carbon credits allow a company to act right now. 👉 Listen to Jen on the @Climate Now podcast: Climate Now: https://lnkd.in/d6xVDmbA Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dqm9KWpE Apple: https://lnkd.in/dXBuZDcm

How do you get people more comfortable with investing in #carboncredits? Rubicon Carbon’s CEO, Tom Montag, believes it’s helpful to have your carbon credits professionally managed — just like financial investments. Beyond this, we also need universal quality standards in the #VCM. Do you agree? Listen to the full episode here: Bloomberg: https://lnkd.in/gDAC3-4D Apple: https://lnkd.in/gdJ2xsY4 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ghxDGrX6

“You can’t transition this behemoth of a fossil-based economy into this mythical non-fossil based system overnight,” says Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, our Chief Science Officer. “Companies are going to need some help,” she explains. That help can come in the form of #carboncredits — but the voluntary carbon market is still underutilized. “The biggest buyers we have in carbon markets today are typically in high-margin sectors like tech,” says Jen. “You know who’s not in the market today? “The companies that really need to access the market, which is the hard-to-abate sectors like chemicals, steel, cement, and to some extent aviation (although there is a separate market for aviation),” says Jen. “Credits are a fantastic way to provide flexibility for companies that have made ambitious voluntary #netzero commitments, but might be having a little trouble actually doing the decarbonization that they’ve committed to do.” 👉 Listen to Jen on the Climate Now podcast: Climate Now: https://lnkd.in/d6xVDmbA Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dqm9KWpE Apple: https://lnkd.in/dXBuZDcm

🌍 Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Market: The Case for Europe 🌱 Join the Business Alliance for Climate Action (BACA) on Tuesday, December 17th, at 15:00 CET for an insightful online event on the critical role of Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) in driving EU decarbonization efforts. With the EU leading global climate action through ambitious policies, this session will explore: ✅ How scaling VCMs supports EU climate goals. ✅ Insights into what carbon credit buyers need. ✅ The role of VCMs in protecting and restoring natural ecosystems. Hear from our panel of experts on how high-quality, integrity-driven carbon credits can contribute to Europe’s decarbonization journey—and the broader global climate agenda. Together, let’s harness this essential tool to create a tangible impact on our collective future. 📅 Find the registration link in the comments:

What do you say to critics of carbon markets? “We believe everyone has to focus first and foremost on the decarbonization of Scope 1 and 2 emissions,” says our CEO Tom Montag. “But Scope 3 is very difficult. We’re of the belief that #carbon will be part of our lives for longer than we’d like it to be. For people that can’t get carbon out of their supply chains, the ability to remove or avoid issuance is a great thing to do,” Tom explains. Combining decarbonization with #carboncredit investment will help us reach net zero faster than decarbonization alone. “Speed is of the essence,” says Tom. “In money, time value is an important thing. It should be in carbon too.” Listen to the full episode here: Bloomberg: https://lnkd.in/gDAC3-4D Apple: https://lnkd.in/gdJ2xsY4 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ghxDGrX6

🌿 December Newsletter: Shaping the Future of Carbon Markets 🌍 Dive into Rubicon Carbon's latest newsletter, "No Turning Back," and stay ahead in the evolving world of carbon markets. Here's what you'll discover: 1️⃣ COP29 Highlights & G20 Insights: Explore reflections from Filipe Blackwood Oliveira on groundbreaking developments in Azerbaijan and Brazil that could transform Voluntary Carbon Markets in 2025. 2️⃣ Exclusive Podcast with Tom Montag: Learn about the parallels between financial and carbon markets, as our CEO discusses scaling climate action on the MCJ Podcast. 3️⃣ Webinar Recap: Unpack Rubicon's rigorous project evaluation criteria, including climate impact, durability, and additionality, with insights from our Science Team. 👉 Click to access these insights and more, and don't forget to subscribe.

Congratulations to Amishi Kumar Claros, our Head Of Industrial & CDR Research, who was recently added to the 2025 Carbon Unbound East Coast Advisory Board. Amishi will join fellow carbon experts, including Toby Janson-Smith from Verra, Katie Sullivan from the IETA, and Anna Lerner Nesbitt Lerner-Nesbitt from Climate Collective, in advising Carbon Unbound on themes and speakers for the year ahead. Well done, Amishi! Check out the full list of advisors here: https://lnkd.in/gUd6v84E

Our CEO, Tom Montag, recently joined Scott O'Malia on "The Swap" podcast to discuss the current state of the Voluntary Carbon Market. Take a listen:

Three ways the Rubicon Carbon Tonne™ is like an #ETF for #carboncredits 👇 1️⃣ When you buy an RCT™, you’re buying the right to a curated portfolio of credits that we’ve purchased and are constantly curating. 2️⃣ Through the RCT, you get a level of diversification and quality that you can’t always get buying single projects. 3️⃣ When you retire an RCT, you retire the pro-rata amount of all the projects under the RCT. While an ETF is managed to price appreciation; we manage the RCT to quality of the ton.

Why aren’t we talking about the time value of carbon credits? If someone offers you $1 today or $1 in 20 years, you’d pick the dollar today. It’s worth far more to you today because of the time value of money. Invested right, that $1 could become much more in 20 years. Something similar is at work with carbon credits, but few people are talking about it. There’s not as much premium placed on removing or avoiding carbon right now as opposed to in the future. “To me there’s a lot of benefit in being able to do things now,” says our CEO, Tom Montag. “Even if it’s before you’re able to get your own Scope 1 and 2 down, the impact of your money now keeps that molecule of carbon out of the air today, as opposed to 20 years from today.” What do you think? Should we place a premium on immediate carbon investments? 👉 Listen to Tom on MCJ's Inevitable podcast: Inevitable: https://lnkd.in/gyuQ-xcw Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gYEZ3yyg Apple: https://lnkd.in/gYuQtb4d