🌍 **Special Episode Alert: The Carbon Exposure Project Podcast** 🌍 We're excited to bring you a special episode of the Carbon Exposure Project. 🎙️ Today, we're joined by Patrick Greenfield an Environment reporter from The Guardian. Patrick's in-depth coverage of carbon markets has sparked significant debate and shaped much of the public discourse over the past 18 months. This phenomenon, often termed the “Guardian effect,” mirrors the increased media scrutiny from outlets like DIE ZEIT, The New Yorker and Bloomberg, all highlighting integrity issues in carbon markets. Due to this intensified scrutiny, many customer-facing companies are now hesitant to engage with the Voluntary Carbon Market, fearing critical media coverage. In this episode, Patrick provides an unfiltered view of his investigative work. While our discussion dives into many contentious areas and we often find ourselves in disagreement, it stands as a testament to thoughtful and respectful dialogue. 📢 **Key Highlights:** - An unfiltered, 80-minute interview with Patrick Greenfield - Exploration of the "Guardian effect" and its impact on carbon markets - Discussion on the integrity of carbon markets We want to emphasize—unlike traditional media, this podcast does not editorialize. Our goal is to offer honest conversations about the complexities of carbon markets, allowing you, our listeners, to hear everything firsthand and form your own informed opinions. We hope you find this episode enlightening and encourage you to share your thoughts with us. 🎧 Full episode links below: 🟢 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g-tp8K-8 🟢 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g3Swpk2Z #CarbonExposureProject #Podcast #ClimateChange #CarbonMarkets #EnvironmentalJournalism #GuardianEffect #SustainableFuture #ThoughtfulDialogue #VCM #CarbonCredits #NetZero
Looking forward to this one Rene!
Here we go the media has not done site visits and they speak in absolutes (and then he denies it all on video). Let them go to the jungle and work out solutions with indigenous people. There are costs and the balance is normally 30 30 30 10 with 30% going to Indigenous people. Rene provides common sense, but that does not sell news. Please use your common sense when reviewing media especially when they speak in absolutes.
This was very intriguing listening to this podcast. One thing I have been struggling with the VCM is whether it is trying to do too much. As touched upon in this conversation, as a market based approach, the aim is to improve the integrity of the carbon credit and by that 1t is a 1t. I understand that the impact of a project should have a social elements, and the project overall success of the project will be more than the removal of carbon. However those elements shouldn't be factors in considering the science which should be the integrity of the carbon credit. Should the focus be the science and methodologies in measuring as whether 1t is a 1t for 100 years rather than the debate by the actual project? Or am I missing something here?
Insightful episode. I like the coffee versus carbon analogy used to distinguish the product (i.e., credits) and intention (i.e., projects). While the onus is and should be on VCM participants to establish a system that "works", the media does have an outsized influence on this tiny market. It helps that there is common ground for protecting nature and that the VCM is a tool (with a lot of potential) to price externalities.
This is great- a proper conversation to educate and bridge the gap. I wish it happened many moons ago! Climate change is not easy, and we all feel strongly about it as it affects all of us, our children and grandchildren. We need to unite and find solutions - together!
Patrick Greenfield said it all in two words: Paris-Aligned. As long as everyone agrees on that we’re all fine :)
Going to watch this one today!
Brilliant episode 👏
Thanks Rene Velasquez for making these podcasts available on Spotify. My journeys to remote mangrove project sites in Africa and Asia suddenly became more exciting!
Rene, I applaud you and Patrick sitting together to talk about common ground and also the things you disagree on. I appreciate the respect you both had for each other. You've shown us all how to listen to others - even those that you may disagree with - to find common ground that could lead to positive outcomes. I really enjoyed this episode and hope that you continue the Carbon Exposure Project Podcast.