Untangling Climate Finance

In this episode, Jay speaks with Natalia Dorfman , CEO and Co-Founder of Kita Insurance , to explore how insurance is transforming climate finance and carbon markets. They discuss how risk mitigation strategies are unlocking investment, ensuring carbon credit reliability, and driving more capital into climate solutions. Natalia shares how Kita is addressing delivery risks, political uncertainties,...

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Sliced: Blended Finance – A Key Catalyst for Climate Action In this edition of Sliced, we dive into blended finance and its role in scaling climate solutions. With climate finance needing a massive boost, we explore how public, private, and philanthropic capital is unlocking funds for sustainable projects and driving real impact in the fight against climate change. -- Sli...

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Sliced: Offsetting My 2024 Carbon Footprint In this edition of Sliced, Jay Tipton reflects on his 2024 carbon footprint and explains the steps he took to purchase carbon credits that support clean cookstove projects in Guatemala. From personal accountability to impactful climate solutions, Jay points out how actions like these can drive meaningful change for communities a...

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Sliced: Los Angeles's Wildfires and the Path Forward In this edition of Sliced, Jay writes about Los Angeles's wildfires, reflecting on their personal impact and the financial tools driving forest resilience and climate action. From carbon markets to impact investing, Jay points out how these solutions can help amid the devastation. For those who want to help those impact...

In this episode, Jay sits down with Peter Stangel, Alicia Cramer, and Trevor Cutsinger from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to explore their groundbreaking Impact Investing Program. They discuss how this initiative is reshaping forestry and conservation finance by blending financial returns with meaningful environmental and community impacts. Peter shares the origins and framework...

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Sliced: What Is Credit Enhancement? A Simple Introduction In this edition of Sliced, we offer an introduction to credit enhancement and how it can effect impact investing. - - Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finan...

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Sliced: United Kingdom - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) In this week’s Sliced, we explore the recently confirmed United Kingdom Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and its potential impacts and risks. -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apar...

In this episode, Jay connects with Sheri Hickok , CEO of Climate Impact Partners , to discuss the role of carbon markets in accelerating climate solutions. Sheri shares her career journey from engineering in Detroit to leading a global company dedicated to addressing climate change. Sheri explains Climate Impact Partners’ mission to drive impactful climate action by collaborating with corporations...

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Sliced: Letters of Authorization In this week’s Sliced, we discuss a key element of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) mechanism for the global aviation industry - Letters of Authorization. -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal...

In this episode, Jay sits down with Rita Hite , President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation , to discuss the power of family-owned forests in driving climate solutions. Rita shares her career journey and AFF’s work in unlocking the potential of small landowners through sustainable forestry practices. Rita also makes a major announcement about AFF’s first-ever carbon credit auction for natu...

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Sliced: Article 6.4 - Moving and Shaking In this week’s Sliced, we explore the latest updates from the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, which has made BIG moves toward launching the UN’s new carbon market. -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various co...

In this episode, Jay sits down with Anna Lerner , CEO of Climate Collective , to explore the intersection of climate finance and technology. Anna shares her journey in the climate space and discusses key challenges, including the need for corporate accountability and the role of tech like AI, blockchain, and geospatial data in accelerating climate action. They explore green accountability, Climate...

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Sliced: Carbon Credit Prices Across the Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, we look at carbon credit prices inside the voluntary carbon market and their impact on project viability, as well as environmental and social impact.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with...

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Sliced: Unlocking Green Jobs Through Climate Finance In this edition of Sliced, we explore one of the key byproducts of climate finance - green jobs.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.  If you want to...

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Sliced: The Impact of Green Bonds on Climate Finance In this edition of Sliced, we explore green bonds and their key role in global climate finance.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.  If you want to ch...

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Sliced: Egypt Launches Africa's First Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, we introduce the newly launched Egyptian voluntary carbon market, which is the first of its kind in all of Africa.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various c...

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Sliced: The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative In this edition of Sliced, we explore the newly announced Carbon Removal Standards Initiative and how it intends to help governments and companies involved in the booming space of carbon dioxide removals.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team mem...

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Sliced: ABACUS - Verra’s New High-Quality Label In this edition of Sliced, we introduce Verra's new label for its Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, VM0047. We raise some key points about how this new label might impact the carbon market. -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces fr...

In this episode, Jay and Sean Penrith (CEO, Gordian Knot Strategies) dive into GKS’s key focus areas, including climate finance, carbon markets, and impact investing. They explore the current state of climate finance dedicated to mitigation and adaptation efforts, discuss how far the world is from meeting global climate finance targets, the obstacles in our way, and what is needed to achieve these...

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Sliced: Peatlands in Carbon Markets In this edition of Sliced, we highlight peatlands as an important global ecosystem with significant potential for climate change mitigation and climate finance. Despite their massive potential, peatlands have received very little attention in carbon markets. -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features or...

In this episode, Jay connects with Henry Rowlands , the Co-Founder, CEO, and Director of Soil in Formation (SIF), a U.S. public benefit corporation dedicated to restoring soil health worldwide through advanced soil health measurement technology and a contextual data platform. Henry shares his extensive background in agriculture and soil management. He emphasizes agriculture's critical role globall...

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Sliced: Witnessing Progress in the Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, on the heels of the United States Federal Government’s release of its “Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets,” we point out the progress that has been achieved over the past twelve months in improving the quality of the VCM and explain why a healthy VCM is important.  -- Sli...

In this episode, Jay covers environmental policy with Timothy Male , the Executive Director of the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) .  Tim outlines EPIC’s mission and its impact on U.S. environmental policies, focusing on initiatives like environmental restoration. They explore challenges in conservation efforts, especially the long permitting times which can get projects in limbo for...

Tuesday, May 4, 2024 Sliced: Transparency in the Voluntary Carbon Market In this edition of Sliced, we focus on a key voluntary carbon market topic - transparency. We highlight the challenges around transparency, as well as the initiatives from market actors working to improve it and improve the integrity of the VCM.  —  Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features...

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Sliced: Let's Not Forget About Article 9 In this edition of Sliced, we shed some light on an often less discussed part of the Paris Agreement, Article 9 and how this key Article impacts climate finance flows from developed to developing nations.  -- Sliced  is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with t...