S1 E2 - To Bond, or Not to Bond: A Discussion with Nathan Truitt

In this episode, Jay talks with Nathan Truitt (Executive Vice President, Climate Funding - American Forest Foundation). They cover topics including forest carbon credit projects, an innovative new green bond, AFF’s recent Verra methodology, and the challenges and opportunities for scaling up climate finance focused on forest projects. 

If you have questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com

Show Resources:

• American Forest Foundation (AFF)
• AFF’s Family Forest Carbon Program
• Verra - VM0045 Methodology for Improved Forest Management Using Dynamic Matched Baselines from National Forest Inventories, v1.0

Credits: 

Untangling Climate Finance is a production of Gordian Knot Strategies. This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jay Tipton. 

Special thanks to Sean Penrith, Jacoba Gundle, Maggie Tipton, and Julie Witherspoon. 

Music is by Diamond_Tunes.