Untangling Climate Finance S3 E8 - Jodi Manning on Cool Effect’s 10-Year Journey in Climate Action
In this episode, Jay speaks with Jodi Manning, CEO of Cool Effect, to explore how transparency, integrity, and hands-on project diligence are reshaping the voluntary carbon market. They dive into what it takes to build trust in carbon finance, from rigorous vetting to field visits, and why individual action still matters in the fight against climate change.
Jodi shares how Cool Effect has reviewed over 10,000 carbon projects but selected just 64, emphasizing scientific credibility, financial additionality, and real community impact. She also explains where demand is rising, including carbon removals and blue carbon to methane and HFC reductions, and how Cool Effect’s radical price transparency is setting a new bar for accountability.
Tune in to learn why climate finance needs more than good intentions, how individuals can make a measurable difference, and what the next 10 years of carbon markets could look like if integrity leads the way.
Resources:
- If you have a project, message Cool Effect at: business@cooleffect.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cool-effect-carbon-offset
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cooleffect2/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooleffect_/
- X: https://x.com/cool_effect
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About:
Untangling Climate Finance explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.
If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com
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Credits:
The podcast is produced by Gordian Knot Strategies.
It is written, narrated, and edited by Jay Tipton.
Music is by Diamond_Tunes.