Untangling Climate Finance S3 E4 - Kelly Cain on Building Trust and Tools for Tribal Climate Action
In this episode, Jay speaks with Kelly Cain, Senior Program & Policy Strategist for the National Indian Carbon Coalition, to explore how Indigenous communities are leading the way in carbon markets and climate finance.
They discuss how carbon projects can support land reclamation, community infrastructure, and long-term stewardship - all while reinforcing tribal sovereignty and sustainability.
Kelly shares the story behind the Tribal Carbon and Co-Benefit Tool, a powerful GIS-based platform that helps quantify the ecological and social impacts of carbon projects. He also talks about the importance of data sovereignty, trust-building, and why tribal nations are uniquely positioned to lead in nature-based climate solutions.
Give it a listen to learn how Indigenous-led carbon projects are impacting climate finance and delivering real impact on the ground!
Show Resources:
- The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa is Stewarding Healthy Forests: https://youtu.be/-8Rpd6DHxaw?si=LObAFg7R__w6Tn6O
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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.
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It is written, narrated, and edited by Jay Tipton.
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