The State of the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market, with Kyle Harrison Ep #49

Oct 22, 2021

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In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host John Failla had the opportunity to speak with Kyle Harrison about the state of the voluntary carbon offset market. Kyle is the Head of Sustainability Research at BloombergNEF. Over the last three years, Smart Energy Decisions has had the privilege of working with BNEF and Kyle on a variety of projects and events. You won’t want to miss Kyle’s interesting and valuable perspective.

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How do carbon offsets work? [03:49]
Overall trends in the sustainability market [08:04]
The future role of carbon offsets [12:19]
Guidelines for carbon offsets [14:05]
Current carbon offset trends [19:38]
The additionality of carbon offsets [28:15]
What role do consumers play? [30:50]
Kyle’s career progression [33:18]
What impact would Kyle like to have? [40:04]

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Head of Sustainability Research, BloombergNEF

Kyle leads BNEF’s sustainability research team, which publishes content on the private sector's transition to the low-carbon economy. The team focuses on core areas like environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, target-setting, low-carbon pathways, and sustainable finance. Kyle specializes in corporate clean energy procurement, net-zero targets, and voluntary carbon offsets.

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