Untangling Climate Finance

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 years and years.The conversation covers innovative financial mechanisms like debt-for-nature swaps and state revolving loan funds. Tim advocates for significantly increasing this funding and discusses pay-for-success contracts as a scalable policy tool for nature-based climate finance. He also highlights the value in public-private partnerships for finance. Tim concludes with his vision for the future for the policy ecosystem in the US, stressing the need to improve how policy narratives can drive financial resources toward enhancing our relationship with nature. --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.com⁠Credits:The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.Special thanks to ⁠Sean Penrith⁠, Jacoba Gundle, Maggie Tipton, and Julie Witherspoon. Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠. 

Tuesday, May 4, 2024Sliced: Transparency in the Voluntary Carbon MarketIn 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 original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance. If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com. Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024Sliced: Let's Not Forget About Article 9In 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 the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance. If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com. Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024Sliced: Swapping Debt for NatureIn this edition of Sliced, we talk about how debt-for-nature swaps are a climate finance tool that offers many potential advantages and how a new report shows that developing countries could benefit in a big way by this type of financial deal. --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 check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com. Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Max DuBuisson from Indigo Ag discusses sustainable farming and soil carbon credits, highlighting benefits for farmers participating in the program. They explore Indigo Ag's technological approaches, strategic partnerships, and financial incentives. The discussion includes details on enrollment processes, changes in farming practices, and methodologies for quantification and certification. The podcast emphasizes the importance of sustainable agriculture in combating climate change.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024Sliced: Finance for Healthy ForestsIn this edition of Sliced, we look at improved forest management (IFM) carbon credit projects and how finance is flowing to help American forest owners maintain healthy forests ecosystems. --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 check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com. Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024Sliced: Germany and its Novel Climate Protection ContractsIn this edition of Sliced, we look at Germany's new climate finance and greenhouse gas emissions reductions mechanism, climate protection contracts (CPCs). --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 check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

In this episode, they discuss updates on the Impact framework, carbon credit prices, market trends, upcoming elections' impact on climate policies, COP collaboration, and corporate climate targets. The podcast delves into market integrity, achievements in climate finance, and legal challenges faced in disclosures.

Exploring the innovative Commodities Plus Carbon (CPC) futures contract, integrating agriculture with carbon markets to benefit farmers. Rick Gilmore explains the importance of this product and its timing. They discuss the carbon sequestration process, measuring emissions, and the value of carbon credits in the agricultural sector.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024Sliced: Oxford Offsetting PrinciplesIn this edition of Sliced, we look at the recent release of the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting from the University of Oxford and offer a suggestion for carbon credit buyers.--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 check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠. Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com. Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.