Building Climate Businesses, Not Just Carbon Projects – David Antonioli

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During the IETA European Climate Summit held in Lisbon, we spoke with some inspiring voices at the conference. In this European Climate Summit Special Episode, we're joined by David Antonioli, former Founder & CEO of Verra.Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 – Introduction02:32 – David’s new paper: “Financing the Transitions the World Needs”03:41 – Rethinking carbon markets: key insights from the report06:03 – Biochar: a case for real-world carbon solutions09:04 – Developer vs. biochar business: shifting identities11:29 – “On paper” vs. reality in project scalability14:58 – The “three buckets” of climate project economics18:03 – Keeping projects operational & long-term thinking21:03 – Market incentives and insetting as cost strategies24:03 – Rewriting the climate narrative & new leadership27:03 – Global insights and financial infrastructure reform28:26 – A new paradigm for transition-focused markets30:03 – Carbon credits as tools, not destinations

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