COP28 UAE Special - Alexia Kelly (Managing Director, Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative)

Join us on this episode of the Carbon Exposure Project (CXP) as we interview one of the top minds and voices in the climate space, Alexia Kelly, Managing Director, Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative of the High Tide Foundation. Here are some timestamps of the episode:- 0:18 - Alexia´s overview on announcements at COP on the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). 3:58 - CFTC – Commodity Futures Trading Commission releasing voluntary guidance in the voluntary carbon crediting market. 4:52 - Existing voluntary standards announcing a new initiative for environment integrity. 6:46 - Highlight ICVCM’s work around processes and systems to issue credits and standardization on VCM as well as capital and climate finance mobilization into the Global South. 8:28 - DMRV - as a tool to accelerate issuance and verification processes. 12:20 - Communication initiatives to establish confidence and achieve scale on VCMs. 17:30 - IC VCM work on social benefits and core practices across VCM and its existing standards 22:14 - Thoughts around stabilizing concentration of GHG effectively while decarbonizing our economy. 23:24 - The challenges on the supply chain to achieve systemic transformation. 27:00 - The importance of both internal decarbonization and high quality carbon credits as a mechanism for residual emissions - Analysing positions against carbon credits. 31:15 - VCMs to help address and deliver mitigation opportunities. #cop28 #vcm #carbonmarkets