Standardising Carbon Markets

Carbon markets are expected to grow from US$10-20 billion per year to over US$200 billion by 2035. How can you take part in this ecosystem? How can your business benefit by incorporating blockchain solutions in a broader way?

This book will explore solutions that utilize blockchain technology and tokenization to deliver efficient, transparent, trustworthy and interoperable carbon offsetting solutions for small and medium sized businesses and consumers. Software and hardware developers will be provided with an introduction to key players in the carbon offsetting universe and associated markets and industries globally. Efforts to reduce greenwashing through standardization and regulation such as the EU taxonomy, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) will be explained.

Learning outcomes

Readers will learn how to

1. Outline how the technology that supports carbon markets is driving genuine climate change

2. Describe the complexity and different players in the carbon offsetting ecosystem including developers of carbon-offsetting projects, infrastructure providers, buyers, and financiers

3. Describe blockchain technology and its benefits to carbon markets – transparency, traceability, accountability

4. Discuss regulatory initiatives and standards that drive positive change in carbon markets. beginning with those that apply to the physical domain (e.g., energy, agriculture), how data is collected, processed, validated and verified right up to financing/trading projects. (As there are many different standards that apply at different stages of the long and complex process, readers will be provided with a complete overview.)

5. Analyze how blockchain will help your carbon offsets business

6. Explain how regulatory frameworks like SFDR and EU Taxonomy are helping to cut through the greenwashing

7. Apply Web 3 technology to overcome data quality challenges in carbon markets

Target audience

This book is for project developers (those involved in reducing green house gas emissions), computer software developers working in Web 2 or Web 3 environments, others in the tech community, educated professionals, business managers and owners who are interested in buying or selling carbon credits, NGOs and Non-profits, Academic Institutions.

Kalyani Inampudi

Kalyani Inampudi is an independent ESG and carbon consultant. She works directly with carbon offset solutions providers such as biodiversity specialists, those involved in reforestation or other activities that reduce or offset carbon emissions, funders, technologists, and policy makers at national and global levels. Kalyani also advises fintech companies and fund managers on ESG investments and strategies. Kalyani ‘s knowledge and experience fuses asset management, data analysis and ESG consulting. Her expertise includes deep data research and writing investment proposals.

She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (ACSI) and has certifications from the UNPRI, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board via the TCFD Knowledge Hub. She has an MBA from Imperial College Business School, London and Esade Business school, Spain.

Jonathan Rackoff

Jonathan is currently the VP and Head of Global Policy at The HBAR Foundation. Jonathan is also an Advisory Board Member at ClimateView. Previously, he worked as the Sustainability and ESG Lead at Coinbase and as a Partner at Marten Law LLP, where he specialized in ESG, climate change, and sustainable finance. Jonathan has also served as General Counsel at Tegalux Biosciences LLC and as Senior Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to that, they worked at the White House's Office of Management and Budget and at Sidley Austin LLP as an Associate in appellate and Supreme Court litigation.

Jonathan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy & Biology from Oberlin College and a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School.