“What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they’re not always what they seem…So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t’s a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that’s what Calyx Global is, we’re a Carbon Credit Ratings Agency. But really what we’re doing is, for every one of these assets, helping buyers understand what’s underneath that, what the quality of that asset is. Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast
You’ve probably heard the words “carbon credits” bantered about. But what are they exactly and how do they work?
Listen to Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder of Calyx Global (and former climate policy negotiator at the UN and U.S. State Dept.) in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.
You’ll hear about:
- What carbon credits are, how they’re measured and verified, because they are not all equal.
- Where policies and regulations provide stability (or uncertainty)
- Why companies buy and trade carbon credits – the business case.
- Plus, career advice, such as:
“One is, follow your passion always. If you are passionate about making a difference, find a job where you make a difference. Don’t settle for less and you will succeed more if you feel really strongly and you love what you’re doing…The other thing, just being sort of a woman in late career and only maybe in some ways only finding my footing now as a co-founder is, don’t underestimate your abilities….What’s more important, competence or confidence? It is both in equal measure. Women always underestimate their abilities, right? Men always overestimate and women always underestimate. And so women double down on confidence…You can be authentic and confident and don’t undersell yourself… Lean in on the things that come naturally to you.” Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast
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You’ll also like:
- Carbon Accounting 101: with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva – aka The Carbon Lady
- Carbon Credits 101: with Lucy Hargreaves at Patch (now at Build Canada)
- How to Get To Carbon Zero, with Melissa Lott, Ph.D. at Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy featured in the “Chasing Carbon Zero” documentary.
- A Biography of Carbon: with documentary filmmaker, writer and producer, Danielle Ortega of the Australian Film Commission on her extraordinary film “Carbon: An Unauthorized Biography
- Using Captured Carbon To Make Energy: with Bjork Kristjansdottir, of Carbon Recycling International
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