Cool Effect

What sets carbon removal projects apart in today's market? 🌍🔍 In this Session Deep-Dive from #CarbonUnboundWestCoast, Jodi Manning, CEO of Cool Effect, delves into the dynamics of the CDR market, effective communication strategies, and the unique Cool Effect model. 🎧 Access the full session here: https://lnkd.in/e8BW8unY In this insightful session, Jodi discusses the latest trends, the importance of transparent communication, and how Cool Effect is pioneering accessible carbon solutions. Key takeaways 👀 🔸 The significance of transparency and credibility in CDR initiatives. 🔸 Strategies for effective communication to engage stakeholders.  🔸 The role of Cool Effect in democratising access to carbon offsets.  🔸 How individuals and organisations can contribute to impactful carbon removal efforts. Cool Effect empowers individuals and businesses to take measurable action against climate change by providing a platform for high-quality carbon offset projects. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eY6VvfG #CarbonUnbound #ClimateAction #CarbonRemoval #Sustainability #CoolEffect #CDR #CarbonOffsets

Hot off the press—the #CarbonUnboundWestCoast Insights Report is HERE! Edited by Zara A., this wrap-up delivers everything you need to know to stay ahead in CDR—straight from the industry's top minds 💡 This is your guide to what's next. Want in? Subscribe for free & get the full gated breakdown now 👇 https://lnkd.in/dhznenKi This report is an actionable roadmap for anyone looking to drive the future of CDR. In the report, you'll hear from leading buyers, suppliers, policymakers, and investors, including; 🔸Randy Spock, Carbon Credits and Removals Lead, Google 🔸Adina Mangubat, Accelerator Director, AirMiners 🔸Brian Hartmann, President, NorthStar Clean Energy 🔸Dan Harburg, Chief Product Officer, MOMBAK 🔸Hannah Bebbington, Head of Deployment, Frontier (a Stripe Climate initiative) 🔸James Mwangi, Founder & CEO, Africa Climate Ventures 🔸Joanna Klitzke, Strategy & Operations, Frontier (a Stripe Climate initiative) 🔸Jodi Manning, CEO, Cool Effect 🔸Kate Murphy, PhD, Co-Founder & CEO, Aquarry 🔸Keeton Ross, Co-Founder, Holocene 🔸Kevin Niparko, Co-Founder, CDR.fyi 🔸Na'im Merchant, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Carbon Removal Canada 🔸Peter Reinhardt, Co-Founder & CEO, Charm Industrial 🔸Quinn Antus (Middleton), Program Manager - Emerging Markets, Carbon Management/CDR, Colorado Energy Office 🔸Taylor Insley, Director of Strategic Growth, Terraset 🔸TITO JANKOWSKI - AIRMINER, CEO, AirMiners 🔸Wil Burns, Founding Co-Director, Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal American University These experts played a pivotal role in shaping our findings. They explored the strategies and solutions essential for scaling CDR and shed light on... 📰 What Article 6 means for the CDR market 🎤 The biggest takeaways from the LIVE Carbon Removal Marketplace ⛏️ Is mining the next big thing for CDR? ...and more! Watch this space for more insights coming your way this week 👀 #CarbonUnbound #CDR #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ClimateTech #NetZero #CarbonRemoval #GlobalSouth #ClimateInvesting #MustRead #WestCoastCDR #Article6

The Verified Carbon Market Removals Craze is based on a grand misunderstanding. There is no scientific basis for a market preference for removals right now. Here's how I think we got ourselves in this mess: In 2020, the folks at Oxford helpfully released the Net Zero Principles. https://lnkd.in/gWtaBhiv This standard said quite clearly: "An immediate transition to 100% carbon removals is not necessary, nor is it currently feasible…. Offsets eventually need to come exclusively from carbon removals, but emission reductions will remain crucial for decades." Unfortunately however, many misinterpreted this guidance from "We need removals to get to net zero." to "We need ONLY removals to get to net zero." Then this fallacy spread. See this response (https://lnkd.in/g-_qpBud) to a comment in nature (https://lnkd.in/gV_NtF-T). Even the Oxford Net Zero Authors appear to have picked up the spreading fallacy: "Because net zero requires the physical balancing of residual emissions with removals, any entity using carbon credits to deliver net zero would need to purchase exclusively carbon ‘removal’ credits." https://lnkd.in/gR78Yy_e In reality, the "bathtub" of our atmosphere does not care how we start drawing down the GHGs in our atmosphere: we can open the drain or we can turn off the spicket, or we can do both. So I ask my colleagues: please, PLEASE correct this fallacy when you see it and prevent the spread of misinformation. Now more than ever we need to remain vigilant. Then, we can stop arguing about (and trying to account differently for) removals vs. emissions reductions and just get to work on the more important factors to consider when deploying climate solutions: biophysical opportunity, cost, feasibility, equity, co-benefits. Off soap box.