Rubicon Carbon

Just how hard is it to design a Voluntary Carbon Market that channels billions of dollars to climate action? In this clip taken from his podcast interview with ISDA CEO Scott O'Malia, Rubicon Carbon CEO Tom Montag reflects on challenges faced by the early pioneers of financial derivatives products and how they compare to those faced by pioneers of the Voluntary Carbon Market. Listen to the entire interview on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ewUxV6PP And Apple Podcasts:  https://lnkd.in/ekZ96tTi

How did Brown University come to super pollutant elimination credits? In this clip from our recent webinar, Associate Provost for Sustainability and Professor of Ecology Stephen Porder discusses the university's decarbonization journey. Take a look:

Why aren’t we talking about the time value of carbon credits? If someone offers you $1 today or $1 in 20 years, you’d pick the dollar today. It’s worth far more to you today because of the time value of money. Invested right, that $1 could become much more in 20 years. Something similar is at work with carbon credits, but few people are talking about it. There’s not as much premium placed on removing or avoiding carbon right now as opposed to in the future. “To me there’s a lot of benefit in being able to do things now,” says our CEO, Tom Montag. “Even if it’s before you’re able to get your own Scope 1 and 2 down, the impact of your money now keeps that molecule of carbon out of the air today, as opposed to 20 years from today.” What do you think? Should we place a premium on immediate carbon investments? 👉 Listen to Tom on MCJ's "Inevitable" podcast by finding the links in the comments.

What exactly are super pollutant greenhouse gases? We've put together a handy animation to explain what they are, why they're important, and how super pollutant credits help eliminate them. Take a look:

How does Rubicon Carbon handle future delivery risk for carbon removal projects? How do we ensure that a project really will deliver its future tons of carbon removals? To assess delivery risk, we break it down into two categories: 1] Geopolitical context — how robust is the project’s long-term feasibility to changes in local or national governance? 2] Climate resiliency — can the project withstand natural disturbances,  including climate-change-related disturbances, through its activity period? Hear our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, explain:

Did you miss our recent webinar on super pollutant credits? If so, don't fret! You can watch the video on our YouTube channel using the following link: https://lnkd.in/eGjJE5sz

Want to understand just how Rubicon Carbon evaluates carbon projects? Here’s our science team walking you through a fictional carbon project case study. We go through, step by step, what it takes to pass Rubicon’s extensive quality criteria. Take a look for yourself:

Why are super pollutant elimination credits often considered the "ugly duckling" credits? In this clip from our most recent webinar, Calyx Global co-founder Donna Lee explains why these credits are frequently under-valued.

All of the carbon projects Rubicon Carbon procures must have legal additionality as a base requirement. For us, that means two things: 1] Financial additionality — how necessary and impactful is the carbon revenue to the project’s activity? 2] Common practice — are the activities part of local standard practice or regulatory environment? Here’s Kim Cesafsky DuBose to explain more…

The Rubicon Carbon team had a productive time at Trellis Group's GreenBiz 25 in Phoenix, Arizona. Rubicon Carbon's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, spoke on a panel entertaining many of the hard questions confronting the Voluntary Carbon Market, while Chief Product Officer Sara Xi participated in a discussion regarding gender equality and water access.