The State of the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market, with Kyle Harrison Ep #49

Smart Energy Voices

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host John Failla had the opportunity to speak with Kyle Harrison about the state of the voluntary carbon offset market. Kyle is the Head of Sustainability Research at BloombergNEF. Over the last three years, Smart Energy Decisions has had the privilege of working with BNEF and Kyle on a variety of projects and events. You won’t want to miss Kyle’s interesting and valuable perspective.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• How do carbon offsets work? [03:49]
• Overall trends in the sustainability market [08:04]
• The future role of carbon offsets [12:19]
• Guidelines for carbon offsets [14:05]
• Current carbon offset trends [19:38]
• The additionality of carbon offsets [28:15]
• What role do consumers play? [30:50]
• Kyle’s career progression [33:18]
• What impact would Kyle like to have? [40:04]

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Resources & People Mentioned

• Climate Action 100+
• Science Based Targets: Ambitious corporate climate action
• The LEAF Coalition
• Pachama
• Nori Carbon Removal Marketplace

Connect with Kyle Harrison

• On LinkedIn

Head of Sustainability Research, BloombergNEF

Kyle leads BNEF’s sustainability research team, which publishes content on the private sector's transition to the low-carbon economy. The team focuses on core areas like environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, target-setting, low-carbon pathways, and sustainable finance. Kyle specializes in corporate clean energy procurement, net-zero targets, and voluntary carbon offsets.

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