ESG Decoded Podcast Powered by ClimeCo

In this episode, host Kaitlyn Allen welcomes Bill Flederbach, ClimeCo’s President and CEO. Their conversation focuses on Decarb Connect North America, a premier conference on industrial decarbonization held in Houston, Texas, March 26-28, 2024. During the event, Bill facilitated and spoke on a panel about how decarbonization grants are allocated. 

Coincidentally, on March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the grant of 6.1 billion to the Industrial Demonstrations Program under the Inflation Reduction Act to support the advancement of transformational technologies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector. 

Listen as Kaitlyn and Bill discuss key takeaways from Decarb Connect. Bill also shares his perspectives on the challenges related to this type of grant funding throughout the stages of business growth. In tandem, he provides corresponding solutions as companies continue to look for ways to scale up in this space to deliver innovations.

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Episode Resource Links:

Decarb Connect North America Website: https://decarbconnectnorthamerica.com/ 

ClimeCo’s 5 Key Takeaways from Decarb Connect 2024: https://www.climeco.com/insights-library/5-key-takeaways-from-decarb-connect-2024/ U.S. Department of Energy Grant Announcement: https://www.energy.gov/oced/industrial-demonstrations-program-0

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About ESG Decoded

ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Kaitlyn Allen, Amanda Hsieh, and Erika Schiller for thoughtful, nuanced conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts that explore the complexities about the risks and opportunities connected to (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial and (G)overnance. We like to say that “ESG is everything that’s not on your balance sheet.” This leaves room for misunderstanding and oversimplification – two things that we’ll bust on this podcast.

ESG Decoded | Resource Links

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About ClimeCo

ClimeCo is a global sustainability company with projects and partners all over the world. Our mission is to advance the low-carbon future and restore nature with market-based solutions. We offer comprehensive services spanning environmental asset innovation, ESG and climate strategy consulting, regulatory and policy advisory, environmental credits, API solutions, and climate action certification programs.

Our growing team of respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies of all sizes, governmental groups, NGOs, and capital markets players on ESG, decarbonization, and policy issues—allowing us to develop high-quality, purpose-built end-to-end sustainability solutions with measurable impact. We are steadfastly committed to educating and empowering our clients, no matter where they are in their sustainability journey, to be confident in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

ClimeCo | Resource Links

Site: ⁠⁠https://climeco.com/⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/⁠⁠

IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/climeco/⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ClimeCo⁠⁠

FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Climeco/⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@climeco-llc⁠⁠

In this episode, hosts Kaitlyn Allen and Erika Schiller join forces to bring our audience insights from the recent North American Carbon World (NACW) conference in San Francisco, California. For 21 years, NACW has been North America’s premier event for learning, collaborating, and networking on carbon markets and climate policy.

Listen as Erika recaps key messages from the event. They address why there is a sense that climate action has taken a pause and the confusion that seems to loom around carbon-related issues. Erika offers pragmatic suggestions for companies to navigate the uncertainties of the carbon markets. She reminds us that transparency is critical and climate science is always evolving. 

They also urge companies with 2030 climate goals to maintain momentum, emphasizing the necessity of continued action and funding to achieve these targets. The hosts suggest several short-term tactics to meet these objectives, including:


Purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) 


Renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)


Installing renewable energy infrastructure through the purchase of high-quality, verified carbon offsets



In case you were left hanging–despite having to run at top speed through New York City, they made it to the train on time with two minutes to spare!

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Episode Resource Links

Key Acronyms Mentioned: Integrity Council Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), Core Carbon Principals (CCP), Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

NACW Website:  https://www.nacwconference.com/ 

Paris Agreement Article 6: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/article-64-mechanism

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About ESG Decoded

ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Kaitlyn Allen, Amanda Hsieh, and Erika Schiller for thoughtful, nuanced conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts that explore the complexities about the risks and opportunities connected to (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial and (G)overnance. We like to say that “ESG is everything that’s not on your balance sheet.” This leaves room for misunderstanding and oversimplification – two things that we’ll bust on this podcast.

ESG Decoded | Resource Links

Site: https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts⁠ 

Spotify: ⁠https://go.climeco.com/Spotify⁠ 

YouTube Music: ⁠https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music⁠ 

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/⁠

IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/⁠

X: ⁠https://twitter.com/ESGDecoded⁠

FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ESGDecoded⁠

About ClimeCo

ClimeCo is a global sustainability company with projects and partners all over the world. Our mission is to advance the low-carbon future and restore nature with market-based solutions. We offer comprehensive services spanning environmental asset innovation, ESG and climate strategy consulting, regulatory and policy advisory, environmental credits, API solutions, and climate action certification programs.

Our growing team of respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies of all sizes, governmental groups, NGOs, and capital markets players on ESG, decarbonization, and policy issues—allowing us to develop high-quality, purpose-built end-to-end sustainability solutions with measurable impact. We are steadfastly committed to educating and empowering our clients, no matter where they are in their sustainability journey, to be confident in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

ClimeCo | Resource Links

Site: ⁠https://climeco.com/⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/⁠

IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/climeco/⁠

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In this episode, Erika Schiller is joined by Kayla Carey, ClimeCo's Senior Manager of Industrial Innovations, and Grant Quasha, Chief Executive Officer of Eco Material Technologies (Eco Material). 

With four billion tons of cement produced each year, this sector of the global economy is a heavy emitter, contributing up to 8% of global greenhouse gasses (GHGs). Listen as Erika, Kayla, and Grant discuss the current efforts to decarbonize building materials and how carbon credits are helping to incentivize more reductions. Learn about Eco Material and Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) and their role in sustainability solutions.

Kayla specializes in decarbonization for hard-to-abate sectors. With experience in sustainability management and energy policy, she helps ClimeCo's energy and industrial clients navigate environmental markets. Grant is advancing Eco Material’s business growth in new materials to displace traditional portland cement and lower the carbon footprint of our built environment. 

Interested in environmental asset innovation and carbon credits? Contact us for more information: https://www.climeco.com/contact-us/

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Episode Resource Links

CAR Methodology: https://www.climateactionreserve.org/how/protocols/industrial/low-carbon-cement/dev/

Eco Material’s Website https://ecomaterial.com/

Environmental Asset Innovation: https://www.climeco.com/environmental-asset-innovation/

Environmental Credits: https://www.climeco.com/environmental-credit-solutions/. 

Kayla Carey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-carey/ 

Grant Quasha LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gquasha/ 

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About ESG Decoded

ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Kaitlyn Allen, Amanda Hsieh, and Erika Schiller for thoughtful, nuanced conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts that explore the complexities about the risks and opportunities connected to (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial and (G)overnance. We like to say that “ESG is everything that’s not on your balance sheet.” This leaves room for misunderstanding and oversimplification – two things that we’ll bust on this podcast.

ESG Decoded | Resource Links

Website: https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

Apple Podcasts: https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts 

Spotify: https://go.climeco.com/Spotify 

YouTube Music: https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESGDecoded

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESGDecoded

About ClimeCo

ClimeCo is a global sustainability company with projects and partners all over the world. Our mission is to advance the low-carbon future and restore nature with market-based solutions. We offer comprehensive services spanning environmental asset innovation, ESG and climate strategy consulting, regulatory and policy advisory, environmental credits, API solutions, and climate action certification programs.

Our growing team of respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies of all sizes, governmental groups, NGOs, and capital markets players on ESG, decarbonization, and policy issues—allowing us to develop high-quality, purpose-built end-to-end sustainability solutions with measurable impact. We are steadfastly committed to educating and empowering our clients, no matter where they are in their sustainability journey, to be confident in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

ClimeCo | Resource Links

Website: https://climeco.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climeco/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClimeCo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Climeco/

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In this episode, Kaitlyn Allen talks with Anna Stablum, ClimeCo’s Business Development Director based in Singapore, and Peter Zaman, a partner at HFW in Singapore. Anna is establishing a presence for ClimeCo in Southeast Asia and was previously instrumental in developing one of the world's first exchanges for carbon–a spot trading platform for high-quality carbon credits. Peter is also based in Singapore and has over 20 years of experience as a transactional lawyer in the UK, EU, and Asia. Peter's law practice spans commodities, derivatives, structured products, and climate finance. He has been active in climate finance and environmental products markets since 2004. 

Article 6 (A6) of the Paris Agreement allows countries to voluntarily cooperate to achieve emissions targets set out in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The trio centers their conversation on Peter’s recent paper, COP28: The Failure To Reach an Article 6 Decision and the Inconvenient Truth. Peter shares his perspectives through the lens of the Asia markets and probes the potential impact to the Paris Agreement as the European Union (EU) appears to be exporting its own policies. They also touch on CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting & Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) and how it would be affected by a nonfunctioning A6. Anna rounds out the discussion by highlighting some of ClimeCo’s Southeast Asia efforts that are focused on creating high-integrity carbon projects, including an Indonesian Mangrove Reforestation project. 

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Episode Resource Links

[HFW Paper] COP28: The Failure to Reach an Article 6 Decision and the Inconvenient Truth: ttps://www.hfw.com/COP28-The-failure-to-reach-an-Article-6-decision-and-the-Inconvenient-truth 

[Paper that Peter quotes] Burke, J and Schenuit, F. (2023) Governing permanence of Carbon Dioxide Removal: a typology of policy measures. CO2RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub: CO2RE_Report_CDR_Permanence-FINAL-v7.pdf

Peter’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-zaman-99b502/ 

Anna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-stablum-a5a31a/ 

In this episode, Amanda Hsieh talks with Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, Sustainability Director for the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action. Carrie is a leader in the Decade of Agriculture efforts, advancing U.S. agriculture’s triple bottom line of social, environmental, and economic objectives in the Ag Investment Accelerator and Honor the Harvest. She received the White House Champion of Change Award in 2014 for developing the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program at The Nature Conservancy. Additionally, she serves on the Edon Farmers Co-op Board, previously on the US EPA Science Advisory Board, and has worked for the Michigan Farm Bureau.

Listen as Amanda and Carrie discuss the advancements in sustainable and regenerative agriculture to lower the industry’s carbon footprint. Carrie describes the increased collaboration happening across supply chains and explores the challenges the industry faces as it looks to transform its sustainability efforts.

A critical factor in this industry is capturing the story of resiliency quantifiable to the consumer. Carrie also reminds us of the unique and powerful role that Mother Nature plays in the agriculture sector and the continued need to focus on preparing for climate disasters.

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Episode Resource Links

Carrie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrievollmersanders/ 

Amanda’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahsieh1/ 

US Farmers & Ranchers in Action: https://usfarmersandranchers.org/

In this episode, Kaitlyn Allen talks with Dr. Ana Nacvalovaite, a Research Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford University. Dr. Nacvalovaite is an accomplished researcher, expert, and advocate for ethical business and investment practices. She obtained her doctoral degree from Oxford University, focusing on the regulation, sustainability, and transparency of investments made by sovereign wealth funds. Ana strives to bridge the gap between the immense resources of sovereign wealth funds and the urgent global challenges of climate change and social sustainability. Sovereign wealth funds are state-owned investment vehicles that manage and invest surplus assets on behalf of sovereign nations seeking to diversify their revenue streams and accumulate wealth.

Listen as Kaitlyn and Ana discuss her journey from a human rights lawyer specializing in protecting children in armed conflict to an expert in sovereign wealth funds. Her pivot was fueled, in part, by the 2008 financial crisis, which presented an opportunity for greater regulation of these funds. 

Ana explains the sustainability-related financial strategies for sovereign wealth funds, which drive social benefits. Kaitlyn also reminds us of the longer time horizons for these funds (think: well past 3-5 years), while Ana also shares their current challenges and opportunities for greater positive impact in the future.

Unlock the world of sustainability and join the ESG Decoded Podcast community! Make sure to subscribe to be notified of new episodes on your favorite streaming platforms, YouTube, and our social channels (linked below). Prepare for insightful episodes that ignite your passion for positive change. Tune in, engage, and let's decode ESG together!

Episode Resource Links

Dr. Nacvalovaite’sLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ana-nacvalovaite-a0b367b/

Kellogg College: https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/ 

Case Study: https://rebrand.ly/StanfordCaseStudy