This week, we kick off our new series Re-engineering Tokenization with Josh Crumb and Ian Forester, CEO and Head of Product at Abaxx Technologies. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Josh and Ian to discuss asset tokenization and Abaxx Technologies’ approach to it – focusing on secure digital identity, privacy, and legal finality as the foundations for institutional grade commercial transactions.
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We present a special episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025.
SmarterMarkets™ returned to the IETA North America Climate Summit to explore the challenges and opportunities defining the next phase of carbon market development.
This year’s conference examined emerging carbon pricing systems worldwide and the “how” and “when” of driving long-term growth — from the growing role of nature- and technology-based removals to the outcomes of the voluntary market’s focus on integrity and how businesses account for carbon.
In partnership with IETA, we spoke with a cross section of delegates about where they see progress, what challenges remain, and the developments they’re watching most closely as markets evolve.
We’ve compiled a selection of those 10 interviews into this Special Episode of SmarterMarkets™. The full interviews for each guest are available on the SmarterMarkets™ Presents media portal.
Our guests in order of appearance are:
Daniel Klier, CEO, South Pole
Margaret Kim, CEO, Gold Standard
Mandy Rambharos, CEO, Verra
Lisa DeMarco, CEO & Senior Partner, Resilient LLP
Juan Duran, CEO, EcoRegistry
Guy Turner, Managing Director of Carbon Markets, MSCI
Ed Morse, Senior Advisor, Hartree Partners
Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Co-Founder & Director, VNV
Stephen Mackenzie, Managing Director, EduVOD Africa + Irungu Waggema, Business Development Sector Leader – Agriculture, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)
Steve Zwick, Host, Bionic Planet & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox + Renat Heuberger, CEO, Terra Impact Ventures & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox
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We close out our Catching Up On Climate series this week with Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents of S&P Global Commodity Insights and Members of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team. David Greely sits down with Dave and Mark to catch up on the state of U.S. policy and the global discussion on energy, climate, and sustainability after New York City Climate Week – and where we’re heading next.
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This week on Catching Up On Climate, we’re celebrating our 250th episode of SmarterMarkets™ with Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading at Trafigura. David Greely sat down with Hannah at the IETA North America Climate Summit in New York this week to catch up on how Article 6 and CORSIA are reshaping the global carbon markets. They discuss how countries are now framing their environmental goals, setting their climate ambitions, and building new compliance carbon emissions markets in a multipolar world.
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On our third installment of Catching Up On Climate, we welcome Dirk Forrister, President & CEO of IETA, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Dirk to discuss what he and IETA have been focused on this past year – and what he sees as some of the most important things happening in climate and the carbon markets ahead of IETA’s North America Climate Summit 2025.
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