SmarterMarkets™ Presents: Scenes from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025

Full interviews from the conference

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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.

Below are the full exclusive interviews from the conference.

Click here to listen to our Special Episode of SmarterMarkets™ featuring a compilation of these interviews.

Table of Contents

Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Director, VNV

Lisa DeMarco, CEO & Senior Partner, Resilient LLP

Juan Duran, CEO, EcoRegistry

Margaret Kim, CEO, Gold Standard

Daniel Klier, CEO, South Pole

Stephen Mackenzie, Managing Director, EduVOD Africa + Irungu Waggema, Business Development Sector Leader – Agriculture, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Ed Morse, Senior Advisor, Hartree Partners

Mandy Rambharos, CEO, Verra

Guy Turner, Managing Director of Carbon Markets, MSCI

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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