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👁️🗨️ Carbon Market Principles by JPMorgan Chase & Co. ➡ The report titled "Carbon Market Principles" elaborates on the strategic approach towards enhancing the effectiveness and scale of the voluntary carbon market to facilitate decarbonization solutions. ➡ It underscores the crucial role of the voluntary carbon market as an instrumental tool for enabling a low-carbon transition at a pace and scale that matches the urgency of the climate challenge. ➡ The document identifies existing challenges within the voluntary market, such as an insufficient supply of high-quality credits and low trust in purchased credits, and outlines JPMorgan Chase's unique position and efforts to contribute towards overcoming these challenges. ➡ Through a detailed exposition, it sets forth the Carbon Market Principles intended to align with evolving best practices and guide engagement with the voluntary market across the firm. ➡ The report invites feedback from all stakeholders as part of an ongoing process to refine and adapt its approach to scaling a more robust, transparent, and effective voluntary market in support of net-zero emissions goals. #blockchain #carboncredits #sustainability

🌍 Carbon Credits: Time to Rethink Corporate Climate Action? 🤔💼 I've just finished reading a thought-provoking Bloomberg piece by Alastair Marsh. It highlights some game-changing findings from the Science Based Targets initiative(SBTi) that, in my view, are bound to shake up corporate sustainability strategies. 📊🔍 Here's the gist: 1. 🚫 SBTi has found carbon credits “mostly ineffective” in achieving their intended climate impact. 2. 📉 A whopping 84% of evidence suggests we shouldn't treat carbon credits as equivalent to direct emissions cuts. 3. ⚠️ There's a real risk that leaning too heavily on carbon credits could actually slow down true decarbonization efforts. I've been following environmental markets for years, and I've got to say - this report is a real eye-opener. 👀 It's not just about carbon credits. It's forcing us to take a hard look at how we're tackling climate change as a whole. Let's face it: we've been drawn to carbon credits because they seemed like an easy win. Offset emissions, fund green projects - what's not to like? 🌱💰 But this report shows it's not that simple. We've been oversimplifying a complex global issue and, indeed, a complex and ill-designed, very imperfect market. So where do we go from here? 🤔🛣️ I don't think we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Carbon markets aren't dead, but they need a serious overhaul. 🔧 We need to rethink how they might fit into our overall climate strategies. For businesses, this means digging deeper. Real change isn't about offsetting - it's about fundamentally transforming operations with a net-zero carbon objective. 🏭➡️🏞️ As a sustainability expert, I believe this report isn't the end of the road. It's a critical juncture to rebuild carbon markets from the ground up. 🏗️🔄 This calls for: 1. Robust, standardized carbon accounting methodologies 2. Transparent, real-time verification mechanisms 3. Market designs that truly incentivize emissions reductions We must therefore challenge our assumptions and create a system that delivers genuine climate impact. In other words, we ought to learn from the massive failure of these instruments to date. What's your view on redesigning carbon markets in light of these findings? How can we ensure transparency and effectiveness? 💬🌍 #ClimateAction #CarbonMarkets #MarketDesign

Two acquaintances of mine (Alvin Lim from Climate Bridge International and Izzat Hamzah from 3Degrees) who are experienced carbon services professionals are quoted in this Straits Times article. "For Mr Alvin Lim, chief executive of local carbon project developer Climate Bridge International, the challenge goes beyond qualifications. He looks for three things in a potential hire: First, the person needs to demonstrate interest in the carbon markets by reading avidly, taking courses and doing internships. This will be reflected in the depth of knowledge, including a good grasp of project types, UN rules on carbon trading, and carbon market policies in other countries. Second, the person must be intellectually curious, he said. It is the third trait that Mr Lim has been struggling to find in local job-seekers after months of interviews – the grit and willingness to work in remote countries to oversee and monitor carbon projects. Most of the projects Singapore is expected to approve are likely to be hosted in the Global South, which includes countries in Latin America, Africa and South-east Asia. “Some people see this as an adventure and others see this as a hardship trip. What if I tell them: ‘Can you please go to Ghana and live there for a month and help us monitor the project?’ And what if you need to travel 25 per cent of the year? “And this is not even the capital of Ghana, it could be two hours away in the middle of nowhere,” Mr Lim said. “We are looking for candidates with grit and the ability to be resourceful in finding solutions, especially when operating in unfamiliar environments with limited support.” Mr Izzat Hamzah from global climate solutions provider 3Degrees believes that sustainability is less of a domain and more of a lens – a perspective that someone aspiring to join the climate space should adopt. It is about having core expertise, whether in economics, law, engineering or computer science, and applying those skills in sustainability, he said. A sustainability professional should be a “Jack of all trades, a master of some”, said the Asia-Pacific lead for trading and origination of environmental commodities. “When folks ask how they can build a career in sustainability, they miss the point. The real question is: ‘How do I develop deep expertise in my current profession – be it law or engineering – and then gear it to sustainability?”" https://lnkd.in/gQ_ug7kz

According to the LinkedIn 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, green talent is growing 3.4 times faster than overall talent demand. Yet only 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥. This gap is reshaping what the future of work looks like. Between 2020 and 2024, global green talent grew by 27 percent, while India grew even faster at 32 percent. Green job postings on LinkedIn increased by 22 percent last year. Sectors like renewable energy and construction now show 40 percent higher demand for green skilled professionals, and finance and consulting have seen a 26 percent surge in ESG and sustainability related roles. Sustainability is no longer a specialised domain. It is becoming a foundational capability across industries. In Asia Pacific, where green upskilling demand is rising the fastest worldwide, India is among the top markets where the gap between green skills demand and supply is widening at the quickest pace. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐛. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲. From client work and observing teams, one pattern is consistent. Professionals who can translate sustainability into everyday decision making get invited into different conversations. Their work becomes strategic rather than transactional. 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 Sustainability strategy Environmental management Circular economy thinking Carbon accounting Renewable energy systems ESG reporting Climate risk assessment People who start using language like “we optimise for resource efficiency” or “we evaluate material impact before execution” begin to stand out. They signal readiness for a future that is already here. Sustainability is becoming a marker of credibility, not a job title. 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 Relevance in the coming decade will belong to those who embed green thinking into their current roles long before they apply for a green job. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲? Source: LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025 #LinkedInGreenSkills #COP30 #FutureOfWork #CareerGrowth #Sustainability #GreenSkills #GreenerTogether #LinkedInNewsIndia

 The Future of Decarbonisation Skills In the low-carbon future, certain skills will become more critical, while others may fade in relevance. Following is a breakdown of the skills for decarbonisation based on their expected demand by 2030:  Emerging Skills (Less essential now, but set to grow significantly) These skills are on the rise as the world works towards decarbonisation: 1. Environmental Economics: Balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability will be key to shaping future policies. 2. Sustainable Finance: Investment strategies focusing on long-term environmental impact will drive change. 3. Carbon Removal Technologies: Innovations aimed at removing CO₂ from the atmosphere will be pivotal in achieving net-zero goals. 4. Electricity Markets: A deep understanding of how energy markets evolve with renewable energy integration will be essential. 5. Negative Emissions Technologies: Technologies that actively remove greenhouse gases will play a crucial role in the fight against climate change.  🔑 Core Skills in 2030 (Already crucial and expected to grow in importance) These skills are foundational now and will continue to be central to decarbonisation: 1. Energy Systems: Understanding how energy systems operate—especially renewable sources like wind and solar—will remain fundamental. 2. Net Zero Strategy: Developing and executing strategies to achieve netzero emissions will be at the heart of all decarbonisation efforts. 3. GHG Emissions Accounting: Accurate measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions are critical for transparency and accountability. 4. Climate Risk Assessment: Identifying and assessing the risks of climate change will help businesses and governments make informed decisions.  🔻 Out-of-focus Skills (Decreasing in relevance) These skills are still necessary but expected to become less central as we progress: 1. Chemistry: While still important, chemistry's direct application in decarbonisation is diminishing in favor of more specialized renewable energy and climate strategies. 2. Environmental Law: Its role is increasingly regulatory, with less focus on technological innovation. 3. Waste Management: As energy and transportation sectors drive decarbonisation, waste management is losing some of its focus.  🔄 Steady Skills (Remain equally important) These skills will stay just as relevant, continuing to play a major role in sustainability and decarbonisation efforts: 1. Renewable Energy: Expertise in solar, wind, and hydroelectric power remains critical for a clean energy future. 2. Policy Analysis: Developing policies that support decarbonisation and sustainable growth is vital for long-term success. 3. Energy Efficiency: Continuously improving energy use efficiency is a key strategy in emissions reduction. #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #GreenSkills #EnergySystems #NetZero #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #CleanTech #EnergyEfficiency #GHGEmissions #FutureSkills #ClimateAction #GreenEconomy

📣I am pleased to release the first chapter of my new report: Financing the Transitions the World Needs: Towards a New Paradigm for Carbon Markets. After months of reflection, research, writing and lots of editing, I’m ready to share the first installment of my six-chapter report with my colleagues in the voluntary carbon market. For anyone reading this and thinking, ‘David, what’s this all about?’ let me explain. I have worked in climate change for 30 years and am a great believer in the power of the carbon markets. As my career has taken different twists and turns, my thinking on these has naturally evolved. I was first drawn to carbon markets because I saw a tremendous opportunity to channel a new source of finance towards fighting climate change and, in many cases, promoting sustainable development. Over the years, though, a question planted itself in my brain. Occasionally I would think: “What if we could use the voluntary carbon market for an even greater purpose?” This question never went away. I returned to it, time and again, wondering if there was more we could do with this unique source of funding. This report is a product of that question. At its heart, I recommend we continue to support carbon markets and also use them as a tool for the much needed green transition. In other words, what if we designed and used carbon finance for a more compelling and enduring objective, beyond treating a tonne of carbon as the end in itself? With a little creativity and some hard work I believe we can adjust some of the key pillars of the voluntary carbon market so that it catalyzes the kinds of changes we need to properly fight climate change and secure a liveable, just future. For instance, we need to design carbon markets so they can:. ✅ Fund new technologies and practices;  ✅ Bring down transition costs; ✅ Build necessary capacity; and ✅ De-risk future investments. The first chapter, ‘Designing for a Green Transition’, addresses the current limitations of the voluntary carbon market. How could it be redesigned to serve a transitional role? And how could this market adopt a transitional approach at scale? Read on to learn more. I will publish a new chapter every week. Check back at the same time on the 11th of June to read Chapter Two: Rethinking Additionality. Amy Bann, Ben Devine, Charlotte Streck, Donna Lee, Jen Stebbing, John Paul Moscarella, Luis Castillo, Alexia Kelly, Pedro Moura Costa, Renat Heuberger, Ricardo Bayon, Siddarth Shrikanth, Rich Gilmore

The IETA report on Advancing Carbon Markets in India is now officially live!   India is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing economies, with vast opportunities for low-carbon development. Our paper outlines key recommendations for India’s emerging compliance scheme (CCTS), its engagement with Article 6 and the role of voluntary carbon markets to help facilitate the transition towards net-zero. Recommendations include:   ➡️1. The importance of developing the carbon markets framework collaboratively, together with private sector stakeholders, industry associations, academia and civil society; to ensure a shared sense of ownership and responsibility among participants. ➡️2. Follow a phased implementation approach, where the market progresses from voluntary to intensity-based targets, and eventually transitioning to absolute emissions caps with increasing coverage and stringency. ➡️3. Develop an effective governance system for oversight and enforcement, drawing on the learnings from the RECs trading and PAT scheme, as well as from other markets across the globe. ➡️4. Provide policy stability by ensuring alignment with long-term national development plans and net-zero targets, which will be crucial to facilitate investments. ➡️5. Harness the potential of international carbon markets (VCM & A6), which can provide significant foreign investments and financing towards sustainable, low-carbon development in India. Initial modelling highlights a potential of $12.5 bn USD / annually by 2030 in a net-zero scenario where all parties implement their NDCs collaboratively.   Read the full report here: www.ieta.org/india and feel free to share widely. My deep gratitude to everyone who has contributed to our Scoping Group over these last few months, with a special thanks to Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), ReNew, FICCI and TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute for your kind support. We look forward to continuing our work together with partners to advance the implementation of high integrity carbon markets in India! 

I recall, when I was considering to make a job switch withing ESG field back in 2022, I started getting a lot of calls from the consulting firms and the large corporates without any initiation from my end and also ended up getting multiple offers. From 2020 to 2025, ESG roles have seen steady growth globally fueled by regulations, investor pressure, and corporate net-zero pledges. But 2024–25 show a slowdown, especially in the West, as markets recalibrate. Quick snapshot (2020 → 2025) • Big growth years: 2020–2022/23 - rapid hiring across renewables, sustainable finance, ESG reporting, supply-chain sustainability and consulting. • Evidence of cooling: some markets started to retract in 2024 and into 2025 - a combination of cost pressures, political/regulatory pushback and normalisation after the post-pandemic hiring boom. India stands out with sustained demand across consulting, finance, and corporates driven by BRSR, SEBI, and growing global outsourcing of ESG work. What’s ahead? 2026–27: Hiring rebounds as CSRD, ISSB, and SEC climate rules kick in. Next 5–10 years: ESG roles become mainstream across industries, blending sustainability with AI, data, and supply-chain expertise. Role & skills trends • Rising: carbon accounting, sustainability data engineering (ETL, SQL, Python), lifecycle assessment, climate risk/modelling, regulatory reporting (IFRS/ISSB/CSRD knowledge), project development for renewables and EV supply chain roles. • Declining or stabilising: generic “head of ESG” hires in some firms (many organisations now prefer embedded, cross-functional specialists across finance, risk, operations). If you are someone looking for a switch withing ESG field, be assured that the market will soon start growing again in the few months time. It's time for you to sharpen your sword by mastering the skills in demand - data-driven ESG reporting, climate risk, decarbonization strategy, carbon and renewable credits trading, circular economy, and tech-driven sustainability tools. Advice if you’re job hunting in 2025–26: - Build expertise in reporting frameworks (CSRD, ISSB, SEC). - Master carbon accounting and decarbonization work. - Sharpen data analytics + tech skills. - Align with sectors like finance, consulting, and manufacturing that are still hiring actively. ESG is no longer niche, it’s becoming core business. #esghirings #sustainabilityjobs #greenjobs #jobmarket #jobtrends #esgskills

The growing momentum for regenerative land use is essential — but the financing model matters. In this Forbes article by Felicia Jackson, I reflect on the deep flaws of voluntary carbon markets and why so many countries are turning to them — not because they are effective, but because the international community has failed to provide the real financing needed for sustainable land use and development. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gpUz7m4A For individual countries or communities, carbon markets may seem like the only available pathway to access finance. But globally, this model guarantees collective failure — undermining our ability to meet climate goals and harming the very communities these projects are meant to support. Conservation, regenerative agriculture, and ecosystem restoration are essential for climate change mitigation, climate resilience, biodiversity preservation, food security, and improving rural livelihoods. That’s precisely why they must be financed on their own terms, through mechanisms that ensure broad integration into national and regional development strategies with long-term, adequate and sustainable financing. Voluntary carbon markets not only fail to deliver those integrated outcomes, but critically they also rest on the fiction that complex emissions in one place can be “neutralized” by carbon-only removals elsewhere. Worse, many projects funded by credits are not even removals, meaning they allow for net emissions growth (+ continuation of other local pollutants). The credit markets also regularly over-credit and under-deliver, and divert scarce finance toward project developers, brokers, verifiers, and data platforms instead of the actual activities that need financing. What’s exciting is that real, transformative pathways do exist. With the right combination of technology, policy, and public finance, we can really achieve systemic land-use transformation. New tools — like Soil in Formation, PBC's real-time, self-operating, multi-parameter soil sensors; in situ weather forecasting apps to inform planting/harvesting timing; and digital diagnostic & treatment plans for failing crops; among others — offer game-changing insights for farmers and policymakers, helping to improve on-farm practices AND to allow tailored, responsive extension services, subsidies, etc.. for improved land use management. The argument that carbon markets are necessary “because nothing else works” often reflects a lack of vision and an overly simplistic understanding of what constitutes political will. In reality, systems solutions are possible — and already emerging across so many sectors and at many levels of governance (local, national, regional), with the support of diverse public and private actors. It is both possible and necessary to design and invest in the integrated, systemic solutions that will deliver the transformations we urgently need.

The Future of Carbon Isn’t Offsets — It’s Insetting. For the better part of the last decade, I’ve been deep in the carbon markets — building low-carbon products, unlocking catalytic climate finance, and connecting farmers, corporates, and capital markets to drive impact at scale. What’s clear to me now: the future of carbon isn’t just about offsets. Or even insets. It’s about outcomes. ✅ We need to: 🌱 Build soil, not just buy credits 🤝 Create real co-benefits for growers and supply chains 🔎 Deliver traceable, verified impact that brands can actually stand behind The most exciting work happening today? It’s at the intersection of biological inputs, supply chain carbon strategies, and high-integrity Scope 3 insetting. That’s the work I am leading at Holganix. And it's just the beginning. If you’re navigating Scope 3 or trying to scale regenerative sourcing, follow along. Let’s get our hands dirty and fix carbon where it counts. 👨🌾🌍 #RegenerativeAgriculture #Insetting #Scope3 #ClimateAction #CarbonMarkets