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Didn’t get to catch our own Robert Lee at S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas Conference? We got you covered. Here are all the highlights from the “Assessing removals vs. avoidance carbon credits” panel: ⚠️ Credit quality and ‘charismatic marketability’ are not always aligned. • Some projects may legitimately deliver highly marketable co-benefits – biodiversity, ecological, social impact – yet suffer from dubious carbon claims…and vice versa. • Every claim – be it carbon, SDG or co-benefit – needs to be assessed for the credibility of that claim. 📝 Do your homework, ignore the noise.🔈 • Buyers should scrutinize and consider the merits of every project on their own. • While the media takes swipes at the industry, there are highly transformative projects delivering real impact in need of support now. • These climate critical projects won’t survive without carbon finance. 🤝 Embrace the “Yes, and” approach to climate action. • It’s now clear we’ll need every tool in the toolbox – all solutions need support. • Drop the zero-sum game mentality: solutions don’t need to compete against each other, they should complement each other. • Concrete, credible action is what matters most . 🫡 Decide & Commit… but also… Learn & Evolve. 🌱 • Companies need to make a plan, have a clear explanation of why they are choosing a path, and start taking action immediately. • Acting now will help them iterate, improve and strengthen their climate programs as they progress. ⏱️ The best time to start is now. • Companies making bold moves toward climate action will be able to take advantage of favorable market conditions, and buy-in to the best projects with the best pricing. • Those who wait, will perpetually lag behind. Want to learn more on this topic from Rob or the experts on the Catona Climate team? Let's connect.

🔊 ICYMI: Experts across the industry descended upon Denver last week for S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas Conference. What was the buzz? Here are 5 key takeaways from our own Destin Whitehurst and Lulu LaViolette: 🧾 Buyers’ Preferences Are evolving… For the Better… • “Buyers want a story” – carbon is a non-standardized product, the specifics around the unique impacts of a given project matter. • Buyers that have the resources and expertise are striking now to establish a foundation for future growth, knowing they’ll be strategically well-positioned versus those who are on the sidelines. • AI and geospatial developments around live monitoring and measuring of carbon are bolstering buyer confidence. 💵 Financing: All Eyes on Offtake • Forward offtake contracts are vital to unlocking finance, which will help enable the market to scale and enhance the liquidity of credits. 👥 New Entrants Are Getting in Early • We’re witnessing an influx of new players, in particular subsidiaries of large organizations. • These groups are interested in getting a foothold in the market and are willing to collaborate / co-invest to do so. 🤝 Project Best Practices • It’s critical to empower local leaders and communities to co-design and co-implement the project so that it best suits their needs; this builds support for the project across the landscape and bolsters the likelihood of project success. • There must be constant contact and on-the-ground presence to best collaborate with project stakeholders; this allows project teams to better identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and adjust to real-world dynamics. 📉 Reaching Net Zero • It always starts with tackling emissions, funding low carbon and renewable energy infrastructure, and in some cases, point of source capture at manufacturing facilities… but investing in carbon removal through participation in the VCM is essential to a good decarbonization strategy.

📣 Reminder: if you’re going to Denver for S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas Conference, don’t miss this panel on Thursday at 12:15pm. 🚨 “Assessing removals versus avoidance carbon credits'' will feature Catona’s Chief Carbon Officer Robert Lee and other eminent carbon experts discussing pros and cons of both approaches — removing carbon emissions or avoiding them in the first place — and what role each has to play in the larger battle against climate change. 🌱 Whether or not you can make the panel, Rob and other Catona team members who'll be on hand are ready to meet with you and discuss your organization’s climate goals — simply get in touch and we’ll set that up. ☕ https://lnkd.in/ghib2GCq #carbonmarkets #climatesolutions

🏔 Headed to the S&P carbon conference next week? So are we! Let’s meet up. ☕ If you’ll be in Denver June 25-27 for the S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas Conference, we’d love to chat about the role carbon markets can play in the transition to a sustainable economy. 🌱 Keep an eye out for these Catona Climate team members — or better, yet reach out now: Robert Lee, Chief Carbon Officer Dan Shurey, Senior VP, Carbon Business Development We’re eager to meet and discuss your company’s projects and climate goals. Interested? Let us know. https://lnkd.in/ghib2GCq #carbonmarkets #climatesolutions

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🤔 Remove carbon from the atmosphere? Avoid putting it there in the first place? Both. 🤝 Don’t miss “Assessing removals versus avoidance carbon credits,” a panel featuring Catona’s Chief Carbon Officer Robert Lee — part of S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas Conference kicking off next week in Denver. The panel will tackle many salient issues through the ‘removals vs. avoidance’ lens — assessing and comparing credit quality, policy support, measurability of impact, and more. 🗓️ If you’ll be in Denver, add it to your calendar: Thursday, June 27th at 12:15pm. And if you’d like to meet with Rob or other members of the Catona team to chat about your organization’s projects and climate ambitions, don’t hesitate to contact us and we’ll be happy to set something up. https://lnkd.in/ghib2GCq 🏔 Hope to see you in Denver! #carbonmarkets #climatesolutions

📣 Reminder: don’t miss the Carbon Project Finance Forum — happening tomorrow at #GreenFin24 in New York City! 🚨 Catona Climate CEO Tate Mill will be on hand to discuss how closer coordination between carbon buyers and early-stage project investors is essential to reducing investment risk, and giving buyers greater insight into project development and quality. Tate will be joined by Kate Wharton, Managing Director & Head of Natural Capital at CrossBoundary; Saif Bhatti, Founder and CEO of Renoster; and Natalia Dorfman, CEO and Co-Founder of Kita Earth. This event is by invitation only — but you still have time to request one here. 🚕 We hope you can make it! https://bit.ly/4c2gpw8 #GreenFin #CarbonMarkets

🌱 #GreenFin24 is just around the corner — let’s grab a coffee! ☕ 🗽 If you plan to be in New York City June 17- 19 for one of the year’s premier sustainable financing and investing event, we’d love to see you there. Catona Climate experts will be on hand to share insights, connect and collaborate with new partners and allies in defining the role of finance in the fight against climate change — including CEO Tate Mill, Senior Manager (Carbon Origination) Lulu LaViolette, and Senior VP of Carbon Business Development Dan Shurey. Want to chat with us about your climate plans or projects? Please get in touch: https://lnkd.in/ghib2GCq See you in New York! 🍎 #GreenFin #CarbonMarkets

ENGIE and Catona Climate are joining forces to scale supply of nature-based carbon removals. 🌱🤝 The collaboration exemplifies an industry-leading approach to decarbonization — reducing emissions aligned with public science-based targets and addressing residual emissions through high-impact carbon removal projects on the path to net zero and beyond. This pre-order also demonstrates how long-term offtake commitments can help attract capital for nature-based carbon removals and scale the market. 👇 Read more about the collaboration on ENGIE’s site: https://lnkd.in/eawHm5b8