Carbon Frontiers 2024 Episode 11 | Leslie Durschinger, Founder, CEO, & CIO, Terra World Capital
SmarterMarkets™ Episode 178 | Released 5.25.24
We close out our Carbon Frontiers 2024 series this week with Leslie Durschinger, Founder, CEO, & CIO at Terra Global Capital. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Leslie to discuss her views on what the media is getting wrong in its criticism of nature-based carbon projects, as well as what project financiers and developers should be doing to deliver a just transition through nature-based solutions.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Thales West paper
06:17 REDD+ projects
09:20 What should readers of these articles know?
11:23 What motivated you to write your white paper?
13:45 What is a just transition?
15:03 Why nature-based solutions?
16:13 Impact of projects at Terra Global
17:46 Role of governments
19:12 Are profit motives and a just transition in conflict?
21:47 What should buyers of carbon credits be looking for?
23:31 Red flags that investors should watch out for
24:38 What is land tenure?
25:49 Key best practices for nature-based projects
30:18 What debates should we be having?
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