In Defense of Carbon Credits

Diego Saez Gil is founder and CEO of Pachama. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Pachama: https://pachama.com

• Diego's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dsaezgil

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 03:03 What is Pachama

• 06:34 Origins of Pachama

• 13:54 The rise of climate tech

• 15:37 Pachama’s impact to date

• 22:34 Media critiques of carbon credits

• 33:18 Forest fires and buffer pools

• 36:16 Voluntary markets versus compliance

• 37:56 Capitalism and commodification

• 42:27 On being venture-backed

• 49:10 The role of technology

• 52:31 Diego’s closing remarks

RESOURCES

• Pachama Originals: https://pachama.com/originals

• Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com

• Lowercarbon Capital: https://lowercarboncapital.com

• SEC Climate-Related Disclosures: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-46

This interview took place during SF Climate Week 2023: https://www.sfclimateweek.org

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