The Problem with Net Zero

Paul Gambill is the co-founder of Nori. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Nori: https://nori.com/

• Paul's Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulgambill

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:17 What is Nori

• 03:05 Paul’s journey into the climate space

• 04:23 ReFi Summit 2023

• 05:39 Carbon neutral and net zero

• 12:55 Halting deforestation

• 16:49 How Nori compensates farmers

• 22:00 How we approach carbon reduction

• 24:29 Temperature versus PPM

• 26:26 The biggest challenges are political

• 28:45 Carbon credit critiques

• 35:09 Carbon shouldn’t be traded

• 42:01 A new type of commodity

• 44:20 How crypto fits in

• 49:32 Crypto regulation and perceptions

• 58:12 Nori’s new blended ton product

• 01:01:42 Ensuring integrity

• 01:03:21 Long-term visions

• 01:05:59 Nature-based solutions

• 01:10:54 Regulatory requirements

• 01:18:19 Summary of key messages

RESOURCES

• Nori’s Blended Tonne: https://nori.com/blog/carbon-removal-blended-tonne-whitepaper

• ReFi Summit: https://refisummit.org/

• Carbon panel at ReFi Summit: https://youtu.be/lQ03DL-F8BA

• Kevin Owocki's keynote at ReFi Summit: https://owocki.com/refi-summit-2023-keynote/

• Green Pill book: https://store.gitcoin.co/products/green-pill-book-digital-edition

• Bayer Crop Science: https://www.bayer.com/en/agriculture

This interview took place during ReFi Summit 2023: https://refisummit.org/

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