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Navigating Net Zero with Alexia Kelly

Navigating Net Zero: Richard Lawrence on Getting It Right in Carbon Markets & Climate Philanthropy

May 13 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 13 · 42.2 MB
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Host Alexia Kelly sits down with Richard Lawrence, founder of Overlook Investments Group and co-founder of multiple climate-focused organizations, to discuss carbon markets, climate philanthropy, and what has driven his work in both over the decades. Richard shares how a medical mission to Honduras transformed into a 20-year journey of installing more than 400,000 fuel-efficient cookstoves and how high-integrity carbon finance makes it possible.


Key Topics Discussed:

  • The Origin of Proyecto Mirador: How an 11-year-old girl identified a public health crisis that led to a massive climate solution.
  • Continuous Improvement: Why technical innovation—like a simple $1 ash wiper—is the key to project durability.
  • The "Top of the Pyramid": Comparing high-performance investment portfolios to high-integrity carbon projects.
  • The Future of the Market: The role of transparency, the ICVCM, and transitioning from "voluntary" to "verified" carbon markets.
  • Tripling Down on Climate Philanthropy: Why the ultra-wealthy need to increase their payout ratios to address the climate crisis.