Skip to content
Sign inOpen the app
Artwork for Navigating Net Zero with Alexia Kelly
Navigating Net Zero with Alexia Kelly · May 13 · 43 min

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

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.

0:00-43:50
Play in podnod
Transcript file

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

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.

more episodes

All episodes