As part of the flow of capital in investments such as stocks and bonds, investment vehicles are rated by trusted services to help investors make informed decisions. This creates more opportunities for innovators and entrepreneurs by encouraging more capital flowing across global financial markets.

The same must happen to carbon markets to build a net zero future, and today I’m speaking with Ted Christie Miller, Head of Carbon removal at BeZero Carbon, about the role of Global Carbon Ratings and how they facilitate greater trust and transparency in carbon markets.

To close any remaining gap between emission reductions and a net zero future, we need to build a massive carbon market. According to the IPCC, we need to be sequestering as much as 10 BILLION tons of CO2 across the globe by 2050 to reach net zero. And the key ingredient to expand these voluntary and regulatory carbon markets from millions to billions of tons is trust.

Companies, governments, and even individuals need to trust that their carbon credit, offset, or removal purchases are accomplishing the thing they claim to do: namely, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Our guest today, Ted Christie Miller, is an expert in carbon removal and carbon markets. He is currently the Head of Carbon Removal at BeZero Carbon where he leads research, ratings and partnerships team for engineered carbon removal for the BeZero Carbon Markets platform. The Be Zero Markets Platform grades carbon offset and removal projects on their likeliness to reduce emissions. This streamlines companies and governments decisions as they look to reduce their carbon output outside their operations.

You can keep up with Ted on LinkedIn and Twitter, and you can check out BeZero Carbon on Twitter for updates on their work. Keep up with the show by following The Net Zero Life on Twitter and Instagram (@thenetzerolife). You can also get in touch at www.thenetzerolife.com or via email at nathan@thenetzerolife.com.

Other show notes:

Ted's Suggested Readings

• Net Zero: How We Stop Causing Climate Change by Dieter Helm
• Climate Change and the Nation State: The Case for Nationalism in a Warming World by Anatol Lieven
• Business Green
• Carbon Brief
• NoahPinion (Noah Smith on Substack)

Ted's Suggested People/Companies to Check Out

• Richard Howard
• Na’im Merchant
• Joss Garman
• Open Air
• Planetary Tech
• Captura