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Special Episode | Scenes from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025 Oct 11, 2025

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We present a special episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025.

SmarterMarkets™ returned to the IETA North America Climate Summit to explore the challenges and opportunities defining the next phase of carbon market development.

This year’s conference examined emerging carbon pricing systems worldwide and the “how” and “when” of driving long-term growth — from the growing role of nature- and technology-based removals to the outcomes of the voluntary market’s focus on integrity and how businesses account for carbon.

In partnership with IETA, we spoke with a cross section of delegates about where they see progress, what challenges remain, and the developments they’re watching most closely as markets evolve.

We’ve compiled a selection of those 10 interviews into this Special Episode of SmarterMarkets™. The full interviews for each guest are available on the SmarterMarkets™ Presents media portal.

Our guests in order of appearance are:

Daniel Klier, CEO, South Pole

Margaret Kim, CEO, Gold Standard

Mandy Rambharos, CEO, Verra

Lisa DeMarco, CEO & Senior Partner, Resilient LLP

Juan Duran, CEO, EcoRegistry

Guy Turner, Managing Director of Carbon Markets, MSCI

Ed Morse, Senior Advisor, Hartree Partners

Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Co-Founder & Director, VNV

Stephen Mackenzie, Managing Director, EduVOD Africa + Irungu Waggema, Business Development Sector Leader – Agriculture, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Steve Zwick, Host, Bionic Planet & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox + Renat Heuberger, CEO, Terra Impact Ventures & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox

Catching Up On Climate Episode 5 | Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents, S&P Global Commodity Insights Oct 04, 2025

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We close out our Catching Up On Climate series this week with Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents of S&P Global Commodity Insights and Members of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team. David Greely sits down with Dave and Mark to catch up on the state of U.S. policy and the global discussion on energy, climate, and sustainability after New York City Climate Week – and where we’re heading next.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 4 | Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading, Trafigura Sep 27, 2025

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This week on Catching Up On Climate, we’re celebrating our 250th episode of SmarterMarkets™ with Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading at Trafigura. David Greely sat down with Hannah at the IETA North America Climate Summit in New York this week to catch up on how Article 6 and CORSIA are reshaping the global carbon markets. They discuss how countries are now framing their environmental goals, setting their climate ambitions, and building new compliance carbon emissions markets in a multipolar world.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 3 | Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) Sep 20, 2025

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On our third installment of Catching Up On Climate, we welcome Dirk Forrister, President & CEO of IETA, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Dirk to discuss what he and IETA have been focused on this past year – and what he sees as some of the most important things happening in climate and the carbon markets ahead of IETA's North America Climate Summit 2025.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 2 | Alexia Kelly, Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative, High Tide Foundation Sep 13, 2025

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We continue Catching Up On Climate this week by welcoming Alexia Kelly back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Alexia is Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative at High Tide Foundation. David Greely sits down with Alexia to discuss what's been happening beneath the quiet surface of the voluntary carbon markets in order to get them ready for prime time and unlock the institutional capital these markets need.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 1 | David Shukman, Journalist & Former Science Editor, BBC Sep 06, 2025

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This week, we kick off our new series, Catching Up On Climate, where we'll be discussing the state of the climate, the energy transition, and carbon markets going into Climate Week New York City 2025.

We begin our new series by welcoming David Shukman back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Shukman is a journalist and former Science Editor at the BBC. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Shukman to catch up on how our experience of climate change is becoming more local and immediate, how governments and corporations are responding, and how the stories we tell – and the way we tell them – must adapt to help us confront this changing reality.

Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 10 | Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus, International Energy Agency (IEA) Aug 30, 2025

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We close out our Summer Playlist this week by welcoming Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus at the International Energy Agency, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Nobuo Tanaka to discuss how the energy trilemma of balancing energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability is shaping the energy and geopolitical landscape facing Japan and Korea – and what it means for the future of LNG and nuclear power.

Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 9 | Helima Croft, Managing Director & Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets Aug 23, 2025

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We continue our Summer Playlist this week by welcoming Helima Croft back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Helima is Managing Director & Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets. David Greely sits down with Helima to discuss the state of the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, how and why the Trump administration may be turning to tariffs and trade deals to reduce Russian energy exports, and the consequences for energy markets and prices going forward.

Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 8 | DJ Watkins (Founder) & Chanel Host (Director), Aspen Design Conference Aug 16, 2025

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On this week’s installment of Summer Playlist 2025, we welcome DJ Watkins and Chanel Host, Founder and Director of the Aspen Design Conference, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with DJ and Chanel to discuss their relaunch and reimagining of the historic International Design Conference in Aspen. Together, they explore how design thinking transforms ideas into innovations that build businesses and change our lives – and how design thinking can be applied to help solve our biggest challenges.

Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 7 | Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi, Co-Founder & CEO, ARTEX Global Market Aug 09, 2025

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This week on Summer Playlist 2025, we welcome Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi, Co-Founder & CEO of ARTEX Global Markets, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Yassir to discuss how ARTEX is building the market infrastructure to broaden access to trading and investing in museum quality fine art – as well as the challenges and opportunities in creating a new asset class.

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