Rubicon Carbon

What is Rubicon Carbon? We’re on a mission to bring confidence, scale, and innovation to the voluntary carbon market. We make it easier and safer for companies to include carbon credits in their net-zero agendas. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gwNEGE28

How do carbon credits compare to traditional commodities? According to Christopher Brown, our Head of Principal Investments, they’re quite different. Where commodities are physical goods, assets like carbon credits are intangible. Commodities are influenced by supply and demand, geopolitical events, and economic activity, whereas carbon credits are often driven by regulatory frameworks and nebulous corporate sustainability goals. Commodity buyers are focused on optimizing price above all else, while carbon credit buyers aim to reduce emissions and promote sustainability, giving it a purpose beyond profit. Voluntary carbon markets tend to be more focused on quality, rather than seeing carbon as a pure commodity. One day, we’d like carbon markets to replicate some of the strengths of commodities markets — including making price discovery and transactions easier, creating uniform standards, and better infrastructure. Our Rubicon Carbon Tonne is one way we’re working on that. Read more in our interview with Chris: https://lnkd.in/gwhDj6Wb

“In the future, most carbon credits will be purchased through diversified portfolios like our Rubicon Carbon Tonnes™.” While speaking with Violet George from the Carbon Herald, Rubicon Carbon’s Chief Science Officer, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, explains how carbon credit procurement will change over time. To hear the entire interview, check out the links below: Apple Podcasts - https://lnkd.in/dTCZDvnn Spotify - https://lnkd.in/d3k_2far YouTube - https://lnkd.in/dyNryErh

What project types are most interesting to Rubicon Carbon at the moment? Right now, we’re investing heavily in  high-quality nature-based removals. Our portfolio composition is heavily influenced by our clients’ demand signals — but we never put all our eggs in one basket. “We still firmly believe in high-quality conservation projects,” says Christopher Brown, our Head of Principal Investments, “and we feel a strong imperative to help find the models and methodologies to make conservation viable and sustainable.” In the future, we expect to see more technology-based removals as technology costs decline and scaling risks mitigated. Read our interview with Chris to find out more about how we invest in climate solutions: https://lnkd.in/gwhDj6Wb

Why does Rubicon Carbon exist? Here are the six opportunities that we’re working hard to address: 1️⃣ Driving the fight against climate change 2️⃣ Investing in the Global South 3️⃣ Investing in transformational technologies and ideas 4️⃣ Scaling the market for high-integrity climate mitigation projects 5️⃣ Bringing trust and transparency 6️⃣ Helping the watershed, wildlife, and local communities Here’s our CEO explaining with more context:

What does it look like when a company makes a net zero commitment? In this clip from her interview with Steve Zwick on the Bionic Planet Podcast, Rubicon Carbon’s Chief Science Officer, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins explains what conversations occur behind closed doors after a company makes a science-based net zero commitment. Listen to the entire interview using the links below: Apple Podcasts - https://shorturl.at/zRsXs Spotify - https://shorturl.at/l9sdu

Our August newsletter just dropped! Check out CEO Tom Montag's appearance on the Bloomberg ESG Currents podcast, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins's take on the role of carbon credits to achieve global net zero, and our science team's thoughts on what strong community engagement in a carbon project looks like.

What is BiCRS? Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage. BiCRS is an umbrella term — it refers to carbon removal technologies that rely on biomass inputs. Biomass, or organic waste, can be converted into several forms: 🪨 CO2 to be stored underground 🌱 Bioproducts for disposal or application (e.g. biochar) 💡 Other co-products (electricity, ethanol, etc.) Amishi gives a great explanation here:

Our Chief Science Officer, Dr Jennifer Jenkins, is a keynote speaker at the Center for Social Value Creation's Sustainability in Business Conference. If you’re in Washington, D.C. on Friday, 11 October, secure your spot to hear Jen and Michael Levine in action. 🗳️ Don't miss out—secure your spot today: go.umd.edu/SIB24-REGISTER ℹ️ Stay updated with more information: go.umd.edu/SIB24

Think the voluntary carbon market is brand new? Think again. Here’s our CEO, Tom Montag, explaining the history of the VCM: