{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Navigating Net Zero with Alexia Kelly","title":"Navigating Net Zero: Richard Lawrence on Getting It Right in Carbon Markets & Climate Philanthropy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4043dfa3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2630,"description":"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.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zAmuC8iIE5kbzcS8KlgEHte-cOTmX4Pu9xxYoVxmm9c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMDk2/ODU2MGEyZGM5NDgy/MjcxZjMyMWZiZjAx/MWRlYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}