Highlights from GEMFS: 💎 Stacking credits to more accurately measure and fund ecosystem services. 💎 Communicating demand signals to support the proper use of carbon credits in the voluntary market. 💎 Using a common language between project developers, investors & engineers.

Role of VC carbon markets? Recent investments, aside from carbon capture by CVCs, tend to focus on software that improves transparency or facilitates credit purchases. e.g. Registries Isometric ($25M), marketplaces Supercritical ($13M), 3rd party verification SustainCERT ($37M).

Somewhere along the journey I've heard that founders shouldn't be afraid to say dumb things. 26 year old me clearly had no fear. 🫠 buff.ly/3q4qcjd

Think you know your stuff? We’re going to start a little series of questions on all things trees 🌲 Starting with… What percentage of the planet is covered by forests? 🌳27% 🌳31% 🌳32% 🌳84% Answer will be in the comments 👀

Been reflecting on the cosmological simulations. Two reasons I think simulating the entire universe would be useful. 1. To better understand the role of the observer in quantum 2. Preserve human history pre-climate change. buff.ly/3rYq8ln

Back on it thanks to these legends. ❤️‍🔥 Trust your gut but create a logical methodology to discern intuition from emotional reaction. 🦁 Leverage fear. 🍯 Don't get hung up on missed opportunities. 🏝️ Just because it's fun, doesn't mean its easy. buff.ly/3OHjJnW

i'm having a bro moment. 75 pull-ups, my hands are in shreds, even with grips. ouchies.

Do you think net zero commitments are real?

How do carbon futures work? It's an agreement to buy carbon credits before the carbon has been removed from the atmosphere. They are purchased at discount or a price less that what is listed on a marketplace.

Carbon futures are the similar to futures contracts for commodities. Yes, carbon credits are considered commodities. How does that make you feel?

How bad would it be if I started screening investors calls? Just one question: have you deployed any capital in the last 4 months? If yes, meeting time available. If no, straight to newsletter for next round. Too much?

I'm feeling the pressure. I'ver seriously considered moving to a tree planting camp in Canada. I'm also seriously building a lending platform to finance early stage carbon removal and ecosystem restoration. No matter the path, I find an audience willing and ready to doubt.

Where exactly is the line drawn between the voluntary and compliance markets when it comes to decarbonization? 73 Global carbon pricing initiatives imply an inevitable convergence of both. buff.ly/3xXh3qU (World Bank Map of Initiatives)

Dedicating a little bit of time to yoga and hiking this week. The goal is to keep the vision of @sadu_earth grounded in a tangible outcome.

I know I'm on the right path because I get deeply inspired by almost everyone I meet in the business of financing carbon removal and ecosystem restoration.

Who are the leading women in 🌲 climate 💎 fintech ⛓️ web3 that I should be following? I want to engage, support, and fill my feed with their content.

Welcome to the peaqosystem, NyxCarbon 🌿 NyxCarbon is a lending platform for companies in carbon removal and ecosystem restoration. Leveraging AI and #Web3, it allows sustainability businesses to sell carbon certificates and contribute to the growth of environmental markets. By

#NyxCarbon is leveraging peaq #DePIN infrastructure to verify carbon removal and ecological uplift at the source, making outcomes-based financing easier than ever. 💎 A massive step towards unlocking trillion dollar sustainable finance commitments. 💎

How can #AI + #Web3 drive positive climate impact and contribute to the growth of environmental markets? Join Brittany Salas, Founder and CEO of NyxCarbon, this Thursday to learn how they leverage #DePIN to link real-time climate data with financing, and why they’re building on

One seed planted for the beginning of a startup ecosystem with Founder Fridays Coachella Valley. Anyone wanna start a co-working space out here? It's needed and we'd be the first. This Week in Startups River