

Carbon markets are at a critical inflection point. As scrutiny around permanence, additionality, and integrity intensifies buyers and investors are reassessing how climate impact is designed, verified, and trusted. This session explores how carbon offset projects can be effectively derisked by applying hard-won lessons from nature-based solutions (NBS), the (re)emergence of Super Pollutants, and other established approaches to impact delivery.
Through real world examples and candid discussion, we’ll examine what restores confidence, accelerates measurable impact, and enables credible, scalable climate action in the market’s next phase. Join SCS Global Services, Cool Effect, and Unity for a dynamic conversation and first-hand insights.
Learning Objectives / Key Takeaways
Participants will leave with:
A practical framework for carbon project risk– Technical, environmental, financial, regulatory, and reputational riskLessons from NBS successes and failures– What improves permanence, additionality, and long-term valueWhy super pollutant projects are attracting capital– Faster impact horizons, higher confidence in permanence, and stronger MRVTools to derisk procurement and investment– Contract structures, buffers, insurance, data, and independent verificationA forward-looking view of market convergence– How high-integrity NBS and super pollutant solutions can coexist in buyer portfolios
Speakers
Christie Pollet-Young, Vice President, Climate Division, SCS Global Services, Speaker & HostJodi Manning, Chief Executive Officer, Cool EffectScharl Scott, Global Corporate Sustainability Lead for Unity
Format: Interactive session + case-based discussion (60–75 minutes)
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Derisking Carbon Offset Projects: Lessons from Nature-Based Solutions to Super Pollutants in the VCM+ is a free independent taking place on Monday, April 20, 2026 at a venue to be announced. Attendance is free — register to secure your spot. Currently 75 people have registered out of 75 spots. The event runs for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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