{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Carbon Credits Work \u2013 with Donna Lee, CEO & CoFounder, Calyx Global","description":""What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they're not always what they seem...So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand\u2026.(i)t's a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that's what Calyx Global is, we're a Carbon Credit Ratings Agency. But really what we're doing is, for every one of these assets, helping buyers understand what's underneath that, what the quality of that asset is.  Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast  You've probably heard the words "carbon credits" banted about. But what are they exactly and how do they work?   Listen to Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder of Calyx Global (and former climate policy negotiator at the UN and U.S. State Dept.) in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You\u2019ll hear about: \u25cf        What carbon credits are, how they're measured and verified, because they are not all equal. \u25cf        Where policies and regulations provide stability (or uncertainty) \u25cf        Why companies buy and trade carbon credits \u2013 the business case. \u25cf        Plus, career advice, such as: \u201cOne is, follow your passion always. If you are passionate about making a difference, find a job where you make a difference. Don't settle for less and you will succeed more if you feel really strongly and you love what you're doing\u2026The other thing, just being sort of a woman in late career and only maybe in some ways only finding my footing now as a co-founder is, don't underestimate your abilities\u2026.What's more important, competence or confidence? It is both in equal measure. Women always underestimate their abilities, right? Men always overestimate and women always underestimate. And so women double down on competence\u2026You can be authentic and confident and don't undersell yourself\u2026 Lean in on the things that come naturally to you.\u201d Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our newsletter and Join the waitlist for our new Membership Group here and read Joan\u2019s Forbes articles here. You\u2019ll also like: \u00b7      Carbon Accounting 101: with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva \u2013 aka The Carbon Lady \u00b7       Carbon Credits 101: with Lucy Hargreaves at Patch (now at Build Canada) \u00b7       How to Get To Carbon Zero, with Melissa Lott, Ph.D. at Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy featured in the \u201cChasing Carbon Zero\u201d documentary. \u00b7       A Biography of Carbon: with documentary filmmaker, writer and producer, Danielle Ortega of the Australian Film Commission on her extraordinary film \u201cCarbon: An Unauthorized Biography \u00b7       Using Captured Carbon To Make Energy: with Bjork Kristjansdottir, of Carbon Recycling International Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson ","author_name":"Electric Ladies Podcast - Women Leaders Discuss Careers, Trends, Technologies and Innovation in Energy, Climate, and Corporate Responsibility","author_url":"http:\/\/www.electricladiespodcast.com","html":"