INVESTING FOR THE TIME VALUE OF CARBON

New York Climate Week Panel Hosted by Onyx Transition

September 20, 2023 11AM EDT

In this live session held during New York Climate Week, thought leaders in carbon, climate change, and climate finance join Onyx Transition CEO Caitlin Sparks and Embedded Advisor Darius Nassiry for a panel discussion on Onyx and the Elimination Credit, accelerating the energy transition, and the time value of carbon.

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PANELISTS

  • Caitlin Sparks

    CEO, ONYX TRANSITION

    Four-time founder, including Gold Standard – a leading carbon certification standard – and Matternet, a WEF Technology Pioneer. 18 years of climate finance, climate technology and sustainable project investment experience. Board member of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and the Lab to Land Institute.

  • Victor Scheibehenne

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, VALUE CREATION INFRASTRUCTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES, ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN

    Member of OTPP’s Infrastructure and Natural Resources team focusing on value creation and analytics. Former Director of Operations Strategy and Business Optimization at Kinross Gold, and former member of The Boston Consulting Group’s Industrial Goods practice.

  • Mark Meldrum

    PARTNER, SYSTEMIQ

    Co-leader of the Energy platform at Systemiq, a firm focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. Leads Systemiq’s work in multiple facets of the energy system, including use of carbon finance instruments to accelerate decommissioning of fossil fuel infrastructure.

  • Sarah Leugers

    CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER, GOLD STANDARD

    20+ years in strategic development with a focus on carbon markets, climate finance, and private sector sustainability. Author of thought leadership pieces on the nexus of gender equality and climate finance, the evolution of carbon offsetting, and achieving Gold Standard's goal of “climate security and sustainable development for all.” Advisor to nonprofit Climate Neutral and climate action startup Clearset.

  • Mark Campanale

    FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, CARBON TRACKER INITIATIVE

    Expert on stranded assets, carbon bubble, decarbonization pathways, and transition analysis with over 20 years of experience in sustainable finance. Advisor to GFANZ, Moore Foundation’s Conservation & Markets Initiative, and Faith Invest. Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cambridge’s sustainable finance program. 2021 recipient of the CERES/Trillum Capital Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustainable Finance.

  • Dan Miller

    MANAGING DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER, THE RODA GROUP

    Cleantech venture capital pioneer with a portfolio that includes Svante, Gridtential and Axine. Member of the PRIME Coalition Investment Advisory Council, and advisory boards for Cornell University's Faculty Computing and Information Science and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Former Executive Vice President of TCSI Corporation.

  • Darius Nassiry

    EMBEDDED ADVISOR, POLICY & NGOS, ONYX TRANSITION

    Vice President of Climate, Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA and a Director at Climate Finance Advisors, a member of WSP. Embedded advisor with Onyx Transition. 20 years of experience in climate risk analysis, clean energy, infrastructure finance, and investment banking in developed and emerging markets.