How the carbon emissions allowances and carbon offset markets are structured and how to invest in them.Topics covered include:How much greater are the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and how much have average temperatures increasedWhy industries and companies are seeking to cut their greenhouse gas emissionsHow cap and trade emissions trading systems workWhat are the demand and supply dynamics of tradable emission allowancesWhat has been the performance of tradeable emission allowancesHow ETFs invest in tradable emission allowancesHow the voluntary carbon offset market is structured and what are the demand and supply dynamicsWhy do companies make voluntary pledges to reduce their carbon footprintsWhat are the types of carbon offset projectsWhy it is more difficult to invest in carbon offset markets and how that is changingThe Money For the Rest of Us podcast is ad-supported, but you can support the show and listen to episodes ad-free by becoming a subscriber. Learn about subscribing here.Thanks to Policygenius and Mint Mobile for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesVital Signs: Carbon Dioxide—NasaGlobal Energy Perspective 2021—McKinsey & CompanyClimate Change: Global Temperature by Rebecca Lindsey and LuAnn Dahlman—NOAA2030 Climate Target Plan—European CommissionFAQs Carbon Markets & Indices—Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.Carbon trading: the ‘one-way’ bet for hedge funds by David Sheppard—Financial TimesKRBN KraneShares Global Carbon ETF—Krane SharesThe Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc.Corporate Carbon Reduction Pledges: An Effective Tool to Mitigate Climate Change? by Stephen Comello, Julia Reichelstein, and Stefan ReichelsteinCarbon offset prices set to increase tenfold by 2030 by Michael Holder—GreenBizCarbon offsetting is essential to tackling climate change—The EconomistCheap cheats—The EconomistFuture Demand, Supply and Prices for Voluntary Carbon Credits – Keeping the Balance—Trove ResearchCarbon offsets gird for lift-off as big money gets close to nature by Susanna Twidale and Shadia Nasralla—ReutersCBL Global Emissions Offset Futures – Constract Specs—CME GroupCBL Nature-Based Global Emissions Offset (N-GEO) and CBL Global Emissions Offset (GEO) Futures ‒ Frequently Asked Questions—CME GroupCME Announces Global Emissions Offset Futures by Filipe Wallin Albuquerque—Nordic Sustainable Investment PlatformRelated Episodes251: Impact Investing and Intentionality262: Better Not Bigger, Circular Not Linear – How the Global Economy Is Changing340: Climate Change, ESG, and What Should Investors Do?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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