Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Sliced: Climate Finance and Extreme Heat

This edition of Sliced dives into how climate finance can help cities adapt to extreme heat - with insights from Europe’s record-breaking summer and innovative solutions like Seville’s ancient-inspired cooling project.

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Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.

If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.

Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠.

Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.

Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

In this episode, Jay speaks with Eric Wei, Carbon Credit Program Director at the Global Water Center, to explore how carbon finance is being used to scale safe water access in some of the world’s most underserved regions. They dive into how water-based carbon credits are emerging as a powerful, if underutilized, tool in the climate finance toolkit.

Eric explains how Global Water Center (GWC) is helping small and mid-sized water project developers access the voluntary carbon market, generate long-term operational funding, and build resilient, community-owned infrastructure. He also shares details about GWC’s new Carbon Aggregation Platform (CAP), designed to lower the barriers for smaller developers and accelerate project deployment.

Give it a listen to learn why water is more than a co-benefit in climate finance - and how carbon credits can help turn a global crisis into a scalable solution.

Resources:

• Eric Wei - ewei@GlobalWaterCenter.org
• Global Water Center - https://globalwatercenter.org/

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About:

⁠Untangling Climate Finance⁠ explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.

If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: ⁠jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com⁠

Credits:

The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.

Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Sliced: How to Volunteer for the Planet and Communities

This edition of Sliced explores how to volunteer for the planet and your community - from local cleanups to virtual organizing. Wherever you are, there's a role for you in the climate movement.

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Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.

If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.

Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠.

Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.

Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Sliced: Protecting Grasslands with Climate Finance

This edition spotlights grasslands - vital yet vanishing ecosystems that store carbon, support biodiversity, and feed over a billion people. We explore how climate finance is helping restore them, from carbon markets to catalytic capital. and highlight the Savory Institute’s groundbreaking EOV model driving outcome-based impact on the ground.-

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Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.

If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.

Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠.

Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.

Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Sliced: Why Smart Investments Start with Ecological Understanding

In this edition, we explore the hidden risks of planting the wrong trees in the wrong places. Using Galicia’s wildfire-prone eucalyptus forests as a case study, we dive into why due diligence is essential in nature-based investments. Not all green solutions are created equal - ecological context matters.

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Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.

If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here.

And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.

Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠.

Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.

Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

In this episode, Jay speaks with Chris Slater, CEO & Founder of Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company, to explore how insurance is becoming a cornerstone of climate finance and a key enabler for carbon project development. They discuss how carbon insurance is reducing financial risk, unlocking investment, and helping climate projects scale faster and more securely.

Chris breaks down how Oka’s insurance products - like Pre-Payment Protect and Non-Payment Protect - are designed to work alongside banks, investors, and impact funds to structure deals and support capital flow into high-quality carbon projects. He also talks about why project developers carry most of the risk in today’s markets, and how Oka is shifting that burden through tailored coverage.

Give it a listen to learn how risk mitigation is driving climate finance forward, and why insurance might be the unlock the carbon markets have been waiting for.

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About:

Untangling Climate Finance⁠ explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.

If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: ⁠jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com⁠

Credits:

The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.

Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Sliced: Biomass Storage

In this edition, we explore Biomass Storage - an emerging solution in carbon dioxide removal. With innovations in terrestrial and marine storage, biomass is quickly becoming a player in the path to net-zero.

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Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.

If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.

Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠.

Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.

Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

In this episode, Jay speaks with Kelly Cain, Senior Program & Policy Strategist for the National Indian Carbon Coalition, to explore how Indigenous communities are leading the way in carbon markets and climate finance.

They discuss how carbon projects can support land reclamation, community infrastructure, and long-term stewardship - all while reinforcing tribal sovereignty and sustainability.

Kelly shares the story behind the Tribal Carbon and Co-Benefit Tool, a powerful GIS-based platform that helps quantify the ecological and social impacts of carbon projects. He also talks about the importance of data sovereignty, trust-building, and why tribal nations are uniquely positioned to lead in nature-based climate solutions.

Give it a listen to learn how Indigenous-led carbon projects are impacting climate finance and delivering real impact on the ground!

Show Resources:

• The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa is Stewarding Healthy Forests: https://youtu.be/-8Rpd6DHxaw?si=LObAFg7R__w6Tn6O

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About:

⁠Untangling Climate Finance⁠ explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.

If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: ⁠jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com⁠

Credits:

The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.

It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.

Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠.