Carbon markets are expected to grow from 10-20 billion USD per year to more than 200 billion USD by 2035. How can you take part in this ecosystem? How can your business benefit by incorporating blockchain solutions in a broader way? This book will explore solutions that utilize blockchain technology and tokenization to deliver efficient, transparent, trustworthy and interoperable carbon offsetting solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and consumers. Software and hardware developers will be provided with an introduction to key players in the carbon offsetting universe and associated markets and industries globally. Readers will learn how to: · Outline how the technology that supports carbon markets is driving genuine climate change · Describe the complexity and different players in the carbon offsetting ecosystem including developers of carbon-offsetting projects, infrastructure providers, buyers, and financiers · Describe blockchain technology and its benefits to carbon markets – transparency, traceability, accountability · Provide a complex discussion on regulatory initiatives and standards that drive positive change in carbon markets, beginning with those that apply to the physical domain (e.g., energy, agriculture), how data is collected, processed, validated and verified right up to financing/trading projects · Analyze how blockchain will help your carbon offsets business · Apply Web 3 technology to overcome data quality challenges in carbon markets Target audience This book is for project developers (those involved in reducing green house gas emissions), computer software developers working in Web 2 or Web 3 environments, others in the tech community, educated professionals, business managers and owners who are interested in buying or selling carbon credits, NGOs and Non-profits, Academic Institutions. Carbon markets are expected to grow from 10-20 billion USD per year to more than 200 billion USD by 2035. How can you take part in this ecosystem? How can your business benefit by incorporating blockchain solutions in a broader way? This book will explore solutions that utilize blockchain technology and tokenization to deliver efficient, transparent, trustworthy and interoperable carbon offsetting solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and consumers. Software and hardware developers will be provided with an introduction to key players in the carbon offsetting universe and associated markets and industries globally. Readers will learn how to: · Outline how the technology that supports carbon markets is driving genuine climate change · Describe the complexity and different players in the carbon offsetting ecosystem including developers of carbon-offsetting projects, infrastructure providers, buyers, and financiers · Describe blockchain technology and its benefits to carbon markets – transparency, traceability, accountability · Provide a complex discussion on regulatory initiatives and standards that drive positive change in carbon markets, beginning with those that apply to the physical domain (e.g., energy, agriculture), how data is collected, processed, validated and verified right up to financing/trading projects · Analyze how blockchain will help your carbon offsets business · Apply Web 3 technology to overcome data quality challenges in carbon markets Kalyani Inampudi is currently an independent ESG and carbon consultant. She works directly with carbon offset solutions providers and those involved in reforestation or other activities that reduce or offset carbon emissions, funders, technologists, and policy makers globally. Kalyani also advises fintech companies and fund managers on ESG investments and strategies. Kalyani's knowledge and experience fuses asset management, data analysis and ESG consulting. Her expertise includes deep data research and writing investment proposals. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (ACSI) and has certifications from the UNPRI, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board via the TCFD Knowledge Hub. She has an MBA from Imperial College Business School, London. Jonathan E. Rackoff is an attorney and policy advisor with more than twenty years of experience at the intersection of emerging technologies and regulatory strategy. He is the former Vice President and Head of Global Policy & Regulatory Affairs for the Hedera Foundation—the ecosystem-development arm of the Hedera Layer-1 distributed ledger network—where he helped lead climate-tech investment and related regulatory goals across North America, the EU, the UK, the Middle East, and APAC. He currently advises digital technology and climate-innovation companies on regulatory, commercial, and governance strategy in the Web3,