On the path to net zero, carbon credits are a critical instrument in a broad toolkit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some say carbon credits should, first, go to nature-based solutions to protect biodiversity before investing in industrial carbon reductions or removals. Our experts discuss the opportunities – and complexities – within carbon markets.

Guests: Andreas Aepli, CFO of Climeworks (Climeworks’ CO2 storage partner: Carbfix); Jonathan Goldberg, CEO and founder of Carbon Direct; Richard Tarboton, Global Head of Net Zero Strategy, Credit Suisse; Oliver Withers, Global Head of Biodiversity, Global Sustainability, Credit Suisse.

Host: James Gifford, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing Advisory, Credit Suisse.

Read more: Treeprint: The Beginning of the Big Carbon Age; Biodiversity: Concepts, themes and challenges.