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White paper presented at JPMorgan Commodity Center Summit at the University of Colorado. Describes how new commodity markets are born and how they evolve.
Nearly 40 percent (353.8 million acres) of all U.S. farmland is rented or leased according to USDA data which affect the scalability of the VCM.
In 2018, I had the great honor of being recognized by the Denver Business Journal in their inaugural class of the Most Admired CEO Awards. As part of the accompanying reception, I was asked to give a succinct speech with a motivational story or inspirational message. I still stand by these tenets.
In this conversation, Julie Lerner discusses the evolution of PanXchange and its role in the carbon market, particularly focusing on the agricultural sector. She explains the significance of hemp as a carbon-friendly crop, the various types of agricultural carbon credits, and the methodologies developed to help farmers earn these credits. The discussion also covers the challenges of verification, compensation for farmers, and the transition from physical to digital commodities in the carbon market. Julie emphasizes the need for better communication among carbon credit registries and the importance of making carbon credit programs more accessible and less risky for farmers to scale effectively.