Ed Hewitt

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Ed Hewitt is the Director of Nature Climate Solution (NCS) at Respira, an impact driven carbon finance organisation. He’s helped Respira build a global portfolio of leading NCS carbon projects and led The Nature Conservancy’s forest program in Africa where he founded the Africa Forest Carbon Catalyst.

Ed Hewitt

May 09 2022

How the voluntary carbon market could help us get to net zero

Illuminem Voices

Environmental Sustainability · Carbon Market

The voluntary carbon market is a crucial tool for funding natural climate solutions. There should be no contradiction between a company cutting its own emissions and using high-quality voluntary carbon credits to compensate for residual emissions. In order for these markets to function properly, trust and integrity are all-important.