{"id":10099,"date":"2026-09-17T22:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/?p=10099"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:00:02","slug":"catching-up-on-climate-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/catching-up-on-climate-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Up On Climate 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10099\" class=\"elementor elementor-10099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54c51a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54c51a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-catching-up-on-climate-2026 category-episode tag-carbon-abatement tag-carbon-credits tag-carbon-finance tag-carbon-markets tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-climate-risk tag-energy-markets tag-energy-policy tag-energy-transition tag-ieta tag-nacs pmpro-has-access default-fi\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebdf75f episodes-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebdf75f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4bd50\" data-id=\"da4bd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM301_Dirk-Forrister_1920-X-1080_BC.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94817b elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 1\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tCatching Up On Climate\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878a3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"878a3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/catching-up-on-climate-2026-episode-1-dirk-forrister\/\">Dirk Forrister, President &amp; CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa744 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3afa744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/catching-up-on-climate-2026-episode-1-dirk-forrister\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93821b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93821b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=tfrt3-1b61c46-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0e786 episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba0e786\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-701f1651\" data-id=\"701f1651\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2b107f elementor-widget 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David Greely sits down with Dirk to discuss what he and IETA have been focused on this past year \u2013 and what he sees as some of the most important things happening in climate and carbon markets ahead of IETA&#8217;s North America Climate Summit next week in New York City.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5201 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfe5201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f37c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f37c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4e549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4e549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-10126\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-10126 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-catching-up-on-climate-2026 category-episode tag-carbon tag-carbon-abatement tag-carbon-credits tag-carbon-emissions tag-carbon-insurance tag-carbon-markets tag-carbon-offset tag-climate-finance tag-co2e tag-emissions-reduction tag-ieta tag-nacs tag-nyc tag-scope-3-standard tag-verra tag-voluntary-carbon-markets pmpro-has-access\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"499\" class=\"elementor elementor-499 post-10126 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-catching-up-on-climate-2026 category-episode tag-carbon tag-carbon-abatement tag-carbon-credits tag-carbon-emissions tag-carbon-insurance tag-carbon-markets tag-carbon-offset tag-climate-finance tag-co2e tag-emissions-reduction tag-ieta tag-nacs tag-nyc tag-scope-3-standard tag-verra tag-voluntary-carbon-markets pmpro-has-access default-fi\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebdf75f episodes-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebdf75f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4bd50\" data-id=\"da4bd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bcdd6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bcdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/catching-up-on-climate-2026-episode-2-mandy-rambharos-and-candace-vinke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-960x540.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_sixteen_nine size-medium_sixteen_nine wp-image-10127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SM302_Mandy-Candace_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94817b elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 2\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 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Climate Summit<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa744 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3afa744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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