Reaching emission reduction and sustainability goals is becoming more important than ever. Supporting the carbon markets, including through new insurance products, can be a key way of doing this.

This week Matthew Grant speaks to InsTech’s own Ali Smedley - Senior Research Analyst and author of “Carbon offsetting: the insurance use case”.

To learn more, you can download the report here.

Topics include:

The difference between a carbon offset and carbon credit
Examples of carbon offset projects and their risks
What’s happening with carbon insurance at the moment
How data and technology companies can support insurers

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Explain carbon offset projects and their risks
Describe what is happening in the carbon markets today
Identify the difference between a carbon offset and carbon credit

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Ali Smedley: Senior Research Analyst, InsTech: Carbon offsetting: the insurance use case (256)

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Ali Smedley: Senior Research Analyst, InsTech: Carbon offsetting: the insurance use case (256)