This Is CDR Ep. 102: Isometric with Neil Hacker & Stacy Kauk

​OpenAir is excited to present This Is CDR, an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and discusses them in the context of policies OpenAir seeks to form and advance at every level of government in the U.S., as well as in national and subnational jurisdictions globally.

​This week we are excited to welcome Stacy Kauk and Neil Hacker of Isometric. https://isometric.com/

​Neil Hacker leads Research and Partnerships at Isometric, the leading carbon removal registry. His work involves working with suppliers and building out a suite of high quality protocols for crediting in pathways like Enhanced Weathering, BiCRS and DAC. In his role, he spends a lot of time thinking about how Isometric can leverage high quality monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) to build trust and demand in the voluntary and compliance carbon markets.

Stacy Kauk is Isometric's Head of Science. This includes ensuring that rigorous science underpins all of Isometric’s carbon crediting decisions and that the Protocols and Modules are in line with the Isometric Standard. Stacy was previously Head Of Sustainability at Shopify where she was responsible for building Shopify’s $55M+ CDR portfolio and was a founding member of Frontier. She also serves on the advisory boards of Carbon Removal Canada and Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm. She has a background in environmental engineering and public policy, with 20 years of experience working at the intersection of science and regulation in both the private and public sectors.

​Join us for a discussion of what Isometric does, how Isometric is different from other registries with their focus on scientific rigor, transparency, aligned incentives, and speed, what quality means when it comes to carbon credits, and Isometric's modular approach to protocol development and what protocols have launched recently.