Take-aways from London Climate Action Week 2026 - carbon market demand is strengthening with Jen Stebbing

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Today, I'm joined once again by Jen Stebbing, CEO and Co-Founder of Sotora Global, to unpack the biggest conversations from London Climate Action Week 2026 and what they mean for forest investors, carbon markets, and nature finance.

Jen shares why this year's discussions marked a noticeable shift from questioning whether carbon markets work to focusing on how to scale them with greater integrity. We explore the emerging demand signals from corporate buyers, the evolving role of standards such as SBTi, and why a communications gap—not necessarily a market gap—may be holding back investment confidence.

We also take a deep dive into one of the week's most promising developments: the concept of Contracted Durability and the Permanence Trust, an innovative approach that could fundamentally change how reversal risk is managed in forest carbon markets. Along the way, we discuss portfolio approaches to climate investing, REDD+, forest carbon pricing, nature-based removals versus avoided emissions, and why protecting existing forests remains just as critical as planting new ones.

If you want a concise overview of where climate finance, forest carbon, and nature markets are heading—and what investors should be watching next—this episode provides an invaluable temperature check from one of the sector's most connected voices