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Dr. Roger Cohen is an entrepreneur, focused on addressing climate change through innovative solutions. He leads C2Zero and the Real Carbon Price Index (RCPI), initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Roger was part of the founding team at BetaShares and has held senior roles at Macquarie Bank, Deutsche Bank, and NatWest. Roger has lectured in risk management to engineering students at the University of Sydney and serves as a senior adviser at the Monash Centre for Financial Studies. A Fulbright Scholar in the USA in 1988, Roger holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.Links____________________________________Roger’s Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/portablebeta/Effectiveness of compliance market mechanisms: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143761Only 20% of emissions are covered by compliance schemes: https://www.realcarbonindex.org/Less than 16% of carbon credits issued constitute real emission reductions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53645-zCorporations creating demand for low-integrity carbon offsets: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51151-wRenewable energy offsets are no longer considered ‘high integrity’: https://icvcm.org/carbon-credits-from-current-renewable-energy-methodologies-will-not-receive-high-integrity-ccp-label/Timestamps____________________________________

