Preserving the Amazon with Luis from Moss

08/09/22 • 58 min

On episode 2 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, we chat with Luis Adaime, founder and CEO of MOSS. We explore Luis’ journey, why protecting the Amazon is a global priority, and how the solutions to achieving his ambitious vision are remarkably simple.

Some of the topics we jump into:

0:00 Introduction
01:50 Luis' origin story
06:25 How do we break the cycle
10:50 The most scarce asset
12:30 Existing carbon projects
13:24 The challenge
15:20 Where are we today?
17:48 Digitizing and automating
20:26 The solution is there
22:30 The cost of the Amazon
24:40 Don't buy Bitcoin, buy the Amazon
26:00 The numbers
30:00 Protecting the Amazon
43:39 What's driving the demand?
53:23 Save with carbon credits
54:40 Saving humankind

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Follow Luis and check out MOSS:

https://twitter.com/luis_adaime

https://twitter.com/moss_earth

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Join the conversation on Twitter, follow:
https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist
https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto
https://twitter.com/simarsmangat
Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com

Some of the topics we jump into:

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Follow Luis and check out MOSS:

https://twitter.com/luis_adaime

https://twitter.com/moss_earth

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Previous Episode

Welcome to Season Two

We kick-off season two by welcoming Simar, founding partner of Magic Ventures as a new host on the show! He shares his story and ReFi journey so far. We discuss the challenges and exciting solutions we have encountered whilst carving out this new collaborative community...

Some of the topics we jump into:

00:00 Introduction
03:52 Simar's story
11:05 Boundaries of the past
13:30 A platform for all
14:47 Ecosystem mindset
18:37 Tribalism in ReFi
26:00 Web3, a piece of the puzzle
30:00 Culture of collaboration
34:20 Magic Ventures
39:10 Climate needs capital
47:20 Net zero
49:33 Changes is non-linear
51:25 Welcome to ReFi
52:14 Season two

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Connect with Simar and check out Magic Ventures:

https://twitter.com/simarsmangat

https://magic.vc

https://twitter.com/magicventures11

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Join the conversation on Twitter, follow:
https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist
https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto
Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com

Next Episode

Carbon & Innovation with Benoit from Verra

On episode 3 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, your hosts John and Simar chat with Benoît Clément, Director of Financial Innovation at Verra. We explore Benoît’s personal story, what it means to tackle the climate crisis while working at Verra, and get his perspective on the future of on-chain carbon markets.

Some of the topics we jump into:

0:00 Introduction
3:07 Benoit’s Story
4:32 Re-Forestry
6:03 Web3 & AI Background
7:30 Working at Verra
9:40 Addressing Climate Change
12:04 Voluntary Carbon Market
13:35 Standards, Methodology & Integrity
16:48 Defining Integrity
18:21 Social Impact
19:20 Transparency & Pricing
21:12 History of On-Chain Carbon
22:17 KlimaDAO's Theory of Change
23:10 Awakening Dormant Credits
24:00 Zombie Credits
24:55 Verra's Public Consultation
25:38 Retail Investors & Hype
27:00 Efficiency of Impact
31:20 Verra Tokenization
33:44 Fraud
34:04 Environmental integrity
35:33 Anonymity of Entities
39:19 Regulatory Landscape
41:02 Tokenization of Carbon Credits
50:18 ‘Private vs Public’ Blockchains
52:20 Innovating Verra's Model
55:45 Engaging in Public Consultations
57:38 Stakeholder Considerations
59:59 Digital Measurement, Reporting & Verification