Unbound Directory: 
The 'Yellow Pages' of CDR

Frederic Clerc is the interim Managing Director of the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, NYC's longest-running innovation hub for climatetech startups. He also leads the Carbon to Value Initiative, an innovation program focused on supporting carbontech startups. In his past role with EnVertis, he worked with multinational corporations and governments to identify and evaluate low-carbon business models and technology opportunities, from pilot to commercial scale across various industries including forest-products, agriculture, chemicals and oil and gas in Canada, US, Brazil and Europe. Prior to that, Frederic managed large corporate transformation programs with BearingPoint, a leading European business and technology consultancy. He started his career as a product engineer with Assima, a growth-stage software startup. Frederic holds a Masters of Engineering in Energy and Sustainable Development from the Chemical Engineering department at Polytechnique Montreal, Canada (2016), as well as a graduate engineer degree from the National Institute of Applied Science in Rennes, France (2005).

Kita is the carbon insurance specialist. Our mission is to de-risk high-quality carbon projects to enable them to scale. James is a global sustainable finance, (re)insurance & climate risk executive with a career spanning Europe, Asia & the Americas. He is a UK-qualified attorney, management accountant, (re)insurance professional & CFA Charterholder.

Alexis is Senior Policy Analyst at Carbon Gap, where he focuses on expanding the Policy Tracker’s coverage. He joined Carbon Gap to contribute to the fight against climate change, being convinced that carbon dioxide removal constitutes a key, yet missing and often misunderstood, element of climate policy.

As Director of Planning & Strategy at Carbon Alpha, my focus is identifying and pursuing impactful CDR in Canada, with a focus on BECCS. Our first project, North Star, is well on its way to being the first commercial BECCS project in Canada. I am always looking to connect with leaders in the CDR space to collaborate and ensure Carbon Alpha's projects meet the desires of buyers.