Sylvera Expands Global Climate Policy Leadership with New Policy Advisory Board

Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of Sylvera’s Policy Advisory Board — a group of world-leading climate and carbon market policymakers and experts whose guidance will help ensure Sylvera’s data platform continues to shape the next generation of high-integrity climate investment.

This group brings unmatched credibility across international climate negotiations, compliance carbon market design, Article 6 implementation (for buying and selling countries), environmental law, and sustainable finance. Together, they reinforce Sylvera’s role as the independent data backbone powering the future of carbon markets and carbon-differentiated commodities.

Introducing Sylvera's Policy Advisory Board

Molly Peters-Stanley — (Ex Officio), Senior Fellow, Sylvera

Molly is a leading global authority on carbon market governance, with deep expertise in both CORSIA and Article 6. Between 2015 and 2025 she was the lead US negotiator for carbon markets, playing a central role in the design of Article 6 and CORSIA. She is also the current chair of CORSIA’s Technical Advisory Body, overseeing the evaluation and approval of carbon crediting programs. Her experience shaping international carbon market rules across aviation and UNFCCC processes brings essential compliance-grade insight to Sylvera’s policy strategy.

David Carlin — Global Expert in Climate Risk & Sustainable Finance

David is one of the world’s foremost experts on climate-related financial risk. He founded and led the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) programs on climate risk and TCFD implementation, working directly with central banks, financial supervisors, insurers, and asset owners. His expertise will strengthen Sylvera’s alignment with emerging financial-sector regulations and support clients seeking to integrate carbon data into risk, valuation, and transition planning frameworks.

William Otieno — Regional Lead for East and Southern Africa, UNFCCC

William is a leading expert in the implementation of the Paris Agreement in developing countries. He leads the UNFCCC’s Regional Collaboration Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa, and has worked at the UNFCCC since 2006. As well as understanding the realities of Article 6 from the perspective of the host countries, he also has extensive expertise in capacity-building for emerging carbon markets. His perspective ensures Sylvera remains fully aligned with the rapidly evolving UN rules that underpin global market integrity.

Lisa DeMarco — Senior Partner & CEO, Resilient LLP

Lisa is one of the world’s most influential climate lawyers, advising governments, corporates, and international bodies on climate and energy regulation, carbon pricing, emissions and energy trading, Indigenous rights, and governance. She has represented entities at the UNFCCC for over 20 years and sits on multiple international climate advisory bodies. She is also the past chair and a current board member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). Her legal expertise will help anticipate regulatory shifts that directly shape credit eligibility and compliance alignment.

Kazuhisa Koakutsu — Director, Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP)

Kazu is a leading architect of Asia’s emerging carbon market architecture, and was for many years Japan’s lead negotiator for Article 6. As Director of the A6IP — the flagship initiative to accelerate Article 6 cooperation — he works with governments and multilaterals across Asia, LATAM, and Africa to operationalize high-integrity carbon trading. His insights ensure Sylvera remains ahead of major bilateral and international market developments, in particular across Asia Pacific, one of the fastest-growing regions for carbon finance.

Why This Matters

The global shift toward policy-driven carbon markets and carbon-differentiated commodities means data providers must deeply understand the regulatory forces shaping the market:

• Compliance markets increasingly reference voluntary standards.
• Article 6 mechanisms are moving from negotiation to implementation.
• Financial regulators are accelerating climate-related disclosure and risk rules.
• Eligibility criteria, durability standards, and monitoring requirements are changing faster than ever.
• Carbon intensity standards and compliance regimes (CBAM, CORSIA, FuelEU Maritime)are creating new frameworks for low-carbon commodity certification and pricing

Our new Policy Advisory Board ensures that Sylvera and our customers stay ahead of these shifts with trusted guidance from the leading experts in the field.

The Board’s Mission

Our Advisory Board will provide strategic guidance across three priority areas:

1. Strategic Intelligence: Anticipating policy developments affecting credit eligibility, market design, Article 6 implementation, disclosure requirements, and compliance alignment.

2. Global Thought Leadership: Elevating the market’s understanding of how policy, integrity, and data intersect to accelerate investment in real climate action.

3. Outreach & Engagement: Working with governments, regulators, and standard-setters to ensure that high-integrity carbon data is central to emerging climate and market frameworks.

The formation of this board marks a major step forward in Sylvera’s mission to create the transparent, efficient, and scalable carbon and commodity markets required for a net zero economy. Their guidance will strengthen Sylvera’s ability to deliver clarity at a moment when the market needs it most.

We look forward to sharing insights from the Policy Advisory Board as we work together to advance integrity, transparency, and impact across global carbon markets and the broader green economy.