There are two big climate stories out now, concerning 11,000 scientists warning of an emissions tipping point, and about how dangerous sea level rise has and will become. If you are working on either of these stories, we thought you might be interested in speaking with Stephen Donofrio, Founder and Partner at GreenPoint Innovations in Brooklyn, and a Senior Advisor for Forest Trends in Washington D.C.. Stephen has 15 years’ experience working broadly across the climate services landscape, including starting his career as an economist at the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and working with the Carbon Disclosure Project. Stephen is familiar with a lot of the policy ins and outs of climate change both here in the US and globally, as well as very familiar with the world of carbon offsets and disclosures. 

Stephen has some interesting thoughts on the 11K scientist story, see below — 

“I would say it’s further proof that we are facing a serious crisis. If 11,000 doctors said you have a broken leg, you probably have a broken leg. It’s the reason we are continuing to push our art plus purpose campaign where we raise awareness of climate issues through art, like what we did at Newtown Creek — raising awareness of a federal superfund site, as well working with Forest Trends and EcoSystem MarketPlace to deliver accurate information on carbon offsets. The scientists are right, the time for action and adaptation is now.” 

Here is a link to GreenPoint Innovations: — http://www.greenpointinnovations.com/

Stephen and Forest Trends also developed a film a few years ago on Stewards of the Forest, see links below –

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/228861735

Full length: https://vimeo.com/greenpointinnovations/stewardsforestfilmeng

About Stephen Donofrio

Stephen Donofrio offers 15 years of experience working with companies, communities, governments, and not-for-profit organizations within the contexts of natural capital ‘environmental social and governance’ (ESG) assessment, strategy and reporting, responsible investing, carbon offsets and environmental markets, sustainability storytelling & arts production, and, remote sensing for landscape monitoring.

In 2014, Stephen founded Brooklyn-based Greenpoint Innovations where he leads the organization’s strategy and vision, partnerships, and sourcing and implementation projects. In addition, he is Director of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace and Supply Change Initiatives, a regular speaker and panel moderator at leading industry conferences, meetings, and seminars; is a sustainability educator with Arizona State University, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, and ISOS Group; and, sits on several environmental sustainability working groups, including Verra’s Landscape Standard, Association of Climate Change Officers, and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.

He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from Villanova University. He went on to work as an Economist at the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), and then as Vice President at CDP North America (formerly, the Carbon Disclosure Project).

He shares his expertise as a regular speaker and panel moderator at leading industry conferences, meetings, and seminars; as a sustainability educator with Arizona State University, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, and ISOS Group; and, either leads or sits on several environmental sustainability working groups, including Forest Trends’ Supply Change Initiative, Verra’s Landscape Standard, Association of Climate Change Officers, and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.