Stefano Merlin

Background

About Stefano Merlin

Pioneer, Entrepreneur, CEO Extensive and solid experience in the areas of environmental science, sustainable development, renewable energy and climate change mitigation projects. Outstanding expertise in project management and development, from origination to implementation and trading of carbon credit projects / GHG reduction units. Great team building capability and management of multi- cultural specialists across the world. Stefano has an extensive list of successful achievements, having set-up and developed 7 focused companies in the Carbon Credit and renewable energy markets: Ecologica Advisory, Sustainable Carbon, Future Carbon, GreenAfrika, Ecologica Earth, Clean Automação and Sunsys Energia. Over the past 25 years he has developed and managed more than 130 different carbon projects and 400+ certification processes, including CDM, VCM, Energy, Forestry. Pioneer in the voluntary carbon market, he also advised and supplied reference organizations and top-notch companies in this market, from United Nations Development Program (UNDP), international Education Institute (EEI), NASA, besides key players and stakeholders in different sectors such as JP Morgan, Santander, BP, EcoAct, CantorCO2e, Climate Partners, among others. He is also the co-author of several books and publications related to carbon sequestration and social carbon. Additionally, co-developed the Social Carbon Standard. Fluency in Portuguese, Italian, German, English and Spanish.