North Star Carbon Management

Podcast

The North Star podcast

Conversations with the people doing the real work of carbon accounting, verification, and sustainability.

  • Jun 30, 2026

    GHG Inventory Credibility: What's Actually at Stake

    Brian Schoening has spent the last four years as an independent sustainability consultant and GHG accounting specialist, working with mid-market…

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  • Jun 15, 2026

    From One Winery to the World: How IWCA is Standardizing Wine Industry Carbon Accounting

    What if the hardest part of carbon accounting isn't the methodology, but getting the right people to own the data? A conversation with IWCA.

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  • May 18, 2026

    Sustainability Storytelling with Mike Hower: The Four C's of Carbon Communication

    What do you do when you are not going to hit your 2030 sustainability goals? Mike Hower on communicating carbon honestly.

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  • Apr 27, 2026

    Wine, Glass, and Scope 3: Inside Spottswoode Estate's Carbon Journey

    Molly Sheppard is VP of Winery Strategies at Spottswoode Estate in Napa Valley, a 37-acre, 20-person estate with a serious carbon program.

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  • Apr 14, 2026

    Emissions Follow Dollars: How Finance Data Unlocks Better GHG Inventories

    Jaclyn Sherman's path into carbon accounting started in the field monitoring water quality. Now she connects finance data to better inventories.

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  • Mar 30, 2026

    Before You Build a Decarbonization Plan, Check Your Baseline

    What happens when a company commits to a decarbonization plan, and then someone finally reviews the baseline? With Dr. Albert Chung.

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  • Mar 16, 2026

    We Can't Verify a Black Box: What 22 Years of GHG Verification Reveals

    Derek Markolf spent 22 years leading GHG verifications across nearly every sector. What that reveals about credible inventories.

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  • Mar 3, 2026

    Sustainability at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: Carbon Accounting from Barley to Beer

    Mandi McKay started at Sierra Nevada as a part-time sustainability coordinator and built a full program. Carbon accounting from barley to beer.

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  • Jan 21, 2025

    Building the Carbon Accounting Community with Andrew Griffiths

    A deep dive into carbon accounting and community with Andrew Griffiths, Director of Policy and Corporate Development at Planet Mark.

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  • Nov 22, 2024

    Anthony Hickling On Managing Embodied Carbon in Construction

    Anthony Hickling on strategies for using the EC3 tool to manage embodied carbon in construction projects.

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  • Oct 8, 2024

    GHG Accounting with Dr. Michael Gillenwater (Part 2)

    The second of a two-part conversation with Dr. Michael Gillenwater, a pioneering expert in greenhouse gas accounting.

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  • Sep 19, 2024

    Emissions Reporting with Michael Gillenwater (Part 1)

    Dr. Michael Gillenwater dives deep into the GHG Protocol and its critical role in shaping emissions reporting.

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  • Jul 5, 2024

    Exploring Lifecycle Assessment with Michele Demers

    The significance of lifecycle assessment in sustainability, and strategies for reducing GHG footprints, with Michele Demers.

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  • Jun 17, 2024

    Miranda Mair Speaks About The Role of Data in Carbon Accounting

    Miranda Mair, a senior carbon analyst at Carbon Intelligence, on the central role of data in carbon accounting.

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  • May 3, 2024

    Christopher Lawless Leads the Way in GHG Compliance

    Christopher Lawless, a seasoned ESG expert from Cameron-Cole, on managing Scope 3 emissions effectively.

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