John O’Brien is a New Zealander with more than 25 years of experience working with climate change, climate finance, and carbon offsetting which includes experience in developing emission reduction agreements under both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, as well as extensive experience with working in the voluntary carbon market. John has worked on climate change projects in over 40 different countries both in the private sector and with the United Nations.

John founded Carbon Market Solutions at the end of 2003. Carbon Market Solutions Ltd is a highly experienced carbon trader and broker. The company successfully brokered carbon credits from three of the first four joint implementation (JI) projects ever from New Zealand into Europe, as well as New Zealand’s largest every forestry AAU deal in 2009 from a New Zealand forestry company to Norway. Carbon Market Solutions Ltd is active in both the voluntary and compliance carbon markets in New Zealand and is involved in the trading and brokerage of both Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) and New Zealand Units (NZUs).

To contact John please send an email to [email protected]