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Guy Turner

Guy Turner

Managing Director, MSCI Carbon Markets

Guy Turner leads MSCI Carbon Markets. He previously founded Trove Research, which was acquired by MSCI, to focus on voluntary corporate climate action and the global carbon-credit market. He has over 30 years of experience in climate, sustainability and the energy transition. He spent his first 15 years in consulting, advising companies and governments on a wide range of sustainability issues. He later joined New Energy Finance to create the carbon-market-research business. After the sale to Bloomberg, Guy continued as the head of commodities and chief economist at BNEF. Afterward, he joined BP Economics, where he was responsible for global oil-supply analysis. Guy also served as strategy and analysis manager at EDF Renewables. He holds undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering and economics, as well as a master’s degree in environmental technology and economics, and studied corporate finance at LBS.

Research and Insights

Articles by Guy Turner

    State of Integrity in the Global Carbon-Credit Market

    Research Report | Sep 19, 2024 | Guy Turner, Tristan Loffler, Maudie Cooper

    This report describes the methodology of the MSCI Carbon Project Ratings and finds that of the more than 4,000 projects assessed, fewer than 10% are rated in the AAA-A band. There are, however, some encouraging signs of a trend to increasing integrity. 

    Renewable-Energy Carbon Credits Losing Steam

    8 mins read Blog | Aug 7, 2024 | Tristan Loffler, Guy Turner, Jamie Saunders, Lucien Georgeson

    The ICVCM’s recent decision to reject renewable-energy projects from its high-integrity label reinforces MSCI’s own integrity analysis of this project type. What could this mean for the future of renewable energy in the carbon-credit market?

    Japan Goes for Growth to Support Nature-Based Projects

    7 mins read Blog | Jul 4, 2024 | Kaisa Saarinen, Lucien Georgeson, Guy Turner

    Developing countries have increasingly looked to carbon markets for conservation finance. But the biodiversity financing gap remains wide. Could Japan’s expansion of its Joint Credit Mechanism into nature-based projects help address this problem?