PURPOSE
Restoration Climate’s driving ambition is to accelerate climate action and restore planetary balance by leveraging the power of market-based solutions. Instead of fighting the inevitable forces of capitalism, we are harnessing them to solve the very problem they created: anthropogenic climate change.
We’re not playing small.
Because the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Why now
The answer is simple: we have no time to waste. To reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5° (C) target and avoid the worst effects of climate change, we need to mobilize $7.5 trillion in annual climate finance flows between now and 2030 - a 5x multiple of today’s investment.
Restoration Climate’s initial strategy capitalizes on a fleeting window of opportunity in the project-based carbon markets. With over 80 new carbon pricing mechanisms under development around the world, project-based carbon credits will become the fungible currency across both compliance and voluntary markets.
In our executive team’s combined 75 years of experience in environmental commodities, today’s opportunity is the greatest we have ever seen. We invite you to join us as we catalyze the growth of the most consequential asset class of our generation.
Global Carbon Credit Pricing Forecasts
Forecasts predict average carbon credit prices of $60 by 2030 - approximately triple central pricing for 2025.
Executive Team
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Andrew Ertel
COFOUNDER + CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Former CEO & Founder of Evolution Markets, the leading global environmental brokerage firm. Founded in 2000, sold to Xpansiv in 2023 in nine-figure deal
30+ years carbon markets experience, 50+ carbon project transactions, Energy Risk Hall of Fame, carbon markets advisor to White House and US/EU regulators
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Benedikt von Butler
COFOUNDER + CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Former MD/Partner/Executive at Enviva, Hartree, Mercuria Energy, Citigroup, and Evolution Markets
20+ year experience building and managing carbon desks at trading houses and financial firms, transacting >50 million tonnes of carbon
Renowned expert in environmental markets policy, trading, and risk management
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Evan Deutsch
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER
Former commercial lead and investor at Viridios Capital and Flowcarbon, former cofounder and MD of Oxbow agency
12+ years of early-stage operating & commercial leadership experience
MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management; BA, Middlebury College in Environmental Science
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Cruz Gamboa
INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Former finance and strategy leader at General Electric, GE Vernova, NBC Universal and Unilever
25+ years of strategic finance experience, including substantial experience in power, renewable energy, and carbon
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business; BA from University of Texas Austin
Join Us
Built for speed. Wired for impact. Obsessed with outcomes.
We are a close-knit team of capital markets pioneers, technical climate experts, and world-class builders united in our commitment to the mission of restoring Planet Earth.