Olivia Tuchten takes on co-chair role at PD Forum

She joins chair Nick Marshall and incumbent co-vice chair Dr Ayse Frey as part of the leadership team of the global body representing the collective interests of companies developing greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in international markets.

Olivia has expertise in developing Africa’s carbon markets, having supported the development of South Africa’s Article 6 framework and currently the South African mirror ISO Technical Committee 207 on Environmental Management. She has worked with project developers to register and issue carbon credits since 2009 and has represented Promethium within the PD Forum since 2017.

“Having been a member of the executive committee since 2020, I’m excited to join the leadership team as co-vice chair at such an important moment. We have a unique opportunity to shape the future role that carbon projects play within the international carbon markets, which will ultimately help to drive more finance into projects that deliver both climate and development impacts,” she said.

Olivia is also on the UNFCCC’s Roster of Experts and served as an expert on methodologies for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement until March 2025.

Her appointment comes at a critical time for international carbon markets, as ongoing debates around methodology design, carbon credit quality, transparency and integrity continue to shape the landscape.