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Steve Zwick

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Steve Zwick is the co-founder of carbonparadox, a global platform addressing paradoxes in climate finance discourse, and the owner and host of Bionic Planet, a top-ranking podcast on economy and ecology

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Sustainability Book of the Year 2026: Announcing the Winners

Illuminem Voices
Sustainable Business · Social Responsibility

illuminem presents the results of the inaugural Sustainability Book of the Year Award

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Recent publications

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illuminem

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Energy Transition · Sustainable Finance

Sustainability Book of the Year Nominees

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Marco Hirsbrunner

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Carbon Market · Carbon Removal

30. The Permanence paradox

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Steve Zwick

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Carbon Market · Carbon Regulations

29. The Integrity paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Climate Change

Book Review: When carbon credits come alive, literally

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

27. The Entropy paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

28. The Competition paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

The paradox of carbon credits

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Corporate Sustainability

26. The Profits paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

25. The Intentions paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

24. The Expectations paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

23. The Size paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

22. The Price paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

21. The Transparency paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

20. Nature paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

19. Ideologies paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

1. The Baseline paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

18. Crowds paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

17. The Novelty paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

16. The Control paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

15. The Standards paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Carbon Market

14. The Science paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Pollution

2. The Polluters paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Climate Change · Carbon Market

3. The Ethics paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon · Environmental Sustainability

4. The Speed paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Social Responsibility · Carbon Market

5. The Communities paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

6. The Offset paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

7. The Additionality paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Carbon

8. The Ambitions paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Mitigation

9. The Perfection paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Corporate Governance · Carbon

10. The Claims paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Removal · Carbon

11. The Leakage paradox

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Renat Heuberger

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Carbon Market · Public Governance

12. The Voluntary paradox

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