Environmental Merchant Bank

Designed to Connect Supply & Demand End to End in Environmental Markets

We identify, operationalize, structure, and monetize environmental assets — advising clients, facilitating transactions, and executing principally.

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Commodity-Market Discipline Meets
Carbon Innovation

ClearSky is a global climate solutions firm backed by MKS PAMP. We deliver durable, high-integrity carbon projects across nature-based solutions, permanent removals, plastics, and compliance markets — helping corporates and investors navigate the next generation of climate and credibility challenges.

Science-backed, CFO-ready climate solutions that endure.

30+
Projects
8+
Project Types
4
Registries
20+
Years Experience

Three Business Lines

Sales & Trading

Own commercial strategy and revenue delivery across environmental credit markets. Spot, offtake, prepay, and options structures. Interface with demand, execute go-to-market, and drive pipeline to close.

Developments & Advisory

Originate, evaluate, and shepherd projects through pipeline to commercial readiness. Strategic advice, due diligence, and structuring to make projects shovel-ready for offtake or investment.

Investments

Principal and third-party capital management. Originate investable projects, structure vehicles, deploy capital for principal and investor returns. Celsius Carbon LP and co-investment vehicles.

What We Structure and Trade

ARR · IFM · REDD+ · Blue Carbon

Nature-Based Solutions

Bridging asset owners and buyers across forest, mangrove, and ecosystem projects that sequester carbon while delivering biodiversity and community co-benefits.

DSB · Biochar · DAC

Permanent Removals

Structuring transactions for 100+ year carbon removal through engineered and natural processes. Puro.Earth and Isometric registered, partnering with technology developers worldwide.

Verra PWRP

Plastics

Monetizing verified plastic waste recovery credits. Connecting collection and recycling operations with demand, converting waste diversion into environmental credit supply.

CFR · BC LCFS · BC OBPS · AB TIER

Compliance Markets

Structuring compliance instrument supply and demand across regulated carbon markets. Advisory and execution for obligated parties navigating evolving regulatory frameworks.

The Team

Tarek Shakarchi

Co-Founder

Co-Founder of ClearSky and Head of Strategic Opportunities at MKS PAMP. Eight years across various commodities. Drives global M&A and strategic projects with focus on responsible sourcing and supply chain resilience. B.S. Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Brian Katz

Co-Founder & CEO

Drives strategic vision and growth in carbon and environmental markets. Two decades in global commodities, overseeing origination and structuring of a 30+ project portfolio spanning REDD+, ARR, TSB, and DAC. Established key partnerships with Verra, Puro.earth, and Isometric.

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Luis Felipe Adaime

CFA, CCO — Head of Spain

Carbon markets executive leading sourcing, development and execution of reforestation projects in Spain. Inventor of patented Moss dMRV system for AFOLU carbon accounting. Extensive experience structuring credit origination, commercialization and investor engagement across global voluntary markets and nature-based solutions portfolios worldwide.

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Ana Avramovic

Head of Sales & Trading

20 years in power, carbon, and clean fuel markets. Specializes in Canadian compliance carbon, Clean Fuel Regulations, and VCM. Structures solutions aligning project economics, regulatory requirements, and corporate climate goals across North America.

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Carolina Martinez

Sales & Trading Associate

Carbon markets specialist with 4 years in VCM spanning trading, deal execution, and client-facing work. International market experience across multiple countries supporting high-integrity transactions. Analytical strength and commitment to reliable solutions.

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Emmanuel Silva

Carbon Project & Operations Analyst

Regulatory and policy specialist supporting ClearSky's commercial operations from Madrid. Background in regulatory analysis across Latin America including Swiss Re, John Deere, and Edelman Global Advisory. MSc in Regulation and MA in Governance. Manages end-to-end commercial operations, KYC, contracting, invoicing, and Spain project coordination.

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Strategic Advisors

Keith Driver

Managing Partner & Head, TSB Coalition

Accomplished entrepreneur and policy advisor in environmental markets. Engineering degree and MBA. Founded and scaled multiple clean-tech and ag-tech ventures. Leads the TSB Coalition developing methodologies and policy. Authored over 30 methodologies for carbon removal technologies.

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Bart Simmons

Partner

C-suite carbon executive and restoration leader with four decades of global experience. Founder & President of Quillicum Environmental. Structured REDD+ projects including Mai Ndombe in DRC. Co-founded ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates. Transacted over 2.5M tonnes of offset sales.

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Bobbie Armstrong

Partner

Climate tech strategist with 12+ years of experience. Managed portfolios exceeding 3 million verified carbon credits. Directed corporate sustainability strategies across industrial decarbonization, renewable natural gas, and biochar. Technical expert for SBTi. Implemented various GHG/ISO frameworks.

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Let's Build Something That Endures

Whether you are purchasing carbon credits, exploring climate investment opportunities, or need advisory on project development — we would like to hear from you.

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