About COzero

Democratizing access to carbon credits.

Removing the barriers of complexity, geography and minimum investment size that have historically locked ordinary citizens and small businesses out of the carbon offset market.

Mission

Every citizen, every business — in the fight for life on Earth.

COzero's core mission is to democratize access to carbon credits. We remove the barriers — complexity, geography, and minimum investment size — that have kept the voluntary carbon market locked to a small group of institutional participants. Through asset-backed tokenisation on ZeroChain, anyone, anywhere can offset their footprint and directly remunerate the projects doing the work.

Why COzero exists

The scientific consensus is unambiguous.

1997
Kyoto Protocol
First binding emissions targets
2015
Paris Agreement
175 parties · hold warming below 2°C
2021
COP26 Glasgow
Target tightened to 1.5°C
Today
NDCs revised
Most ambitious coordinated policy in history

The voluntary carbon market — where COzero operates directly — is projected to grow from ~0.1 Gt demand in 2022 to 15 Gt by 2050 and 20+ Gt by 2100 (BloombergNEF · MSCI).

Corporate information

Carbon Zero Technology, Inc.

Corporate Entity: Carbon Zero Technology, Inc.
Corporate HQ: 217 Willow Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37210
Phone: +1 (415) 852-9018
Blockchain Partner: ZeroChain Inc. (thezerochain.com)

Leadership team

Built by operators across capital markets, blockchain and climate science.

Andrew Howard

Founding Partner · Chief Executive Officer

Andrew brings 30+ years across global investment banking, capital markets and alternative asset management. Senior roles at Transcity (Bank of New York), Schroders, NatWest and IBJ (Mizuho) spanned financial engineering, balance-sheet restructuring and institutional hedge fund construction. At ZeroChain and COzero he is the primary architect of the capital flows adoption framework.

IBJ/Mizuho · NatWest · Schroders · Bank of New York · Founder, 9-year institutional hedge fund

Douglas Kaplan

Founding Partner · Chief Innovation Officer

Douglas leads blockchain development and environmental science integration. His background spans distributed systems architecture, conservation media and marine bioprospecting. He is the primary architect of the ZeroChain six-layer protocol and the COzero smart contract framework, and leads the Ark2 Labs bioprospecting programme.

Blockchain protocol engineering · Environmental science · Conservation media · Ark2 Labs

Stephen Lyon

Founding Partner · Chief Marketing Officer

Stephen oversees brand, marketing and cross-border partnerships, with deep experience across M&A advisory and humanitarian operations throughout Southeast Asia and the ASEAN region. He converts complex platform mechanics into clear narratives for institutional and retail audiences alike.

M&A advisory · SE Asia / ASEAN · Humanitarian operations · Cross-border strategy