The energy market is entering a new era where data is currency, transparency is leverage, and trust is tokenized.

In this episode of The Empirical Energy Podcast, host Mark Smith speaks with Brad Handler, Program Director for the Energy Finance Lab at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines.

They explore how tokenizing environmental attributes in LNG (liquefied natural gas) is creating a measurable, verifiable, and tradeable standard for global energy accountability.

Episode Breakdown

00:00 – Introduction

03:45 – The Payne Institute and the Energy Finance Lab

09:10 – From Research to Real-World Application

14:50 – The Rise of Tokenized LNG

22:15 – Carbon-Neutral LNG vs. Tokenized LNG

28:40 – EACs and the Blockchain Advantage

35:05 – Standards That Matter: ISO 14067, ISCC & OGMP 2.0

41:30 – Market, Regulation & Technology: The Balancing Act

48:20 – Building Trust in Energy Data

55:10 – The Future: EACs as the Standard

1:02:00 – Closing Thoughts

Energy’s next competitive edge isn’t scale—it’s proof.

Tune in and discover how verified data, blockchain, and policy are converging to reshape the future of energy markets.

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