Podcasts about carbon dioxide removal cdr

Bonus content - wickedproblems.earth As we talked about with folk from Carbon Technology Research Foundation and Robert Höglund last week, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is going through some things. The Trump administration is slashing funding for Direct Air Capture (DAC) hubs, poster child CDR firm Climeworks is laying off 20% of staff and stands accused of overpromising an underdelivering on removals.But in a week when a Swiss village was wiped off the map by a collapsing glacier, and the World Meteorological Organisation predicted we're likely facing years of staying at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels - the existential threshold for small island states they demanded be included in the Paris Agreement - the need to find ways to take greenhouse gases out of the air (while electrifying and decarbonising) has not gone away.Cara Maesano has one of the most comprehensive views of the state of CDR technologies as the head of CDR research at RMI. Recent reports she helped craft point out pragmatic opportunities for joined-up thinking by integrating carbon removals in industry and agriculture - and even using captured carbon in building materials.In Conversation01:30 Challenges in the Direct Air Capture Sector07:54 Exploring Different Carbon Removal Technologies12:06 Industrial Carbon Removal Opportunities23:40 Industry Partnerships for Carbon Removal24:03 Economic Benefits of Carbon Removal25:41 Momentum in Climate Action27:50 Innovative Building Materials for Carbon Storage32:44 Engaging Stakeholders in Carbon Removal33:28 Highlighting Successful Carbon Removal Projects35:13 Challenges and Opportunities in Policy and Regulation37:25 The Ongoing Climate Conversation38:52 Connecting Climate Solutions Across Sectors42:20 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsFurther ReadingRMI: Seizing the Industrial Carbon Removal OpportunityRMI: Harnessing Carbon Removal Opportunities in Biomass Residue Building ProductsThe CO280 project Cara mentioned at a pulp and paper mill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

François-Marie BréonAvenir Commun Durable (2024-2025)Collège de FranceAnnée 2024-2025Colloque - Regards croisés sur la géo-ingénierie : Évaluation de la géo-ingénierie à l'Académie des sciencesFrancis AlbarèdeGéologue et géochimiste, professeur émérite, membre de l'Académie des sciencesRésuméThis presentation explores geoengineering – a set of ideas aimed at cooling the planet if cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough to stop climate change. It looks at two main strategies: Solar Radiation Management (SRM) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).SRM methods try to reflect more sunlight away from the Earth. These include techniques like injecting particles into the upper atmosphere, making clouds more reflective, or thinning certain types of clouds. While these could cool the planet, they also come with risks, such as changing rainfall patterns or affecting the ozone layer.CDR approaches focus on removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. This might involve planting coastal vegetation, spreading crushed rock on land, or making the oceans more alkaline so they absorb more CO₂.The presentation makes it clear that geoengineering is not a substitute for cutting emissions, but something to consider if those cuts fall short. These technologies raise big scientific and ethical questions, and this talk aims to provide a framework for understanding them and starting a public conversation about their future use.Francis AlbarèdeFrancis Albarède is a French geochemist internationally recognized for his work in isotope geochemistry and the application of mass spectrometry to Earth sciences.He has made major contributions to understanding the origin and differentiation of the Earth's mantle and crust, the cycling of elements in oceans, and the formation of ore deposits. In the 1990s, he played a pivotal role in advancing high-precision isotope analysis by acquiring one of the first commercial multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (MC-ICP-MS), a technology that revolutionized the field.Albarède's research spans geochemistry, volcanology, paleoclimatology, and planetary science, with studies ranging from the isotopic signatures of ancient oceans to the composition of Martian meteorites. He is also known for integrating quantitative models with geochemical observations, applying a physicist's precision to Earth science problems. His interdisciplinary work, notably on metal isotopes in medicine and archaeology, has gained wide recognition.He is currently professor emeritus at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon and a visiting scientist at Rice University. Among many distinctions, he has been elected to the Académie des sciences and awarded the Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences and the V.M. Goldschmidt Award.

Alle reden über Dekarbonisierung, doch die Umsetzung geht viel zu langsam voran. Hilft uns eine breitere Sichtweise? In dieser Folge erfahren Sie, wie wir parallel zur Reduktion auch CO2 entfernen können - mithilfe bekannter und neuer Methoden. Experte Sebastian Manhart erklärt Ihnen die wichtigsten Ansätze des Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) wie Renaturierung, Direct Air Capture, BECCS, Pflanzenkohle und beschleunigte Verwitterung. Mit Planetary Business-Host Stefanie Hauer spricht er darüber, wie in Europa eine neue Branche entsteht, die Hoffnung macht. Wie das den einzelnen Emittenten und der Wirtschaft insgesamt auf ihrem Weg zu Netto-Null hilft. Und welche bahnbrechenden Maßnahmen von der Politik kommen.Sebastian Manhart ist u.a. Gründer und Vorstandsvorsitzender des Deutschen Verbands für negative Emissionen https://dvne.org/, Senior Policy Advisor von https://www.carbonfuture.earth/ sowie Gründer von CDRJobs, Senior Fellow des Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy und Board Member der US Biochar Coalition.Weitere Informationen finden Sie in der Studie des DVNE und der Boston Consulting Group https://negative-emissions.bcg.com/home/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dvne2024&utm_description=organic&utm_content=pressreleaseInfos zum Podcast, der Podcasterin und mehr finden Sie auf der Planetary Business Website: http://www.planetary-business.orgFolgen Sie Planetary BusinessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetarybusiness/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetarybusiness/Haben Sie Fragen, Anregungen oder Vorschläge für überzeugende Gesprächspartner? Schreiben Sie uns unter: mail@planetary-business.org

In this episode of the ZMI podcast, we explore the controversial and cutting-edge field of geo-engineering with Professor Oded Potchter from Tel Aviv University. The conversation focuses on two primary strategies to combat climate change: Solar Radiation Management (SRM) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). We discuss the innovative yet contentious nature of geo-engineering, weighing its potential risks and benefits. Professor Potchter also highlights the importance of urban climate solutions, drawing on Israel's historical and contemporary experiences in geo-engineering, and advocates for urban forestry as a key strategy for mitigating climate change. The episode delves into the complexities and debates surrounding geo-engineering, calling for a balanced approach to technological innovation, education, and environmental stewardship.

Ein Leben ohne CO₂-Emissionen ist derzeit kaum vorstellbar. Dennoch müssen wir CO₂-Neutralität erreichen, um weitere Temperaturveränderungen zu minimieren. Wie gehen wir also mit den verbleibenden Restemissionen um, die trotz unserer Reduktionsbemühungen entstehen? Eine Lösung sind Methoden zur Entnahme von Kohlendioxid (CDR). Dabei wird CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre entnommen und aktiv gebunden. Ein großes Forscherteam arbeitet hier an verschiedenen Ansätzen. In unserem heutigen Gespräch haben wir einen umfangreichen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von CDR von Dr. Felix Havermann vom Forschungsprogramm CDRterra erhalten.

We are excited to bring you a special live taping of Energy vs Climate  from November 22, 2023 at the Ampersand in Calgary. Energy vs Carbon Removal is a dive deep into this still relatively new climate mitigation pathway. The IPCC and other bodies increasingly view Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) as a critical tool to reduce CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere and bring warming back down to 1.5C by century's end. It seems like new carbon removal start-ups are springing up weekly. But the barriers to commercializing CDR tech remain daunting. Will CDR live up to its hype or fail to launch?EvC partnered with carbonNEXT's series Carbon Talks for this live show.energyvsclimate.com@EnergyvsClimate

Phil De Luna of Deep Sky joins CIBC Capital Markets' Tom Heintzman to discuss the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies landscape, the ‘what, why who and how' behind some of the most cutting-edge engineered solutions, and how these technologies will impact the energy transition.

Dr. Matthew Potts of Carbon Direct joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets to discuss a new criteria for high quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR). They explore the current challenges facing CDR, and how the common set of shared principles can help project developers and purchasers scale the CDR market.

In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani talks to Andrew Goddard about his latest paper entitled ‘Deal or No Deal: Will the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) push Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies over the line?'. The author evaluates the unprecedented support for climate and the clean energy transition under the […] The post OIES Podcast – US Inflation Reduction Act appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

This episode's guests are Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS research professor at Sorbonne University and Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations, France, and Chair for Ocean Acidification and other ocean changes – Impacts and Solutions at Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; and Andreas Oschlies, professor and head of the biogeochemical modeling research unit at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany.Together they have led a crossdisciplinary, international research effort to produce a Best Practice Guide for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. The currently published pre-print of the guide consists of 13 chapters, written by 50+ scientific co-authors and covering all the relevant approaches available for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) as a Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) approach. The chapters' topics range from covering current knowledge of the individual approaches and scientific uncertainties as well as recommendations for responsible research and innovation, public engagement, data reporting and sharing, and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV).Read each individual chapter and provide comments on the OAE Best Practice Guide website. 

In this episode, Ross and Siobhan are joined by Ongeleigh Underwood and Nikki Batchelor to delve into the newly released report from the Circular Carbon Network, an initiative of XPRIZE. The report provides valuable insights into the state of the Circular Carbon Market, addressing crucial questions such as who is building Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects and who is funding them. The conversation explores the role of XPRIZE in fostering market growth and collaboration, and examines how companies have evolved since the last carbon-focused XPRIZE, which is when the report started gathering data. Ongeleigh and Nikki shed light on the partnerships formed by companies to complete the carbon removal process and discuss whether Direct Air Capture (DAC) is having a moment. Listeners gain valuable insights into the current state of the market, funding trends, technological advancements, and the role played by XPRIZE in driving innovation. If you haven't yet, read the full report here! Connect with Nori ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Nori Carbon Removals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nori's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nori on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our other podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carbon Removal Newsroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carbon Removal Memes on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carbon Removal Memes on Instagram Resources Circular Carbon Network Circular Carbon Network's state of the market report 2022 Deal Hub XPRIZE Foundation $100 million prize for carbon removal  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reversingclimatechange/support

Dr Steve Smith is the Executive Director of CO2RE, as well as Executive Director of the Oxford Net Zero initiative, based at the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He also previously co-led the Climate Science Team at the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In this episode, we take a holistic deep dive into Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and discuss his expertise on net zero pledges, the political and economic strategies for CDR, and technology readiness. Links: Steve's Smith School profile and CO2RE profile The Net Zero Tracker project - supported by students!The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal reportSupport the showSubscribe for email updates

Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., the President of Woodgas Pyrolytics, Inc., has authored a white paper titled “Roadmap for Climate Intervention with Biochar” (link). The paper aims to establish “Goals for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)” and emphasizes the need for carbon removal technologies to combat climate change. Biochar is identified as the most feasible and scalable option among the available technologies. However, not all biochar production systems possess the necessary technological and economic capabilities. Fortunately, ARTi is cited in the paper as one such company that possesses the required capabilities and more, as detailed on pages 18-19 of the paper. 

Scaling Direct Air Capture technologies will need substantial capital. Hence, in this episode we will discuss where financing and capital comes from for Direct Air Capture, what the barriers are and what needs to be done to funnel more resources into Direct Air Capture startups. This podcast episode is the third in a series about Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Our guest this time is Andrew Shebbeare, a managing partner at Counteract, an investment firm that focuses on combating climate change through Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies. The episode covers topics such as the barriers, drivers, and types of markets for DAC, and discusses what needs to happen for it to scale in the future. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.cdr.fyi/

Today's episode is the first of The Ocean Embassy's series on ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies. One of many discussed solutions to the climate crisis, besides of course emission reduction, is the potential of storing carbon in the ocean, for example using marine biomass such as seaweed or more complicated chemical mechanisms. In order to really understand how those solutions might be working, though, today's episode will start out with actually explaining how the ocean takes up and processes carbon in the first place. Not only are we talking about that, however, but we are also discussing what is behind that huge promise of blue carbon, as it is often termed. And to make it even more exciting, on this episode I don't have one guest, but five! The groundwork and basis for this long conversation is a paper published by seven phenomenal female scientists who have a very multidisciplinary background within the marine science and policy sector. The paper is called The Promise of Blue Carbon Climate Solutions: Where the Science Supports Ocean-Climate Policy written by Anne B. Christianson, Anna Cabre, Blanca Bernal, Stacy K. Baez, Shirley Leung, Alicia Perez-Porro and Elvira Poloczanska. With five of these authors I dissected their paper, talking about the different mechanisms of the oceanic carbon cycle, the ways in which climate solutions can enhance or support these mechanisms, and to what degree we already have policy supporting that. With a group of such interdisciplinary guests we really get a broad perspective on the issue or potential of blue carbon and you will see, also throughout the entire series of next episodes, that opinions are sometimes quite far apart. Nonetheless, in this episode we sort of set the ground rules for understanding the carbon cycle in the first place and getting a sense of how incredibly difficult it is to create policy supporting that science, and vice versa. Cover art: Simon + Anna Madlener. Based on the Spilhaus world projection. Music and Sound Effects: Lukas Bindel Mixing: Anna Madlener #ocean #climateaction #climatecrisis #unoceandecade #bluecarbon #carboncapturetechnology #technology #robotics #sciencecommunication #marineconservation #podcast #science #climatescience #technology

This is part 2 of the first of The Ocean Embassy's series on ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies. One of many discussed solutions to the climate crisis, besides of course emission reduction, is the potential of storing carbon in the ocean, for example using marine biomass such as seaweed or more complicated chemical mechanisms. In order to really understand how those solutions might be working, though, today's episode will start out with actually explaining how the ocean takes up and processes carbon in the first place. Not only are we talking about that, however, but we are also discussing what is behind that huge promise of blue carbon, as it is often termed. And to make it even more exciting, on this episode I don't have one guest, but five! The groundwork and basis for this long conversation is a paper published by seven phenomenal female scientists who have a very multidisciplinary background within the marine science and policy sector. The paper is called The Promise of Blue Carbon Climate Solutions: Where the Science Supports Ocean-Climate Policy written by Anne B. Christianson, Anna Cabre, Blanca Bernal, Stacy K. Baez, Shirley Leung, Alicia Perez-Porro and Elvira Poloczanska. With five of these authors I dissected their paper, talking about the different mechanisms of the oceanic carbon cycle, the ways in which climate solutions can enhance or support these mechanisms, and to what degree we already have policy supporting that. With a group of such interdisciplinary guests we really get a broad perspective on the issue or potential of blue carbon and you will see, also throughout the entire series of next episodes, that opinions are sometimes quite far apart. Nonetheless, in this episode we sort of set the ground rules for understanding the carbon cycle in the first place and getting a sense of how incredibly difficult it is to create policy supporting that science, and vice versa. Cover art: Simon + Anna Madlener. Based on the Spilhaus world projection. Music and Sound Effects: Lukas Bindel Mixing: Anna Madlener #ocean #climateaction #climatecrisis #unoceandecade #bluecarbon #carboncapturetechnology #technology #robotics #sciencecommunication #marineconservation #podcast #science #climatescience #technology #womeninstemm #womeninscience

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

In order to reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, we must remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as prevent further emissions. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) can be accomplished naturally -- through forests, soil sequestration, or mineralization -- and technologically. In fact, we will need both natural and technological CDR methods to get to net-zero. So what methods exist that remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are their respective costs, how do they compare, and which are already on the market? Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 38045]

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is having a moment. The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that the world cannot meet the targets of the Paris Agreement without removing hundreds of gigatons of carbon from the atmosphere. Big companies like Alphabet, Stripe and others have formed the Frontier Fund, a nearly $1 billion joint-effort to jump-start the market to purchase CDR offsets. Elon Musk is even sponsoring a $100 million X-Prize focused on it. We're not talking about point-source carbon capture and storage, often called CCS. And we're not just talking about Direct Air Capture or planting trees, the most well-known forms of CDR. Carbon Dioxide Removal also includes technologies involving kelp, bamboo, cement, mangroves, biochar, and others.  In this episode, Shayle explores CDR with Ryan Orbuch, a partner at Lowercarbon Capital who leads the firm's carbon-removal work. Ryan helped to start Stripe's carbon removal procurement program and has been involved in Stripe's nearly $1 billion Frontier Fund.  Shayle and Ryan cover key questions around CDR, like: What are the important characteristics of a carbon-removal technology? What roles do permanence and additionality play? Will investments in removal come at the expense of reducing emissions? Will CDR become a commodity market? Shayle also shares his experience with the first wave of carbon offsets, and the challenges that undermined those efforts. Ryan talks about separating out the cost of measurement and verification from the costs of removal, as well as why we should be thinking about radiative forcing more holistically, and not just carbon removal alone. Catalyst is supported by Antenna Group. For 25 years, Antenna has partnered with leading clean-economy innovators to build their brands and accelerate business growth. If you're a startup, investor, enterprise, or innovation ecosystem that's creating positive change, Antenna is ready to power your impact. Visit antennagroup.com to learn more. Catalyst is supported by Nextracker. Nextracker's technology platform has delivered more than 50 gigawatts of zero-emission solar power plants across the globe. Nextracker is developing a data-driven framework to become the most sustainable solar tracker company in the world – with a focus on a truly transparent supply chain. Visit nextracker.com/sustainability to learn more.

Current international responses to climate change continue to place the world on a trajectory beyond 1.5°C global warming, with impacts posing severe risks to natural and human systems. Discussions on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) globally has grown since the publication of the IPCC special report on global warming of 1.5°C, which reaffirms that large-scale CDR is required in all of its pathways to limit global warming to 1.5°C, with limited or no overshoot to achieve net-zero mid-century and global net negative emissions thereafter, until the end of the century. By removing between 100 to 1000 billion tonnes of CO2 depending on the speed of emissions reduction in respective pathways. CDR methods vary and include the use of nature-based approaches, such as afforestation and enhancing wetlands, or engineering-based approaches to directly capture carbon dioxide. At scale, they all present potential benefits and risks of negative side-effects and pose significant governance challenges as many governance gaps exist. Most CDR approaches are currently theoretical and far from being ready to deploy at the speed or scale necessary to prevent overshooting the Paris Agreement temperature goal of 1.5–2°C. Discussions around CDR governance, in particular on and around nature-based approaches to CDR as well as direct air carbon capture and storage, have more recently gained growing interest in light of the wave of net-zero commitments or pledges by governments, companies and other actors over the last two years. However, important knowledge gaps persist around the role CDR could play in achieving net negative emissions after net-zero to deliver the Paris Agreement's goal. This C2GDiscuss features three global experts sharing their views on the role that CDR could play to achieve net negative after net zero. Some of the topics explored in this discussion are: what needs to be done now to have CDR functioning by the time we need it; how can CDR's full potential be realized as a climate response while making sure that the co-benefits are maximized, and trade-offs minimized in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); what role could the public and private sector play to scale up the required CDR and is there a role for other non-state actors. Understanding these issues is crucial and urgent for meaningful societal deliberations and decisions today. Jan Minx is head of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change working group Applied Sustainability Science. James Mwangi is the executive director of the Dalberg Group, and a partner with Dalberg Advisors. Shuchi Talati is chief of staff for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) at the U.S. Department of Energy. Janos Pasztor (moderator) is executive director of C2G and a senior fellow at Carnegie Council. This discussion was recorded on September 8, 2021, and is available with interpretation into 中文, Español, and Français. For more, please go to C2G's website. 

This week on Carbon Removal Newsroom, we're recapping a year of carbon removal— what went right, what went wrong, and what we're expecting in 2022. In 2021, terms like Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) entered mainstream climate discourse, corporate plans, and government agendas. The IPCC's 6th Assessment Report was released in August and underscored the need for carbon removal by highlighting the likelihood of global overshooting of the Paris goals. The United States supported DAC and carbon storage like never before with the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill passed in November. Climeworks launched its Orca facility in Iceland, which is making rocks underground out of our atmospheric carbon pollution as we speak. Nasdaq purchased a carbon removal marketplace. A growing share of the world's economy was covered by ambitious net-zero commitments, which imply that maybe, at some point, corporations and governments might start removing a lot of co2 from the air. Meanwhile, Exxon snapped up some prime carbon storage property in the Gulf of Mexico, United Airlines started assuaging travelers with advertisements of airline-sponsored DAC, and China said it might keep a few coal plants open down the line but cancel out the emissions by capturing atmospheric carbon. Those stories, plus so many more, made 2021 a landmark year for the field (and we didn't even say the words Elon Musk). Let's rundown the year that was and look ahead to 2022. Panelists Dr. Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo and Chris Barnard of the American Conservation Coalition join host Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori for this episode. Resources: A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration Carbon Brief Newsletters CDR Primer 2021 The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere Climate Reparations (Intelligencer) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

This week on Carbon Removal Newsroom, we're bringing you the most significant Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) policy updates from COP26. At the time of this episode's release, COP26 is coming to a close. Many countries are pledging to bring their emissions to net-zero in the next few decades. What are the specifics of these new pledges, how does CDR fit into all of this, and what needs to happen to push the CDR industry forward in a timely manner? Plus, last Friday night, House Democrats along with 13 Republican Representatives voted to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal that their Senate colleagues had approved 87 days earlier. Included in the bill is $3.5b to build four direct air capture hubs— an amount that dwarfs all other federal support of DAC to date. The bill also provides $2.5b to build geologic storage sites for storing the gas underground and $2.1b to transport it via pipelines. Will this all be enough to create significant progress towards U.S. climate goals? Our good news story of the week centers around Biden's Carbon Removal “Earthshot” initiative, which has the goal of bringing carbon removal costs to $100/ton by 2030. We are joined by special guest host David Morrow, the Director of Research at the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy at American University, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. As always, hosts Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori and Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo are here to weigh in on the latest carbon removal happenings. Resources Sustainable Carbon Removal Report (Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy) Why the BID is a BIG Down Payment on Clean Energy Buying down the Cost of Direct Air Capture U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 from atmosphere --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

This week on Carbon Removal Newsroom, we're back with a policy-focused episode with panelists Dr. Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo, Chris Barnard of the American Conservation Coalition and host Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori. First up, we're discussing an essay from Harvard professor David Keith in the New York Times titled, “What's the Least Bad Way to Cool the Planet?” Keith compares Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and geoengineering, pointing out that the two approaches operate on different timescales— CDR will take decades to build up, and longer still to have a significant impact due to the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Solar Radiation Management, a type of geoengineering, could be done with today's technology and theoretically has an immediate cooling effect. There is a lot we don't know but his ‘hunch' is that geoengineering would work more quickly, be cheaper, and benefit the world's hotter regions more immediately. He calls for governments to fund more research into the topic so the two techniques can be more accurately compared. We debate David Keith's main points and Holly Buck describes the socio-technical systems that might be necessary to deploy geoengineering and larger-scale CDR most effectively. Next, we're looking at the Cement Decarbonization legislation passed in California that mandates the state's cement industry to become net-zero by 2045. According to the Climateworks Foundation's Rebecca Dell, this is the first time any US state has required an industry to eliminate its net greenhouse gas emissions. Cement production is the second-largest emitter of any industry in California, after only oil and gas production, and it also contributes to significant local air pollution. While the greenhouse gas mitigation from this move is notable, this law also has the potential to provide needed policy support to the carbon removal and carbon utilization industries. We discuss the types of incentives that might be most successful in moving the needle on hard to abate emissions, then end the episode with a good news story of the week from Chris— Japan is restarting several aging nuclear reactors in an attempt to meet its carbon emissions goals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

This week on Carbon Removal Newsroom, we're starting off with an overview of biochar and discussing the main questions and concerns around this technology, including: How does biochar compare to other Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methods? There is a lot of interest in making biochar, but does the market exist to use it? What can governments do to help scale up the use of biochar as a carbon removal technique? Are any governments taking action yet? Next, we transition to the CDR policy agenda in the United States. We look at the California Climate Crisis Act (AB 1395), which would Codify California's commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and no later than 2045. If passed, this bill will set California on course to design a more comprehensive policy framework for CDR than exists in any state so far. The bill language is explicit in planning for technological as well as natural CDR methods and calls for measurable, durable CO2 removal. We also cover geoengineering and its controversies, looking at the Politico article, “The problem with playing God to fix the climate: It might not work.” Finally, our good news to round out the episode is that the team at ClimateScience has created a free online course on the science of carbon removal, with illustrations and quizzes along the way. Panelists Dr. Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo and Chris Barnard of the American Conservation Coalition join host Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori for this episode. Resources Introductory Webinar: Methodology for Biochar Utilization in Soil and Non-Soil Applications (Verra) Biochar Protocol (Climate Action Reserve) Does biochar accelerate the mitigation of greenhouse gaseous emissions from agricultural soil? - A global meta-analysis (ScienceDirect) The waste product which could help mitigate climate change (ScienceDaily) Net-Zero Emissions Bill Advances in the California State Senate (EDF) With the Climate Crisis Act, California can lock in a safer pathway to net-zero emissions (EDF) Amid the Misery of Hurricane Ida, Coastal Restoration Offers Hope. But the Price Is High (Inside Climate News) The problem with playing God to fix the climate: It might not work (Politico) Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable' (The Nation) Climate Science: Carbon removal courses --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

In this episode of Changing Waters, Global Ocean Health Deputy Director Julia Sanders has the opportunity to interview Dr. Wil Burns, Co-Founder of the Institute for Carbon Removal Policy and Law. An expert in environmental policy, Dr. Burns discusses the wide range of approaches in the rapidly advancing field of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), both on land and in the ocean -- and why the need is so pressing. He covers some of the serious controversies surrounding these technologies, major concerns about engaging stakeholders in implementation and regulation, as well as potential social justice issues. The Institute is holding the 1st Annual Conference on Carbon Removal Policy and Law on Sept 21st and 22nd, and Dr. Burns shares what virtual attendees can expect. This conference will specifically focus on marine CDR, and will include a variety of fascinating and unique panels and discussions. He also explains why now is exactly the time that ocean stakeholders of all stripes need to be aware and involved in marine CDR, to ensure that potential harmful consequences are kept in check, while still allowing the world to achieve the massive reductions in carbon pollution necessary to avoid disaster and meet the Paris Agreement goals.

How do we reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, when there is almost no chance of completely ending our dependence on fossil fuels by that time? The solution will require Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) – a host of natural and technological techniques for drawing CO2 out of the atmosphere, effectively producing ‘negative emissions'.We spoke with Dr. Roger Aines, the Energy Program Chief Scientist and lead of the Carbon Initiative at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to learn about the various carbon dioxide removal methods, their advantages, costs and challenges, and who is helping advance them.

What is the single greatest threat to sustainability on Earth? What is happening on a daily basis which sucks the life out of our soils, destroys ecosystems, reduces bee populations, affects the breathing of humans, animals, and causes long-term health issues resulting in billions in medical bills and slow, painful deaths?If you want to know the answer, you can start by looking up. Not just an internet search, but literally looking up into the skies. What you see is part of a global climate manipulation plan called “stratospheric sulfate aerosols geoengineering” or SAG-SRM. “Geoengineering is the artificial modification of Earths climate systems through two primary ideologies, Solar Radiation Management (SRM) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR),” according to www.geoengineeringwatch.org. Some have used the term “chemtrail” but “Chemtrailing” is the public's term (not a scientific term) for the CLASSIFIED ONGOING artificial modification of Earths climate systems using reflective nano-materials (aerosols) to reflect sunlight. The aerosols are dispersed via jet aircraft trails that expand into reflective artificial clouds. As noted above, the "chemtrails" term is not a scientific term and is thus used to discredit the validity of the anti-geoengineering effort. This term is not helpful to the cause of exposing and halting climate engineering, and thus should be avoided.On this #FreakyFriday, Dane Wigington of Geoengineeringwatch.org joins me to discuss geoengineering's destructive impact on our once thriving planet. This is not a topic relegated to conspiracy theory forums online. It is a pro-life issue which needs our attention, focus, and activism.“Atmospheric particle testing has now conclusively proven that the lingering spreading jet aircraft trails are not just condensation as we have been told. Over 70 years ago, global powers committed the planet and populations to a climate engineering experiment from which there is no return,” says Dane. “The intentional dimming of direct sunlight by aircraft dispersed particles, a form of global warming mitigation, known as ‘Solar Radiation Management', has and is causing catastrophic damage to the planet's life support systems and human health. What are the consequences of conducting these programs? Why aren't scientists or official sources disclosing the ongoing climate engineering operations? Who is responsible for carrying out these programs?”This may be one of the most important episodes of The Breakdown you've heard. Listen in as Dane and Aaron discuss the history of geoengineering, the current impact on life, the future of life, and what can be done to stop it.It's time to join the battle. We can no longer sit on the sidelines while our planet is destroyed and humanity is assaulted by those in power whose own agendas trump our quality of life.There are many ways you can come alongside Dane and others like him. Go to https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/ and search “Activism” for help in getting started in the fight.Dane is the lead researcher and administrator for the website www.geoengineeringwatch.org, and is the executive producer for the groundbreaking climate engineering documentary, “The Dimming”. He has a background in solar energy, was a former employee of Bechtel Power Corporation and was a licensed contractor in California and Arizona. Dane has devoted the last 20 years of his life to constant research on the issue of covert global climate engineering operations and the effort to expose and halt them.His personal residence was featured as a cover article in the world's largest renewable energy magazine, "Home Power". He owns a wildlife preserve next to Lake Shasta in Northern California. Dane has appeared in numerous films and interviews in his effort to educate the public on the extremely dire environmental and health dangers we face from the ongoing global climate intervention operations.

Im 5. Podcast zum Klima-Aktionsplan sprechen wir über das Potenzial von Negativen Emissionen in der Bekämpfung der Klimakrise. Zu Gast sind Brigitta Mathys, Michael Schmidt und Jonas Hostettler. Unter anderem werden technische Möglichkeiten, ihr Einfluss auf die Landwirtschaft und Kritik an Negativ-Emissions-Technologien thematisiert. IPCC-Bericht: Mitigation pathways compatible with 1.5°C in the context of sustainable development (https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/chapter-2/)NETs sind dort unter dem Kapitel "The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)" behandelt. Den Climate Action Plan findest du übrigens hier: www.climateactionplan.ch Wir freuen uns über Rückmeldungen und Feedback jeglicher Art auf: cap@climatestrike.ch

This episode, with host Tom Green and guest Eric Matzner, co-founder of Project Vesta, explores the science of climate change, the impacts on carbon emissions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) as part of the solution to the problems of climate change. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/doi/10.1130/G47681.1/586769/A-23-m-y-record-of-low-atmospheric-CO2 https://www.ecowatch.com/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-levels-historic-2646152010.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-co2-emissions-saw-record-drop-during-pandemic-lockdown/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2