Podcast appearances and mentions of paul gambill

Paul Gambill is the co-founder of Nori. In conversation with Matthew Monahan. Watch this episode on video: https://youtu.be/6ycyCFLiqi0 Watch a preview: https://youtu.be/SP7KWezUaIk Nori: https://nori.com/ Paul's Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulgambill THE REGENERATION WILL BE FUNDED Ma Earth Website: https://maearth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maearthmedia Community Discord: https://maearth.com/community Podcast Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/theregeneration/feed.xml EPISODE RESOURCES Nori's Blended Tonne: https://nori.com/blog/carbon-removal-blended-tonne-whitepaper ReFi Summit: https://refisummit.org/ Carbon panel at ReFi Summit: https://youtu.be/lQ03DL-F8BA Kevin Owocki's keynote at ReFi Summit: https://owocki.com/refi-summit-2023-keynote/ Green Pill book: https://store.gitcoin.co/products/green-pill-book-digital-edition Bayer Crop Science: https://www.bayer.com/en/agriculture RELATED SEASON 1 INTERVIEWS Rez (Solid World): https://youtu.be/vVQUg_SBxt4 Diego Saez Gil (Pachama): https://youtu.be/k_vZhWGU7Zg Troy Carter (Earthshot Labs): https://youtu.be/5DwYAEH3Wto This interview took place during ReFi Summit 2023: https://refisummit.org/ SOCIAL Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/maearth X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/maearthmedia Lenstube: https://lenstube.xyz/channel/maearth.lens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maearthmedia/ Mirror: https://mirror.xyz/maearth.eth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maearth/ Lenster: https://lenster.xyz/u/maearth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maearthcommunity TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maearthmedia

We chat to Paul Gambill from Nori about their carbon removal marketplace using blockchain technology. This is the second episode in our two-part series about whether crypto and blockchain can be a positive force for addressing climate change. In this one we cover: The role of (and challenges with) carbon offsets Carbon avoidance offsets vs carbon removal Nori's carbon removal marketplace and the Nori token How Nori can help put a price on carbon The energy intensity dilemma of blockchain to date Regenerative Finance The curious world of seasteading More Links! A simple explainer of Nori via their whitepaper A fantastic overview on Youtube of “How Offsets Work” by Paul  A collation of all the startups in the “Refi” space progressing blockchain enabled climate solutions www.Refidao.com How to support If you enjoyed the show we'd love your support with a rating/review on Spotify or Apple.  You can also follow us: on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or send us a comment at hello@apositiveclimate.com About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by leading Australian climate technology experts and investors Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Look out for our prior episodes of optimistic content covering everything from: hydrogen, lithium mining, plant-based and cell-based meats, electric vehicles, drones, cryptocurrency, solar energy, seaweed, electric bikes, edible waste-eating maggots, and much more.  If you're passionate about the environment, the latest clean technology or just want to know how to get involved in the movement, this podcast is for you! Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Socials by the legend Rebecca Sather JenkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carbon removal is critical for global health, but all the paper pushing makes it hard for businesses to get on board. Nori has the solution, find out how. Nick gets into the nuts and bolts of climate change and carbon removal with Paul Gambill, CEO of Nori, the company on a mission to lower the overall concentration of Co2 below 300 parts per million. You'll hear why Paul believes reversing climate change is an achievable goal, why the barriers aren't tech or engineering but organization and finance, and how Nori is coordinating efforts with financial incentives. And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcool (https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcool) Thank you so much! Follow Paul: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/paulgambill (linkedin.com/in/paulgambill) Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulgambill (twitter.com/paulgambill) Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ (https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ )or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol (https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol)

Founder Friendly returns! This week we talk climate and crypto with Paul Gambill, CEO and Co-Founder of Nori. Listen to hear about the Nori Token - a cryptocurrency designed to be the world's universal market-driven reference price for carbon dioxide removal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nyu-svs/support

Horacio spoke with Paul Gambill, the CEO at Nori. In this episode, we discuss how Nori is selling carbon removal credits through its innovative NRT product on the blockchain. We talk about Nori's mission to improve the environment, how it is using regenerative agriculture to remove carbon from the atmosphere, and the mechanics behind the Nori token and the NRT. Discussion topics include: Client demand for carbon offset creditsRemoving CO2 out of the atmosphere using regenerative agriculturePaying farmers for carbon who start regenerative farmingThe Nori Carbon Removal Tonne (NRT)Finding commodity prices for carbonUsing the blockchain to keep track of carbon creditsEthical and consumer-based demands for reducing emissionsCreating a marketplace for the NRTFarmers as sophisticated, savvy business people–Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- YouTube: Podcast Channel- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta: https://instagram.com/alts_co

Paul Gambill is an engineer-educated Millennial who saw capitalism as the solution to green house gas removal. In 2017 he and six other people founded Nori — A carbon removal marketplace. Paul shares his entrepreneurial journey and a pile of lessons. Among them: why you shouldn't have 7 company founders, the need to read, understanding the CEO's most important job, how to raise money from venture capitalists, and the power of vision — something he says most people lack. Tune in to this fast-paced discussion and get inspired!

How is blockchain technology transforming climate action?Climate activists, entrepreneurs, and climate conscious organizations are using blockchain technology which enable new approaches to green initiatives - with new ways to measure and report emission, creating "green digital assets", and even via NFTs and gamification.We dive deep into climate impact ecosystem, and also what Nori is doing to change the future.

In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by Masterworks.io, we talk to Paul Gambill of Nori about how his company is using blockchain technology to help tackle climate change by incentivizing companies and individuals to pull carbon out of the air. Sponsored link: www.masterworks.io/crypto101 www.masterworks.io/about/disclaimer Guest Links: https://twitter.com/paulgambill https://nori.com/ Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://twitter.com/PizzaMind https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2021 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by Masterworks.io, we talk to Paul Gambill of Nori about how his company is using blockchain technology to help tackle climate change by incentivizing companies and individuals to pull carbon out of the air. Sponsored link: www.masterworks.io/crypto101 www.masterworks.io/about/disclaimer Guest Links: https://twitter.com/paulgambill https://nori.com/ Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://twitter.com/PizzaMind https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2021 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

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Nori Carbon Removal Marketplace - CEO Paul Gambill In Hitechies PodcastPaul is a phenom in his own right, as CEO of Nori, a startup reversing climate change, and is active in some of the most ambitious decentralized applications & digital asset projects out there - and has made pivotal contributions in this space for a while now.Nori is on a mission to reverse climate change by making it as simple as possible to pay people to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Nori is building the open-source market infrastructure to allow for carbon removal projects to measure and monetize their activity. Our voluntary marketplace, based on blockchain technology, will enable carbon removal suppliers to connect directly with buyers, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.In this episode, we discussed through✅ Start of Nori✅ Clean Crypto: what does that mean?✅ History of Carbon OffSetting / Carbon Removal✅ Double Accounting Challenge in Carbon OffSetting / Carbon Removal spaceand more....✅Twitter:     https://twitter.com/hitechies2017✅LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitechies/✅Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitechiesenterprisesolutionsSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BDL59C3CUWGXS&source=url)

Laptop Radio chats with Paul Gambill (CEO & Cofounder, Nori) on Carbon Removal on the Blockchain. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Paul Gambill is the CEO and Co-Founder of Nori, a carbon removal marketplace on a mission to reverse climate change by removing enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to lower the overall concentration of CO2 below 300 parts per million. Paul joins us to talk about how they are leveraging blockchain technology to build the business and develop their own cryptocurrency. We also get in to how the business has scaled, the verification and permanence problems of regenerative agriculture, and much more. Tune in! Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/178

Debates about reversing climate change can be understood as a tension between two groups: wizards and prophets.  According to Charles C. Mann, wizards are tech-optimists, those who believe that technology resolves more problems than it creates, that technology will save us from the climate crisis. It has advanced us this far, and it will continue to do so. Think of the innovations in alternative energy, such as wind or solar power.   On the other hand, prophets are more focused on how culture shapes our choices. They believe we need to live more within our means, exercise more humility about what we're able to control or even manage. For prophets, we face this climate crisis because of human hubris and the reality that we are taking more from the earth than it can give.   This is certainly a clarifying model for understanding the discourse around our perhaps most ubiquitous challenge in the twenty-first century. But what if there's a more productive middle way between these two perspectives?   Jeffrey Howard talks with Ross Kenyon, a cofounder of the Nori carbon removal marketplace where he serves as Creative Editor. He has had a varied career, working in an academic center and taking PhD coursework in political philosophy before switching to screenwriting and producing content. He currently leads Nori's creative media efforts, hosting their Reversing Climate Change podcast and producing the Carbon Removal Newsroom podcast.   Kenyon exemplifies a curiosity-driven approach to reversing climate change. He minimizes polemics or alarmist rhetoric, hoping that doing so will bring more voices to the climate crisis table. While he freely admits his communication style doesn't work for everyone, he believes we need this pluralistic vision to reversing climate change if we're going to have much success in reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.   A few questions to ponder. What role does literature or climate fiction have in convincing us of the urgency around the climate crisis? How bad are things now, and what will our failure to reverse climate change mean for geopolitical issues such as war, immigration, starvation, and drought? How do we get people with conflicting ideologies to work together toward shared problems, and what should we personally be doing to help reverse climate change?   Show Notes S2E48 - Reversing Climate Change Podcast - On Pragmatism and Climate Change w/ Jeffrey Howard (2021)   S1E107 - Reversing Climate Change Podcast - A Dedicated Introduction to Communitarianism w/ Jeffrey Howard (2019)   "Going Home with Wendell Berry" by Amanda Petrusich (2019)   Essays, 1993-2017 by Wendell Berry (2019)   Mary Oliver   Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver (2019)   The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C. Mann (2019)   Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)   The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (2020)   On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (1859)   All Hell Breaking Loose by Michael T. Klare (2019)   "Treating Carbon Emissions Like Trash Collection Could Reverse Climate Change" by Paul Gambill (2018)   Ep. 16 Where Do Animals Fit Into Human Flourishing w/ Ike Sharpless (2021)   Ep. 11 A Small Farm Future w/ Chris Smaje (2021)   Ep. 9 Trust in a Polarized Age w/ Kevin Vallier (2021)   Ep. 8 Subsistence Agriculture During the Collapse of Industrial Capitalism w/ Ashley Colby (2021)

Nori has evolved a great deal since its founding in 2017, and today, the team is ready to shift from a build-to-learn prototype to a build-to-scale model. The product team is working to reduce friction in the supply experience, while the sales team develops a repeatable, scalable business model. So, what progress have they made in the last year? And where is there still room for growth? Josh Felser is an angel investor in Nori and Founder of Climactic, a VC fund that invests in visionary founders solving our planet’s greatest challenges. On this bonus episode of Reversing Climate Change, Josh interviews Nori team members Paul Gambill, Evangeline Marzec, Alexsandra Guerra, Radhika Moolgavkar, and Ross Kenyon for an update on Nori’s progress over the last 12 months, starting with the major trends in the climate space that affect the startup’s carbon removal marketplace. They discuss how the team has grown, sharing Nori’s values-based approach to hiring and explaining how they’ve iterated over the last year to improve product-market fit. Listen in as Paul, Evangeline, Alexsandra, Radhika, and Ross offer insight on building trust with customers as they work to scale and learn about the forthcoming launch of the Nori token and the role it will play in determining the marketplace value of removing carbon from the atmosphere. Connect with Ross & Alexsandra Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on YouTube Nori on Patreon Nori Newsletter Email podcast@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Open Roles at Nori Climactic Helium Techstars Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne Nori’s API Pilot Gimlet Media’s StartUp Podcast COMET-Farm The Nature Conservancy Conservation International Indigo Ag Joro Pachama Indigo’s Terraton Initiative --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support

Listen to the latest @Square1_pod as we talk to @paulgambill about the way crypto economics applies to the carbon removal market, and how @nori is pioneering a carbon negative economic system!

12 years ago, Nori cofounder and CEO Paul Gambill was a College Republican. And while he wasn’t a climate denier, he didn’t think that humanity’s 1% contribution to global CO2 emissions was a big deal. And then he read Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy and began to understand the outsized impact of our actions. Not only did the science fiction novels change Paul’s perspective on climate change, they inspired him to dedicate his life’s work to making it better. American novelist Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the foremost living writers of science fiction. Many of his books explore how climate change will impact us in the coming decades, including the new release (and self-described mic drop moment) The Ministry for the Future. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Stan joins Ross and Paul to discuss how science fiction can help us make better decisions and share his perspective on the politics of the genre. Stan explains why central banks play such a prominent role in his most recent work, introducing us to the financial system he imagines in his future history novels and sharing his ‘creeping reformist’ approach to building an economy around carbon removal. Listen in for Stan’s insight on why cryptocurrency is featured in his new book and learn how carbon sequestration might work within the framework of modern monetary theory. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Join the Nori book club on Patreon Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Resources There are so many things referenced in this show. When Anchor ups its character limit for show descriptions we will go back and add them all. Here's a curated list: Stan’s Website The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson J.G. Ballard Frederic Jameson Georgy Plekhanov Raymond Williams Ernst Bloch Louis Althusser Ursula K. Le Guin Iain Banks’ Culture Series Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark Fisher The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute and Peter Nicholls Delton Chen’s Carbon Coin Plan Socialist Calculation Debate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support

This week, we have a guest on the show - Paul Gambill. Paul is the CEO of Nori, a startup that is aiming to create a marketplace for negative emissions - removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. I first became interested in Nori when I saw that they were offering the opportunity to buy negative emissions for the low price of $15/tonne. The increasing importance of negative emissions in our climate change scenarios is something I'm very interested in + will be the topic of future episodes, so I was excited to get into the subject of making this a reality in our conversation. We had a wide-ranging discussion about climate change, the role of negative emissions, and what he's hoping to do with the company.

Learn more about Nori:  https://nori.com/

Paul Gambill is the CEO of Nori, a company building a marketplace to pay farmers for the carbon they stored by switching to regenerative agriculture. This could incentivise thousands of farmers to change practises! ---------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food. Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and exclusive benefits here: https://gumroad.com/investinginregenag Other ways to support my work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy me a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------------- In this interview we discuss how to pay farmers for the carbon they remove when going regenerative. We discuss the issues with carbon offsets and why carbon removal credits are the future. And also why regenerative ag is by far the most interesting place to start carbon removal and storage now, but it isn’t enough. Comet Farm Link http://comet-farm.com/ Nori Podcast https://nori.com/podcast Nori Carbon Removal Tonnes https://medium.com/nori-carbon-removal/nori-carbon-removal-tonnes-or-nrts-144adcc03c09 https://medium.com/nori-carbon-removal/how-nori-compares-to-traditional-carbon-markets-d6f3d4102db2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food,_Inc. Article carbon markets by Paul's blog https://medium.com/nori-carbon-removal/how-to-save-the-planet-and-make-climate-change-just-go-away-using-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-f6e33917089d ----------------------------------------------------------- For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through twitter, in the comments below or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com Join the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.

Paul Gambill, Nori’s Founder and CEO, joins Peter on this week’s episode to discuss:- Pioneering a new way for anyone to remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere- The different ways to facilitate carbon removal- If carbon offsets create a “cop-out” incentive for industry- The significance of the Microsoft announcement- Embedding “carbon removal as a service” into e-commerce checkouts- Advising the next president on climate policy Learn more at: nori.com Follow @ingoodhands on twitter and let us know who you want to see on the show!

Nori is a Seattle-based company which utilises the power of blockchain technology to enable carbon removal through their marketplace. They focus on actual tonnes of CO2 being removed from the atmosphere (thus avoiding offsets) and use blockchain to ensure that each removed tonne is only counted once and thus is unique. This combination is an innovative approach to the problem of double counting carbon offsets.In its initial phase, Nori is focusing on enabling farmers to get paid for storing carbon in their soil. They use sustainable farming practices to remove carbon from the atmosphere, the removed carbon is verified and quantified by 3rd party attesters after which it's verifiably converted to a certificate which individuals & companies can buy to prove they paid for carbon removals.Paul Gambill is the CEO & Co-Founder of Nori. He established the first community dedicated to carbon removal called Carbon Removal Seattle. He has 6 years of experience in managing mobile and web application projects for clients including Nike, Showtime, Target, and Starbucks, and has shipped well over a dozen different apps to the public.I can also attest that he's extremely knowledgeable about climate change & blockchain and one of the best people I have encountered to explain complex concepts in simple to understand terms.NORI RELEVANT LINKSWebsite - https://nori.com/Nori Podcast Shows - https://nori.com/podcastsTwitter - https://twitter.com/noriYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNvzB1J0HZVyO-v6eIWjDA/featuredTIMECODES2:35 - Paul's background & his engineer-type approach to climate change9:36 - Carbon removal vs offsets - what is the difference?12:58 - The Jevons paradox & how it comes into play with offsets16:10 - Can carbon removal be achieved at scale?20:01 - Why Nori is focusing first on regenerative farming practices26:40 - How Nori ensures accuracy of carbon that is removed28:55 - How the carbon removal marketplaces works in practice31:05 - How Blockchain solves the double counting of carbon offsets37:03 - How Blockchain works & why it's crucial for Nori's solution39:23 - The Nori Carbon Removal Ton (NRT) - a non-fungible token40:50 - Does Blockchain need to evolve for Nori to be able to work?47:20 - The difference between Nori and other blockchain solutions tackling climate change48:20 - Market launch & trading of the token54:00 - Science vs Politics vs Businesses vs SocietyLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEIPCC Report - https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/Jevons Paradox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradoxCOMET-Farm - http://cometfarm.nrel.colostate.edu/

In this episode we compile backstage interviews from our second TF Blockchain Conference back on November 9, 2018. You'll hear from: Amy Karr - CEO and Founder Galileo Paul Gambill - CEO & CoFounder at Nori Alexsandra Guerra - CoFounder & Director of Corporate Development at Nori Sam O. Yilmaz - Investor Rui Maximo - CTO at Concreit Stephanie Vaughan - CFO at Elixxir

Howdy, Zengineers! We're back at it trying to help understand Climate Change with our buddies at Nori (https://nori.com/). This week we're joined by CEO, Paul Gambill to hear an update on what's happening at Nori and wheree they are headed. There's a lot of technology driving Nori. Not only are they a software company building on top of a blockchain backbone, but they also have to worry about the organic-to-digital translation of real world measurements of carbon in physical materials like the atmosphere and soil into bits of computer data. In this episode we dive into where Nori is headed from a technological perspective. We discuss how Nori is currently working with farmers to build out economic incentive backed by real data to encourage carbon capture and help make farming generally healthier and more sustainable. It's a lot to digest, but it's all delicious. See what we did there? Hilarious! Hope you enjoy the convo. Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com Visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com Cheers, Adam & Brian Show Notes Nori FAQ: https://nori.com/faq Nori Carbon Removal Newsroom (new podcast briefs from Nori on climate and carbon capture) https://nori.com/carbon-removal-newsroom An interview on Nori's Podcast with Astrobiologist David Grinspoon: https://nori.com/podcast/47-astrobiologist-david-grinspoon More about ol' David! - https://www.psi.edu/about/staffpage/grinspoon Earth In Human Hands (a great read): https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Human-Hands-Shaping-Planets/dp/1455589128 BBC's Power of the Planet (geological history and perspective on our planet... kinda like Planet Earth but actually about the planet, and not the living creatures): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008fdjy/episodes/guide Climeworks, a leading Carbon Capture Company: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/magazine/climeworks-business-climate-change.html One of the technological integrations Nori is using to measure and understand climate data: http://cometfarm.nrel.colostate.edu/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zengineering-podcast/support

Paul stopped by CRN today to talk about Amazon's new goal of getting to net zero carbon on 50% of their shipments by 2030.   Links in this episode: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/delivering-shipment-zero-a-vision-for-net-zero-carbon-shipments https://350seattle.org/amazon/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/technology/tech-workers-company-stock-shareholder-activism.html   Guest on this episode: Paul Gambill, CEO of Nori https://twitter.com/paulgambill  

Paul Gambill and Aldyen Donnelly discuss the outline for the Green New Deal released by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on February 7th, 2019. They talk about the small references made to carbon removal, and share their opinions on whether this is a good plan for the future of carbon removal.   Links discussed during the episode: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729033/Green-New-Deal-FINAL.pdf https://theconversation.com/capturing-carbon-to-fight-climate-change-is-dividing-environmentalists-110142   Guests: Paul Gambill, Nori CEO https://twitter.com/paulgambill   Aldyen Donnelly, Nori Director of Carbon Economics https://twitter.com/aldyendonnelly

This week on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun  kicked-off the show by checking in with WGN’s very own Adam Hoge to discuss Northwestern Wildcats Football. Scotts then talks with  Paul Gambill who is the founder of Nori. Nori is the world’s only carbon dioxide removal marketplace. They are building a transparent and secure platform […]

We know that Nori is on a mission to reverse climate change by building a platform that pays people to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But how exactly will the token economics of that platform work? Why is Nori creating its own cryptocurrency separate from its carbon removal certificates? And how can we get involved and invest in Nori? Today, Paul joins Ross and Christophe to explain Nori’s token economics and the general need for alternative currencies. They discuss how Nori tokens could serve as the reference price for carbon, why Nori tokens are separate from carbon removal certificates (CRCs), and how Nori tokens might drive innovation. Paul speaks to the challenge around creating a finite number of tokens and complying with SEC regulations. Listen in for insight on how Nori is leveraging the JOBS Act’s Regulation D exemption to sell tokens in accordance with securities law.   Resources  Nori’s Crowdfunding Campaign Nori White Paper Cryptoeconomics on Conversations with Tyler Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperityby Bernard Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne Klaus Lackner on RCC EP007 Klaus Lackner on RCC EP023 National Futures Association Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Paul’s Blog on Security Tokens SEC v. Howey Co. JOBS Act Rule 506 of Regulation D   Key Takeaways [1:27] Nori’s latest initiatives Crowdfunding campaign Newest version of white paper [4:12] The fundamentals of token economics Number created to serve ecosystem How issued (mined or minted) Where demand comes from [5:20] The need for alternative currencies Helps small, localized communities create value Example: trash exchanged for bus tokens in Brazil [8:34] How Nori could serve as the reference price for carbon Idea for business model during ICO trend Provide capital for carbon removal projects Each token = one ton of CO2 Useful for policy makers, corporations & academics [11:39] Why Nori tokens are separate from CRCs Tokens act as commodity (liquid market) Insurance reserve in case of leakage, overestimation [15:47] How Nori tokens could drive innovation High scoring CRCs = more tokens immediately available New market incentives to reduce estimation error [18:24] The challenge around creating a finite number of tokens Too many means price too low to incentivize participation Too few creates problems in future if price too high Nori used modeling to decide on 500M tokens [21:32] The definition of a security Includes stocks, bonds and investment contracts SEC rules to limit possibility of risky investments [25:31] The parameters of an investment contract (i.e.: the Howey Test) Expectation of return based on third party Companies selling tokens qualify [26:44] How Nori is working to comply with SEC rules 506(c) of Reg Dexemption allows sale to accredited investors A+ exemption opens to non-accredited investors (up to $50M) Nori offers class A token for 7.5¢, class B token for 15¢ Meet with regulators to discuss implied dictum [33:14] The breakdown of Nori’s 500M tokens 100M on sale now 250M sold in batches over time 100M in insurance reserve 50M for Nori team [34:43] Why Nori needs the blockchain Provides immutable ledger Trace how CO2removed

Today we are spotlighting Paul Gambill & Ross Kenyon of Nori. Nori is on a mission to Reverse Climate Change, by creating the world's first ever marketplace for CO2 removal, backed by a blockchain. Get your very own WeAreLATech tee at http://wearelatech.com/shop - Connect with us at wearelatech.com/podcast and tweet @WeAreLATech and @EspreeDevora. https://nori.com/ https://twitter.com/wearelatech https://twitter.com/espreedevora

“How do we fix this? How do we solve problems—not just make it ‘less bad’? When I look around at the approaches that people are taking towards climate change, it’s all mitigation. It’s all trying to make things ‘less bad’ than they’re going to be. Everyone seems to accept it that this is going to happen, and we’re just going to have to deal with the effects. Well, I don’t. I don’t accept that.” Nori (formerly Geagora) seeks to solve the problem of climate change by reversing the process that got us into this mess. We’ve burned fossil fuels and emitted gasses into the air. So why can’t we simply remove these same gasses from the atmosphere and put them somewhere—in the soil, in drywall, or even tennis shoes? The Nori team developed their idea for the ConsenSys Blockchain for Social Impact hackathon. Their concept is to build a carbon removal marketplace on the blockchain that enables customers to pay other people to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, eventually lowering the overall concentration of CO2 to 350 parts per million. On the inaugural podcast, Ross and Christophe are joined by Nori CEO Paul Gambill to discuss the concept of carbon removal and the scope of the problem presented by climate change. Paul addresses Nori's approach to reversing climate change, explaining the necessity of removing carbon from the atmosphere rather than simply reducing emissions. They also cover the basics of the blockchain and cryptocurrency, revealing how Nori would use tokens to eliminate the problems presented by the current cap and trade system. Listen and learn how Nori's carbon removal marketplace would function, how technology could be used to validate sequestration activities, and how companies are innovating around carbon removal.   Key Takeaways [5:24] The concept of carbon removal Taking CO2 out of atmosphere permanently Trees accomplish through photosynthesis Direct air capture (machines suck CO2 out of atmosphere) Use to create new solid material (i.e.: drywall)   [9:31] Why carbon removal is necessary Climate change is real Too much CO2 in atmosphere More than 408 ppm, rising 2 ppm every year 36B tons emitted annually   [11:10] The carbon levels that would put us in the ‘danger zone’ UNIPCC estimates that 450 ppm is when things get bad Organic matter trapped under ice (permafrost) When ice melts, organic matter exposed to air Organic matter decomposes and releases methane Warming potential of methane 25X more potent than CO2   [12:36] Paul’s take on fixing climate change Current approach to make ‘less bad’ What if we reversed the process? Social unrest results from draught   [18:40] Shortcomings of the cap and trade system Promotes reduction rather than removal of CO2 Middlemen (i.e.: legal compliance, auditing and accounting) add to overhead Creates additionality (build plants to receive credits) Must find counterparty to buy offsets   [33:35] The mechanics of Nori  Realigns incentive structure, builds carbon removal marketplace Makes it easier to pay people to sequester CO2  Create cryptocurrency token backed by carbon removal assets Each token equivalent to one ton of CO2 Receive tokens (negative emissions credits) for removing CO2 Tokens traded by speculators on third-party exchange Establishes universal carbon price   [37:18] How sequestration activities are validated Current system has 200-plus protocols Auditors validating manually, further increases overhead Nori seeks to make validation easier via IoT, automatic sensors   [38:31] The Carbon Harvest project example Incentivizes farmer to store CO2 in soil Farmers use cover crops, rotate crops and stop tilling Get paid to approach farming in different way IOT would measure CO2 stored in soil, farmers paid based on increase   [41:46] How companies are innovating around carbon removal Interface building carbon-storing carpet Nori would provide quasi-subsidy   [42:56] How third parties could develop in the ecosystem Financier invest in sequestration project, pay cash for tokens Growth in value = profit model for third-party lender Suppliers, buyers and speculators create three-sided platform   Connect with Ross & Christophe Nori Carbon A List Geagora’s Hackathon Submission   Resources Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Bitcoin White Paper Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity by Bernard Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne Carbon Removal Seattle Meetup Interface