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The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) recently came out and announced they would be issuing guidance for how some carbon offsets may be used to address Scope 3 emissions (activities beyond direct business operations and energy). This set off a firestorm of protest within and outside of SBTi, as well as some calls of support. It was essentially a tabula rasa one could project one's carbon hopes and fears onto: would this lead to increased financing of sustainability efforts, or result in a race to the bottom of low-quality credits finding a new market? Something in-between, or just too early to tell? In today's episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, host ⁠⁠⁠Radhika Moolgavkar⁠⁠⁠, Nori's VP of Supply and Methodology, is joined by her business panelists ⁠⁠⁠Susan Su⁠⁠⁠, a venture capitalist at Toba Capital, and ⁠⁠⁠Na'im Merchant⁠⁠⁠, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada, to make sense of this news. They also cover other CDR industry headlines from April, including sustainable aviation fuel, biochar in the global south, and significant subsidy announcements from Denmark and Canada for carbon removal projects. On This Episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠Radhika Moolgavkar⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Susan Su⁠ ⁠Na'im Merchant⁠ Resources "Inside the Controversy That's Divided the Carbon Offsets Market" at Bloomberg "SBTi is committed to robust governance and will not shy away from debate" by Luiz Amaral, CEO, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) "Carbon Offset Market Faces Chaos as African Mega-Project Collapses" at Bloomberg "Removals are better than some reductions - The case of electrofuels for aviation" by Robert Höglund 2023 Global Biochar Market Report Captura's fundraising news Mission Zero's fundraising news --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

On September 13, 1992, Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz left work at Logan Airport to pick up food and did not return.  The next day her car was found in Revere and her body was found in the trunk of her car. She had been beaten and stabbed to death.  The case is currently, unsolved. Mark and Amy break down the Unsolved Mysteries segment and dive into the entire story.  Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyGGSIl_ZbEDq-teZDWQ And thank you to Ryan Hughes from Planet H for lending us his spot-on “Stack Voice” and working with us to have such a cool intro and outro! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYrlNAFRMlWQN1rhWboZh2g

Do carbon removal suppliers and registries have a responsibility in choosing their customers, or in enforcing how their carbon removals are used? Is it better that the money go to carbon removal than alternative uses? What matters, and at which magnitudes? In today's episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, host Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori's VP of Supply and Methodology, is joined by her business panelists Susan Su, a venture capitalist at Toba Capital, and Na'im Merchant, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada. A spirited debate ensues about Shell Environmental Product's purchase of biochar credits, SWISS and Lufthansa Group's support of Climeworks, as well as the Copenhagen Airport's carbon removal portfolio purchase from Klimate.co. This type of industry interest in carbon removal, while directionally correct, can trigger debate within the carbon removal community. Many are happy for the support in scaling the new industry. Others worry it is better to maintain CDR's independence. This question is unlikely to be settled any time soon, but tune in and listen to some hot and yet considered takes on the matter. On This Episode ⁠⁠⁠Radhika Moolgavkar⁠⁠⁠ Susan Su Na'im Merchant Resources The ETH Zürich report on DAC costs Robert Höglund's response Connect with Nori ⁠⁠⁠Nori⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Nori's X account⁠⁠⁠ Nori's other podcast ⁠⁠⁠Reversing Climate Change⁠⁠⁠ Nori's CDR ⁠⁠⁠meme X account --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

Welcome to the Episode 3 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su.  In this episode, we look at: $200B in climate losses and the climate narrative problem. New data out from global reinsurer Munich RE shows that 2023 was the biggest year on record for climate-related losses. So why are we still talking about the “weather?” Tesla's Hertz problem, Ford's Lightning layoffs, and why China is exporting millions of combustion vehicles even as it becomes the biggest market in the world for EVs. We're joined by special guest and mobility expert Olaf Sakkers, of RedBlue Capital, to learn more about what's really behind all the bad news for EVs, and why there's still reason to be bullish on an electric future

Welcome to the Episode 2 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. In this episode, we look at: Kenya's carbon cash cow, a plan to charge a new 15%-25% take rate on all carbon credits minted in the country, and whether this is good, bad or meh for Kenya's climate ambitions and for global carbon markets Solyndra 2.0, a fraud-hunt that's animating Republicans and threatening the $400B DOE Loan Program Office that is or will be key to many climate companies' deployment success Yikes, JBS. The world's largest meat processor and Amazon deforester extraordinaire might get blocked from the NYSE, on climate grounds; why it matters Italy and France are set to ban cell based agriculture — and why this is a warning for every climate company that regulatory capture might be worse than climate denial

Welcome to the Episode 1 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. One of the central ideas behind my work as a climate investor, and that of many others like me, is that solving climate change is the value creation opportunity of a lifetime. In this episode, we look at: - The UAE's new $30B climate fund and what it means for climate investing - A big development for carbon sequestration in... Louisiana? - India's solar and wind story, the good the bad and the tricky - First Solar's $700M revenue bump from tax credits courtesy of the IRA

As CDR's notoriety increases, so too does the scrutiny upon it. Carbon removal companies are beginning to deploy in communities, and are facing local concerns about the effect their projects will have communities. As these companies work to communicate the benefits of their projects, a CDR trade group is announcing a new program to help companies responsibly deploy carbon removal.    Scrutiny of CDR continues in the press as well.    An article from Reuters tracked the growing effort to standardize and legitimize CDR as startups and marketplaces try to attract large corporate buyers, showing that the industry is now front and center on business pages worldwide.    And the year's biggest climate event is around the corner. A group of CDR organizations, including one led by today's guest, are working to ensure the industry is ready as the global climate spotlight prepares to turn on them. The debates over CDR at COP28 will surely be contentious, and we'll hear about a new effort to make the carbon removal community ready for when that happens.    Locally, and globally, from communities to newsrooms to international bodies, CDR is under scrutiny like never before. In this episode, we're discussing what the industry can do to respond and continue to grow.    On this episode we're joined today by Ben Rubin, the Carbon Business Council's Executive Director, a trade organization representing over 100 CDR businesses. Welcome, Ben.    We're also joined by our regular policy panelist, Susan Su, a partner focused on climate investing at TOBA Capital. She also serves as a board member of the Carbon Business Council and a board advisor to the Environmental Voter Project. On This Episode Ben Rubin Susan Su Asa Kamer Resources Carbon Business Council CDR RDT Confidence Ebbs in Carbon Markets- article Study: 13% of Renewable Projects that Face Opposition are Completed Reuter's ‘Wild West' article “Three Big Letters in CDR are MRV” CDR.fyi NextGen CDR Facility Carbon Removals at COP Our Episode with Sebastian Manhart Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

It's been a few months since our business panel has gathered to break down the many headlines coming from the world of CDR. On this episode we'll talk about some of the biggest news from September: new funds, new deployments, new corporate purchases, and a gathering of the who's who in carbon removal in New York City. You'll hear news about Amazon + Occidental Microsoft + Heirloom DOE's DAC Hubs Microsoft + Carbon Streaming Climeworks The Reykjavik Protocol Climate Weeks NYC & more… Joining us on this episode is our business panel: Susan Su, a partner focused on climate investing at TOBA capital, a board member at the Carbon Business Council, and a board advisor to the Environmental Voter Project and Na'im Merchant the Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada, an Elemental Excelerator policy fellow and the author of the The Carbon Curve, a newsletter about the policies and technologies needed to grow the carbon removal market. On This Episode Radhika Moolgavkar Susan Su Na'im Merchant Resources Amazon's deal with Occidental Microsoft's deal with Heirloom Heirloom DAC Hub Microsoft's deal with Carbon Streaming Climeworks in Kenya Our interviews with Octavia's CEO The Reykavik Protocol Web Summit Climate Track Carbon Removal Canada's launch event Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

This month, there's been a flurry of business news in the CDR world. We're taking August off from the show, but before we go we're going to dive into 10 stories that broke in the last few weeks, that have big implications for the carbon removal industry.  On this episode hear about companies putting CO2 into concrete, plastics, and fuel, new investment funds, announcements of new engineered carbon removal facilities, and analysis of the macroeconomic conditions the industry is facing.  To explain what's behind these headlines, we're by our regular business panel, Susan Su and Na'im Merchant.  They tell us all about news from… ·      CarbonCure ·      Airminer's Kiloton Fund ·      Twelve ·      EU Climate VC funding ·      Prime Coalition ·      Avnos ·      Brimstone ·      Deep Sky + Captura ·      Octavia ·      “500 Climate Unicorns in 20 Years?” On This Episode Susan Su Na'im Merchant Asa Kamer Resources CarbonCure announcement Airminer's Kiloton Fund Twelve's new plant Sifted article on EU climate funding Prime Coalition fund Avnos Brimstone announcement Deep Sky hub in Canada Octavia Our Episode w/ Octavia's CEO Sean O'Sullivan Interview Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

CDR startups are under pressure from numerous sources including current economic downturns, criticisms from the United Nations about carbon removal methods, and problems within the carbon offset market. Despite these challenges, significant investments continue to flow into the industry. This is largely due to the perception among investors that CDR plays a crucial role in reaching the goal of net-zero emissions. In this episode our business panel analyze the impacts of three recent significant announcements from CDR startups. Charm Industrial has secured a $100 million Series B funding round to further their bio-oil pyrolysis approach. Carbon to Sea has successfully obtained $50 million in philanthropic funding to progress their work on ocean alkalinity enhancement. Newcomer DAC startup, Holocene, has formed a partnership with the Department of Energy to accelerate their next-generation technology from lab to market.  These developments represent new scientific research supported by philanthropy, fresh cutting-edge technology, and significant funding efforts. Radhika and the business panel unpack what these milestones mean for CDR startups. Providing expert commentary and analysis on these developments are Na'im Merchant and Susan Su. They lend their expertise to help us understand the potential implications these headlines will have on the future of the CDR sector. On This Episode Na'im Merchant Susan Su Radhika Moolgavkar Resources Charm funding Carbon to Sea news Holocene article Prime Coalition Na'im's Carbon Curve episode w/ panel from Carbon Unbound Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

In December 2022, the carbon credit platform Puro added a methodology for enhanced rock weathering (ERW) credits. This announcement opens the door for the ERW to be sold into the billion-dollar voluntary carbon marks.    ERW is one of the oldest known forms of carbon removal, long studied by geologists. But it is only recently that a growing number of startups are applying the science of this technique on a larger scale.    Other businesses are taking note. Microsoft is expanding its carbon removal portfolio to include ERW credits purchased from UNDO. They will pay the Scottish company to spread basaltic rock onto farmland, hoping to sequester 5000 tons of CO2 over the next few decades.    ERW can potentially deliver massive amounts of CDR if scaled up. Nearly every country has the necessary basaltic rock to spread on its farmland and it doesn't require any new technological innovations. But an industry large enough to affect global temperatures will need to build lots of new infrastructure, supply chains, and rock crushers.   That's going to take significant investment, along with MRV, that can grow with the industry.   Is all that possible? Today we'll discuss this exciting technique's business dimensions with our business panel. Welcome, Susan Su and Na'im Merchant.     On This Episode Na'im Merchant Susan Su Radhika Moolgavkar   Resources New Puro Methodology UNDO/Microsoft Announcement Energy Monitor Article on ERW Business South Pole Investigation Climeworks Expansion Announcement Ebb Carbon Funding   Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Join Nori's Discord to hang out with other fans of the podcast and Nori Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

Today we were joined by Susan Su. Susan is a Partner at Toba Capital which differentiates from many funds in that it only has one LP. That LP invests across a range of spaces which allows the Toba team to get special insight into other areas of investing which could affect their investments and existing portfolio companies. Susan has to be one of the most genuine people I've had on the show. She shared her career journey and how she went from being an operator to working with Sound Ventures (founded by Ashton Kutcher) and eventually ending up as a Partner at Toba Capital. We discussed some details about being a VC specifically around doing follow-up rounds. We covered the differences of investing in Hardware vs Software. The limitations of smaller VCs are to get into deep tech or hardware tech. We spoke about how hard it is to be a VC. Breaking into VC. And probably one of the most valuable things is advice to founders about their fundraising process. Many of the things she said especially around her advice to young people about patience and impatience, really struck accord with me. Super glad that I can bring this episode to you. Enjoy! Topics: 1:09 Intro and early Career8:59 Hurdles to VC12:43 VC & Profit Seeking15:42  VC - Soft vs Hardware Investing18:14 Toba Capital22:29 New Ecosystems to Support Deep/Climate Tech DD25:30 Follow on investing31:16 Hardest Part of Job34:51 Advice to Founders | Plan the Raise, then Raise38:29 Obvious Prediction40:12 Advice for Getting into VC | Meet Founders Now Links: Toba Captal: https://tobacapital.com/  Susan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/susanfsuCheck out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/Join the Slack Channel:  https://cleantechies.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-pd2drz6d-N~9nURU5JlyMXv2ZiO5bAQ#/shared-invite/emailFollow CleanTechies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-techies/ HMU on Twitter: @silasmahner__________We are proud to continue working with NextWave as our official show sponsor for this podcast. NextWave and all of its staff are highly motivated to advance the ClimateTech revolution and are constantly innovating ways that they can help affect that transition. From experts in the talent space to ESG experts, NextWave is taking on Climate and Social responsibility head-on and helping companies build great cultures that not only make the world a better place but also increase workplace satisfaction. Reach out to NextWave Partners today to learn more about how we might partner with you today. https://www.next-wavepartners.com/ / info@next-wavepartners.comSupport the show

The U.S. elections provided a boost to a President who has overseen climate action, world leaders are gathering in Egypt for COP27 to discuss our climate future, and what could be the next Enron has crashed crypto. What does it all mean for the business of carbon removal?? Join us this week to learn more- Susan thinks this election was a big win for climate voters, and provides some data about the unexpected impact that bloc has begun to have. Na'im reflects on the lesson's of the FTX collapse and what carbon removal and climate tech communities should learn from it. The panelists also talk about the people, organizations, and trends they're thankful for this year in the world of CDR. Our regular business panel Susan Su and Na'im Merchant join host Radhika Moolgavkar. On This Episode Susan Su Na'im Merchant Radhika Moolgavkar Resources Environmental Voter Project EVP Seminar on Georgia runoff This Election's ‘Green Wave' NY Voters pass Environmental Bond in the midterms Dai Ellis' The Great Unwind Carbon180 NOAA Ocean CDR Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Join Nori's Discord to hang out with other fans of the podcast and Nori Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

Just a few years ago, DAC technology existed exclusively on a lab bench. This year the industry raised over $1 billion in VC funding, with over 50 funded startups in existence. While there are still technological hurdles to overcome to bring CDR to scale, funding also needs to be diversified and innovated, something we've discussed before on this show. Tech money continues to pour into CDR. Just this week, two large new funding mechanisms for CDR companies have been announced. Terraset is a new philanthropy that aims to fill CDR's ‘funding gap.' They aim to pool $1 billion by 2030 to fund startups directly. Early announced funders are Tim Ferriss and Segment co-founder Calvin French-Owen. Propellor is a new VC fund that announced its first seed round of $100 million to invest in ocean-based climate tech. We'll discuss both announcements with our regular business panel, Susan Su and Na'im Merchant. On This Episode Susan Su Na'im Merchant Radhika Moolgavkar Resources $1 Billion in DAC VC Funding in 2022 Terraset Propellor Brian Halligan Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute Connect with Nori Nori Nori's Twitter Join Nori's Discord to hang out with other fans of the podcast and Nori Nori's other podcast Reversing Climate Change Nori's CDR meme twitter account --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

“Inflection Point,” “New Frontier,” “Finally Getting Serious”- are some of the ways the carbon removal field has been described in headlines over the past few weeks. With Frontier Climate, Lowercarbon capital, and Climeworks all announcing big new infusions of money into the wicked problem of pulling CO2 from the air, it's fair to say the field has entered a new stage. At a recent panel at Columbia University, Carbon Direct Vice-Chair Nili Gilbert said that she believes there are currently over 1000 companies working on carbon removal. She also noted that of those that are vetted, only 5% will be invested in. The online newsletter Climate Tech VC found that after the IPCC mitigation report identified a major need for carbon removal in April, over $2.2 billion has been invested into CDR. Forty-five companies received funding, with $1,100 million flowing to climate tech, $920 million to carbon accounting and marketplaces, and $65 million to MRV (with the other $1b committed by Stripe et al. via Frontier). Before all this happened, our co-host Susan Su said that if a startup has a good CDR idea, it will access funding. That has turned out to be very prescient in the months since that forecast. On this episode we talk about some of the big deals that have happened in 2022, the technical aspects of different funding methods, as well as what VC can and cannot do for CDR companies. The group also discuss Adam Neumann's much-publicized foray into the world of carbon credits. There's also one more piece of big news we can announce - Na'im Merchant will be joining us as a regular co-host! That means every month you can hear Radhika, Susan, and Na'im discuss the latest news in CDR Business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

This week, we're joined by four of the teams that won the Carbon Removal Xprize Milestone award. On April 22nd, Xprize announced the 15 winners of the second round of their competition for carbon removal solutions. Each of these teams was been awarded $1 million to help them compete for the grand prize of $50 million, or 3 $30 million runner-up slots, which will be awarded three years from now. The grand prize winner may not be one of the 15 Milestone awardees, but these teams are a step ahead of the competition and have already demonstrated an ability to impress the Xprize judges. Of the 15 teams, six are building DAC solutions, three are sequestering CO2 from seawater, three are producing biochar, one is growing algae (stay tuned for more on that), one is utilizing enhanced weathering, and one encourages tree-planting. In the first segment, we spoke with: Steve Oldham, CEO of Captura, which is building plants that will extract co2 from ocean water and… Hans de Neve, CEO of Carbyon which is developing a novel machine design for a DAC system with a small footprint. In the second segment, we heard from two other Milestone-award winners: Jason Vallis, VP of External Relations Planetary which aims to use direct ocean capture to remove co2, reverse ocean acidification, and create renewable fuels and… Dave Hazlebeck, Founder & CEO Global Algae which uses algae farming to capture co2 and make products like polymers and displace farming operations, leading to the regrowth of rainforests. Joining Radhika to talk with these teams are Na'im Merchant and Susan Su.You'll learn about the CDR approaches these teams are using, what they are working on right now, how the $1 million prize will help them advance towards their goals, and what they think they need to do to win the grand prize in a few years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

In this Bonus episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, Radhika is joined by Susan Su and Chris Barnard, plus special guest Erin Burns, Executive Director of Carbon180, for a wide-ranging discussion about carbon removal in 2022. The group touched on some of the most pressing news announced this year: Microsoft's 2022 purchases, Oxy Petroleum's big foray into DAC, Carbon180's Soil Carbon Moonshot proposal, and much more in front of a live Zoom audience. Did you miss the live recording? Catch up with the conversation here and follow us on social media for to get alerted next time we host a live show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg and Pricilla Chan announced their second large set of charitable gifts into the carbon removal field in the last six months. Specifically, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative announced $44 million in grants towards CDR. Combined with the $23 million they gave in October of 2021, the couple has given $67 million to support carbon removal in the last five months. They join other billionaires like Jeremy Grantham and Elon Musk, whose giving has shown they also see CDR as an important part of the climate fight. While a few foundations, such as CZI, have the resources to look deeply at supporting the carbon removal industry, many corporations rely on net-zero plans that lack full detail about carbon accounting and emissions reductions plans. A report released earlier this month by the New Climate Institute and Carbon Market Watch found that the net-zero plans of 25 of the world's most valuable companies are not specific and don't explain how they'll reduce emissions by 2050. A new coalition announced last week aims to fill this alleged gap in credibility between corporate plans and real action. Microsoft and the Climateworks Foundation announced “Carbon Call,” a partnership between 20 corporates, non-profits, and research organizations. In a statement to Axios, the group is building what they call “a carbon ledger…a global dashboard that tells you what exactly is happening in terms of emissions,” in a statement . Signatories include Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, and the UN Environment Program. The coalition will use their pooled resources and expertise to improve the carbon accounting methodologies used in corporate emissions reporting. Ultimately, they hope this will allow corporate and national emission data to be accurate and directly comparable. In this week's business episode, hosts Radhika Moolgavkar, Susan Su, and Na'im Merchant discuss the CZI gifts, how Carbon Call aims to improve corporate emissions accounting, and the short supply of quality carbon removal available to meet the skyrocketing demand. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

We're back with another business-focused episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, hosted by Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori's Head of Supply and Methodology, along with Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo (P.S.— look out for Holly's new book, Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net-Zero Is Not Enough, coming out on November 16th!). Plus, we're joined by our co-host for business-focused episodes: Susan Su, partner focused on climate investing at Toba Capital and course creator for Climate Change for VCs, a course and community through terra.do. This week, we are taking a look at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), the summit in Glasgow which begins Sunday, October 31st and lasts for two weeks. Specifically, we dive into the UK's announcement calling for a global net-zero commitment by 2050, and what the implications of this goal might be for the carbon removal industry. Next, we discuss some of the VC funding that happened in October, particularly for CarbonCapture, a modular DAC company, that landed a huge round. Plus, Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto recently announced a plan to invest $7.5b by 2030 into decarbonizing their business. Does their foray into Direct Air Capture signal a trend that big emitters are ready to invest into this technology at the scale necessary to really bring down costs per ton? Or are they looking for a way to avoid emissions cuts? Or both? We finish the episode with two good news stories from Susan: the first is that electric car sales more than doubled year-over-year in August to over 516,400! Second is that turtle populations in Cape Verde rose from around ten thousand in 2015, to almost 200,000 this year after successful conservation efforts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

In this business-focused episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, we're discussing the major carbontech funding announcements that occurred throughout September, along with the news from Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund that they'll be requiring their portfolio holdings to go net-zero. This episode is hosted by Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori's Head of Supply and Methodology, along with Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo. Plus, give a warm welcome to our new co-host for business-focused episodes: Susan Su, partner focused on climate investing at Toba Capital and course creator for Climate Change for VCs, a course and community through terra.do. *** We start the episode by discussing the news from Norway's sovereign fund: with $1.4 trillion of assets, this fund is the world's largest single holder of stocks, and is the latest pool of investment money using its influence to decarbonize the economy. The fund currently holds a position in several of the world's largest oil companies, so achieving ‘net-zero' may necessitate use of carbon offsets and carbon removal. Meanwhile in the carbontech start-up world, the sustainable chemicals company Solugen announced $357 million of new investment in a venture round lead by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund as well as Blackrock, Carbon Direct, and others. Solugen makes chemicals out of sugars, as opposed to the fossil fuel inputs traditionally used by the highly emitting chemical industry. In the future, the company aims to use CO2 as a feedstock, potentially creating a vast new market for CO2 utilization. Also in September, Prometheus Fuels announced a $1.5 billion valuation after a series B funding round led by shipping giant Maersk and BMW. Prometheus aims to sell ‘electro-fuels' by capturing CO2 directly from the atmosphere, mixing it with water, and then using proprietary catalysts and filters to restructure the chemical bonds to create hydrocarbons. They also say their product will be cheaper than fossil fuels very soon. Also, Droneseed's $36 Million A valuation is more evidence that the carbontech space is hot. On September 8th, Swiss company Climeworks held a launch event for their new Direct Air Capture facility named Orca in Hellisheidi, Iceland. Orca is now the world's largest DAC plant and plans to capture and permanently sequester 4000 tons of CO2 per year, and turn it into basaltic rock. Charm Industrial announced the delivery of 1000 tons of permanent carbon removal ahead of schedule using their bio-oil technology. Finally, Holly Buck finishes the episode with a good news story of the week. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carbonremovalnewsroom/support

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Last week, Tesla announced they will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for vehicles. In a timely episode, Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, and James McGinniss, CEO and co-founder of David Energy, come onto the show to discuss Bitcoin, the petrodollar, and how to contextualize the energy usage of the first cryptocurrency (BTC) versus the leading fiat currency (USD). Show highlights: their backgrounds and how they became interested in the intersection of currency and energy usage why Alex and James really think Tesla stopped accepting BTC as payment why James thinks Bitcoin's energy intensity is a “feature, not a bug”  Alex on the history of the petrodollar and how the USD in recent decades has been tied to fossil fuel production comparing the carbon cost of a dollar to Bitcoin's energy consumption what both James and Alex think of the Square and Ark Invest research paper saying renewable energy production could be tied with Bitcoin mining why measuring Bitcoin's energy usage is difficult how Bitcoin mining in China is changing for the better how the Biden administration might impact Bitcoin where to find more information on Bitcoin and energy consumption   Thank you to our sponsors!   E&Y: https://ey.com/globalblockchainsummit  Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2  Kyber Network: Dmm.exchange    Episode Links   People: Alex Gladstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein Human Rights Foundation: https://hrf.org/  James McGinniss Twitter: https://twitter.com/James_McGinniss David Energy: https://www.davidenergy.com/    Recommended Reads: “Uncovering the Hidden Cost of the Petrodollar” by Alex Gladstein https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar  “Think BTC is a Dirty Business? Consider the Carbon Cost of a Dollar” by Susan Su https://susanfsu.medium.com/think-btc-is-a-dirty-business-consider-the-carbon-cost-of-a-dollar-c38122fb55c5  “Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future” by Square and Ark Invest https://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/2D2BnksJjavw4a6SUvAPwZ/c42a9e3a520b0cc3b230cda3b43eead5/BCEI_White_Paper_.pdf  Elisabeth Steyn thread on Tesla and energy credits https://twitter.com/Elisabeth_Steyn/status/1392799067986554880 “Tesla seeks entry into U.S. renewable fuel credit market” by Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/exclusive-tesla-seeks-entry-into-us-renewable-fuel-credit-market-sources-2021-05-12/ “Debt” by David Graeber https://www.amazon.com/Debt-First-5-000-Years/dp/1612191290  Others: Bitcoin energy consumption index https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption/ Cambridge study on cryptoassets https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-ccaf-3rd-global-cryptoasset-benchmarking-study.pdf Triffin Dilemma https://dailyreckoning.com/the-triffin-dilemma/   Alex Gladstein's Recommended Follows: Nic Carter https://twitter.com/nic__carter Lyn Alden https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact Susan Su https://twitter.com/susanfsu Luke Gromen https://twitter.com/LukeGromen Michael Hudson https://twitter.com/michaelwhudson

Last week, Tesla announced they will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for vehicles. In a timely episode, Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, and James McGinniss, CEO and co-founder of David Energy, come onto the show to discuss Bitcoin, the petrodollar, and how to contextualize the energy usage of the first cryptocurrency (BTC) versus the leading fiat currency (USD). Show highlights: their backgrounds and how they became interested in the intersection of currency and energy usage why Alex and James really think Tesla stopped accepting BTC as payment why James thinks Bitcoin’s energy intensity is a “feature, not a bug”  Alex on the history of the petrodollar and how the USD in recent decades has been tied to fossil fuel production comparing the carbon cost of a dollar to Bitcoin’s energy consumption what both James and Alex think of the Square and Ark Invest research paper saying renewable energy production could be tied with Bitcoin mining why measuring Bitcoin’s energy usage is difficult how Bitcoin mining in China is changing for the better how the Biden administration might impact Bitcoin where to find more information on Bitcoin and energy consumption   Thank you to our sponsors!   E&Y: https://ey.com/globalblockchainsummit  Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2  Kyber Network: Dmm.exchange    Episode Links   People: Alex Gladstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein Human Rights Foundation: https://hrf.org/  James McGinniss Twitter: https://twitter.com/James_McGinniss David Energy: https://www.davidenergy.com/    Recommended Reads: “Uncovering the Hidden Cost of the Petrodollar” by Alex Gladstein https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar  “Think BTC is a Dirty Business? Consider the Carbon Cost of a Dollar” by Susan Su https://susanfsu.medium.com/think-btc-is-a-dirty-business-consider-the-carbon-cost-of-a-dollar-c38122fb55c5  “Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future” by Square and Ark Invest https://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/2D2BnksJjavw4a6SUvAPwZ/c42a9e3a520b0cc3b230cda3b43eead5/BCEI_White_Paper_.pdf  Elisabeth Steyn thread on Tesla and energy credits https://twitter.com/Elisabeth_Steyn/status/1392799067986554880 “Tesla seeks entry into U.S. renewable fuel credit market” by Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/exclusive-tesla-seeks-entry-into-us-renewable-fuel-credit-market-sources-2021-05-12/ “Debt” by David Graeber https://www.amazon.com/Debt-First-5-000-Years/dp/1612191290  Others: Bitcoin energy consumption index https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption/ Cambridge study on cryptoassets https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-ccaf-3rd-global-cryptoasset-benchmarking-study.pdf Triffin Dilemma https://dailyreckoning.com/the-triffin-dilemma/   Alex Gladstein’s Recommended Follows: Nic Carter https://twitter.com/nic__carter Lyn Alden https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact Susan Su https://twitter.com/susanfsu Luke Gromen https://twitter.com/LukeGromen Michael Hudson https://twitter.com/michaelwhudson

On today’s Tank Talk! We welcome our guest Susan Su, Head of Portfolio Growth & Marketing @ Sound Ventures.On today's Talk, we ask Susan about her operator journey starting out in leadership roles in product and marketing at companies like Google and AppSumo in San Francisco. We dig into Susan's role as a venture partner and marketer-in-residence at 500 Startups where she launched and operated a 10-week program for startups and ask her about her proudest accomplishments during her time there. Moving on, we dig into Susan's time at Reforge where she built and led the growth marketing team and worked with companies like Facebook, AirBnB, Slack and Uber and the mistakes she made along the way.Next, we ask Susan why she decided to join Ashton Kutcher & Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures and what excited her most about moving to the venture side. We discuss the common mistakes startups make with growth experimentation and what tools and resources are in her growth tech stack. Finally, we ask Susan what to look for when hiring for growth and the best interview questions for growth hires.This Tank Talk really makes you appreciate the challenges and mistakes startups face when trying to apply growth tactics and the experimentation that goes into building long term customer relationships along with enduring brands that live on forever.Books Mentioned In The Show:Thinking in SystemsAdvertising Secrets of the Written WordOgilvy on AdvertisingSusan’s words of inspiration - “It's crucial to lean into your creativity and have fun at it with growth”Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

Get the inside word from the Annual General Meeting of the Australia China Business Council Victoria branch, featuring the CEO Virginia Birrell, with anecdotal reference to insights from the National President the Hon. John Brumby, and president of the ACBC Vic, the Hon. Ken Smith.Learn about the year ahead, the #Challenges and #Opportunity!Big thanks to the rest of the ACBC team that I see regularly including Madison Cahill, Isabel Stewart and Hugh Congleton, plus the leads of all the working groups and generally everyone involved.The folks involved in the re-elected committee speak to the depth of experience in the ACBC - it's quite the impressive list!Charles Curwen, Liming Huang, Bruce Sheng, On Kit Tam, Tom Parker, Barry White, Ying Hou, Robin H Chambers AO, Dr Mona Chung, Ben Foskett, Lyall Howard, Xinyu (Grace) Ji, David Olsson, Frank Paton, Professor Charles Qin OAM, Theo Sakell, Susan Su, Celina Ping Yu, PhD GAICD - plus those joining this year; Laura Mattiazzi GAICD, Andrew Deszcz, Lucia La Bella, Vera Ou-Young 李玉凤, Matthew Schofield and George Yeung.All the best for the end of 2018 and the 2019 journey!Thank you for watching, please help us spread the word by sharing this video.#Business #ChinaIf you enjoyed this content, please give it a like, leave a comment, subscribe for more and share the video - it really means a lot to see your support coming in :)Smarter Impact is hosted by http://linkedin.com/in/philipbateman and produced by http://bravocharlie.globalBravo Charlie specialise in targeted video communication for impact investors and their portfolios, using marketing, business development, investing and production skills to engage stakeholders and amplify returns.At the apex of social change, we exist as the possibility of world leaders in business, politics and society being engaging, powerful communicators, and work to accelerate the transition of our world into a more environmentally aware, sustainable and loving place.Our best work is done with companies at a tipping point, with strong offerings, ready to launch into the next stage of their greatness.  The outcomes of our effort are a more harmonious society, empowering people with the resources and capabilities to lead good lives.We specialise in:- Documenting your Impact Measurement and Management- Making complex businesses and technologies simple to understand- Coaching senior executives to deliver at their best on camera- Creating compelling pitches and content, to support Seed/series funding and IPOs- Crafting digital marketing systems, engagement and growth strategies- Capturing the passion of your team and clientsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/SmarterImpact)

S01E11 - Content Marketing for early-stage startups Guest: Susan Su, Former Head of Marketing at Reforge #StartupBasics series in Insights Alley Podcast: Startup, Product, Growth, Sales & Strategy Insights for Entrepreneurs. Its a Blog/Podcast by Arun Verma. Get Notes of this conversation at https://insightsalley.com Please give feedback and suggest topics for next episodes on arun@insightsalley.com

I speak with Susan Su who is Head of Marketing at Reforge. Before this Susan worked as a growth partner at 500 Startups and Head of Content Partnerships and Email Marketing at AppSumo. We discuss email marketing in detail and I understand Susans passion for making sure her email list is performing to it’s best ability. We discuss email list growth, SEO, and content marketing. This is a fascinating episode with tons of takeaways from Susans time at AppSumo, 500 Startups and Reforge.

Today I’m excited to have Susan Su on the show. Susan has worked with a bunch of well known entrepreneurs including Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and Noah Kagan of AppSumo. She has a ton of experience with email and content marketing specifically targeting small businesses and is a partner at 500 Startups today. Enjoy the interview! What You’ll Learn How to break through the noise given the average person gets 500 marketing emails per month Best practices for improving the open and click through rate Copywriting tips for maximum engagement How to improve the […] The post 134: Email Marketing Best Practices For Small Companies With Susan Su appeared first on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

My guest today is Susan Su the growth marketer of 500 Startups, a startup seed investment firm. 500 Startups is a world wide investment firm that has 1600 active investments. It has an accelerator program that helps founders who need a little boost. Susan has a technical background with her experience in Palo Alto and Google. She has worked with Ramit Sethi the author of I Will Teach You to be Rich. This impressive resume has given Susan a unique take on the business world. On today’s episode she tells us about these experiences and what she learned from them. Here are the points of our conversation: What is 500 Startups. How accelerators work. What is a growth marketer. Susan’s time at Stanford. Her time with Americorps. Working with Google. Working with Ramit Sethi. Why being able to negotiate is important. How to find a mentorship or apprenticeship. Why failure doesn’t exist. Why taking care of yourself is important. Resources Mentioned Today: Susansu,com Susan’s LinkedIn Sell Personal 500 Startups If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, don’t forget to leave a review in iTunes, I’d appreciate that. To listen to other Sell Personal episodes visit www.sellpersonal.com/podcast.

My guest today is Susan Su the growth marketer of 500 Startups, a startup seed investment firm. 500 Startups is a world wide investment firm that has 1600 active investments. It has an accelerator program that helps founders who need a little boost. Susan has a technical background with her experience in Palo Alto and Google. She has worked with Ramit Sethi the author of I Will Teach You to be Rich. This impressive resume has given Susan a unique take on the business world. On today’s episode she tells us about these experiences and what she learned from them. Here are the points of our conversation: What is 500 Startups. How accelerators work. What is a growth marketer. Susan’s time at Stanford. Her time with Americorps. Working with Google. Working with Ramit Sethi. Why being able to negotiate is important. How to find a mentorship or apprenticeship. Why failure doesn’t exist. Why taking care of yourself is important. Resources Mentioned Today: Susansu,com Susan’s LinkedIn Sell Personal 500 Startups If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, don’t forget to leave a review in iTunes, I’d appreciate that. To listen to other Sell Personal episodes visit www.sellpersonal.com/podcast.

Susan Su is a partner at 500 Startups, and specializes in helping portfolio companies with growth through inbound / content marketing and email. She has previously run marketing and growth for Inside Network (acquired byWebMediaBrands in 2011), AppSumo.com, and Ramit Sethi. Growth Hacking course for free at https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com/freecourse For more information and resources, visit https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com

Susan Su is a startup marketer, essayist and Ashtanga yogi with a lot of stamps on her passport. She first caught our eye in a negotiating video with finance expert Ramit Sethi of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com. She is currently part of the superhero Distribution team at 500 Startups. Before 500, she was at AppSumo, promoting products to help people do better work -- and home of the best email marketing coming out of Austin, Texas. Prior to AppSumo, she ran marketing and sales for Inside Network, where she set up scalable processes for a startup that grew from from a founding team of three, to a staff of 10, to acquired in a year and a half. Previous gigs include marketing online courses for Ramit Sethi's IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, content development at social gaming company hi5, and localization for international product launches at Google.

This is the fortieth episode of Hack To Start. Your hosts, Franco Varriano (on Twitter @ FrancoVarriano) and Tyler Copeland (on Twitter @ TylerCopeland), speak with Susan Su (on Twitter @ Susanfsu), the growth marketer-in-residence for 500 Startups Distribution team. Susan has more than 8 years of experience going from corporate to startup in Silicon Valley, running marketing for some major media and web startups like: Google, with Ramit Sethi & IWillTeachYouToBeRich, InsideNetwork, AppSumo, and more. She joins us to share her insights on taking risks, creating something of value, how to manage yourself and what it takes to get into 500 Startups.

In which we spy a cat under the tree, frolick in the snow, try to get back in the loop, get a bird's eye view, and hang out in our pajamas.