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Kicking off Season 3, Tom and Emily are exploring what it will take to grow the carbon removal industry to the scale we need. They speak to various actors in the carbon removal space, from project developers and policy experts to marketplaces and buyers. Their curiosity for the scaling problem took the team on a trip to Basel, Switzerland for a CDR conference hosted by Carbonfuture: Carbon Removal Basel.
The team uses this episode to highlight some key themes around trust and scaling up that will be explored throughout the season.
A huge thanks to our guests
Jan Minx, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, MCC and co-author of The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report
Hannes Junginger, CEO and co-founder at Carbonfuture
Ben Brandt, CPO and co-founder at Ledgy
Adam Sipthorpe, Senior Portfolio Manager - CDRs at South Pole
Paolo Piffaretti, CEO and co-founder at Carbonx
Sebastian Manhart, Senior Policy Advisor at Carbonfuture
Our guests for this episode were recorded in April 2023. Their input reflects the individuals' and organisations’ views at that time.
To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading and all our sources, head to thecarbonremovalshow.com.
Thanks to Carbonfuture for hosting us at their inaugural Carbon Removal Basel even
And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the show.
Resources
State of CDR: https://www.stateofcdr.org/resources
Carbonfuture’s recap of Carbon Removal Basel: https://www.carbonfuture.com/magazine/recap-of-carbon-removal-basel-2023
Carbon Removal Basel retirement credits: https://platform.carbonfuture.earth/balancer/portfolios/view/main/50fa5b10-e4de-412c-8d75-0d1df060a63b
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