A lot is happening in carbon, and we sat down with Magnus again after speaking with him in 2022. What are you currently most excited about in the carbon markets? Two things excite me the most: First, the real, quiet shift towards removal, and second, the increasing adoption of long-term … [continued]
Carbonfuture, the leading provider of high-integrity durable carbon removal, has announced a partnership with XPRIZE. Valued at $100M, XPRIZE Carbon Removal aims to fight climate change and rebalance the Earth’s carbon cycle. The partnership marks a milestone collaboration between top organizations verifying (Carbonfuture) and funding (XPRIZE) carbon dioxide removal (CDR) … [continued]
At present, we lack a carbon market that effectively incentivizes emissions reductions at the scale needed to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Tethering the carbon price to the cost of carbon dioxide removal provides a pathway to effectively determine the value of carbon emission reductions. Humanity is … [continued]
Since we last spoke to your President (Noah Deich), what has happened in policy and general sentiment in Carbon Removal? Erin Burns, Carbon180’s executive director: There’ve been several milestone movements for the carbon removal field in the last 10 months. For one, the Department of Energy recently released the funding … [continued]
When was Calyx founded? Calyx was founded in 2021. What was the initial inspiration for the company? My co-founder, Duncan van Bergen, and I were both watching carbon markets grow from different vantage points and knew there was a real challenge for companies just starting to engage in the market. … [continued]
Disclaimer: Interview conducted before the huge Inflation Reduction Act. Benjamin Schulz: Gabriel, you’ve been investing in cleantech a long time, what changes have you seen from when you started up until today? Gabriel: We started in 2009, and I worked in solar banking before that, from 2006 to 2009. So … [continued]
When did you create Terraform, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? Terraform Industries was founded in late 2021, as a vehicle to bring gigascale atmospheric hydrocarbon synthesis to the world. Regardless of technical approach, ever-cheapening renewable power means that, in any given market, it’s only … [continued]
When did you found Ceezer, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? I founded CEEZER in October 2021, the idea, however, goes way back. I got to know the voluntary market in 2015 on a field trip to Madagascar. Working with a mangrove project there, I … [continued]
What motivated you to consider joining ClimateWorks? What was your thought process? I’ve worked on climate issues internationally for over 25 years, and believe we are now at a critical moment in terms of both the urgency of the climate crisis and also the opportunities and efforts being mobilized to … [continued]
Benjamin Schulz: When did you found the company, and what’s the origin story behind Eion? Adam Wolf: The origin story. In some ways I could tell you the origin story from a year ago but really, for me, I’ve been wrestling with these questions since I was an undergraduate in … [continued]
