Carbonsations

In this episode, we sit down with Jim Mann, CEO and Founder of UK-based carbon removal company UNDO, which specializes in enhanced rock weathering (ERW). Jim talks about why he chose ERW to battle climate change and shared some of the progress the company has made in removing CO2 from the air, while helping improve the work of farmers.

For this episode, we're joined by Stefano Cappello, CEO and Founder of Italian carbon removal company Limenet, which specializes in ocean alkalinity enhancement. Stefano shares with us how his passion for climate and burning desire to preserve the planet drove him to pursue a career in carbon removal and focus his efforts on improving the ocean's alkalinity, while also doing away with excess CO2.

Our guest in this episode is Megan Kemp, Head of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) at South Pole. Megan walks us through the complexities of forming CDR portfolios and talks about the joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation called NextGen CDR, which manages one of the largest diversified portfolios of permanent carbon removals.

In this episode, we speak to Laith Amin, Vice President of Growth and Strategic Development at EcoEngineers - a consulting, audit, and advisory firm with an exclusive focus on the energy transition. Laith walks us through the company's latest white paper titled "Guidance for Developing Carbon Disclosure Legislation: How to Address Supply Chain and Data Quality Challenges" and talks about the importance of disclosing scope 3 emissions in order to change consumer behavior and move toward a more sustainable economy.

EcoEngineers' Carbon Markets Snapshot:

https://www.ecoengineers.us/carbon-markets-snapshot-sign-up/

We're joined again by New York City-based attorney Peter Mayer to discuss carbon removal contracts, the Frontier offtake agreement template, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and what Trump potentially being re-elected as president may come to mean for carbon capture and carbon removal in the US.

The previous episode with Peter:

https://rss.com/podcasts/carbonsations/1478568/

Legion 44 movie:

https://www.legion44.world/

Our guest in this episode is Mandy Rambharos, the CEO of carbon credit registry Verra. Verra manages the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and is the biggest standard in the carbon market based on market share. Mandy talks about her experience in the industry and explains the role of the VCM in the battle against climate change.

Joining us in this episode is Neil McDougall, who is the founder and chairman of DelAgua - a company specializing in providing cookstoves in Africa. Neil shares his journey from investment banking all the way down to developing water cleaning solutions on the African continent and facilitating carbon projects with multiple co-benefits in Rwanda and other countries today.

For this episode, we are joined by Charles Cadieu, co-founder and CEO of direct air capture (DAC) company Spiritus, to talk about the firm's unique approach to carbon removal, which allows to bring its costs down to under $100 per ton. Charles discusses some of the leading challenges in the sector, and shares Spiritus' innovative means of raising awareness about carbon removal.

In this episode, Valerio Magliulo, the CEO and co-founder of carbon intelligence and procurement platform Abatable, shares his insights about the development of the voluntary carbon market (VCM). Abatable was the partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, helping the organization retire 1.3 million carbon credits and create a lasting climate contribution.

Joining us in this episode is Christina Beckmann, the co-founder of Tomorrow's Air, a sustainability-focused travel advocate owned by the Adventure Travel Trade Association. Christina shares with us her journey of getting into the adventure travel industry and trying to transform it from the inside out, by supporting carbon removals and educating people about the control they have over their own travel emissions.