Ramez Naam discusses his recent article "The Third Phase of Clean Energy Will Be the Most Disruptive Yet" with guest host, Nori Head of Product, Michael Leggett. We dig into the economics of clean energy, and how that could be a boon to carbon removal.



http://rameznaam.com/2019/04/02/the-third-phase-of-clean-energy-will-be-the-most-disruptive-yet/

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Nori advisor and cleantech evangelist Ramez Naam came by the office to fill us in on his great analysis of how the Green New Deal could be successful, and the role of carbon removal within such a plan.

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Dr. Heather Price of North Seattle College stops by the office to share her and her family's experience of School Strike for Climate (#fridaysforfuture) at Seattle's City Hall and beyond, and to what degree she's heard talk of carbon removal in these circles.

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General Mills recently issued a $650k grant to Kiss the Ground and Soil Health Academy to train farmers in regenerative agricultural practices.

https://www.generalmills.com/en/News/NewsReleases/Library/2019/March/Regen-Ag

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Last month, the UN Environment Assembly failed to come to an agreement about governing geoeningeering. But this is a topic that will be brought up more and more as climate change continues.

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Carbon180 just launched the first and only startup accelerator for carbontech, hoping to link entrepreneurs to the resources they need, derisk early-stage technologies, and transition them towards their first double-bottom-line investment.

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Direct air capture company Carbon Engineering recently closed an investment round having raised $68 million, including investments from the oil and gas industry.

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Weather futures contracts show that traders are already building expectations of climate change into the way they invest their money.

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Erin Burns of Carbon180 discusses the USE IT Act which has been introduced in both houses of Congress with bipartisan sponsorship. The bill would provide resources for growing carbon removal now, and pave the way for future infrastructure that captures and uses carbon dioxide.

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Y Combinator is a renowned startup accelerator in Silicon Valley whose alumni include Airbnb, Dropbox, and Coinbase. They recently put out a call for startups focused exclusively on carbon removal.

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