📺 Decarbonize Deep Dive 003 | ~22 min

DEEP DIVE: The Dirty Reality of Waste-to-Energy

Waste-to-X technologies promise to turn garbage into clean fuels and energy. The carbon scores look incredible, the economics seem attractive — so why isn't it working? In this deep dive, we confront the messy reality behind the circular economy dream.

Key topics covered:

• The illusion of abundance — only 30% of theoretical waste is practically collectible

• The contamination reality that destroys equipment and product quality

• The used cooking oil crisis: price spikes, supply fraud, and China's export restrictions

• China's 997 waste-to-energy plants — nearly half of global capacity

• Why advanced gasification and pyrolysis struggle with real garbage

• Enerkem's Edmonton plant retirement — lessons from a pioneer's failure

• The economics: tipping fees, policy incentives, and boom-bust cycles

• NIMBY opposition affecting 80%+ of proposed facilities

• The waste hierarchy conflict: should we burn what we could recycle?

The feedstock nobody wants to talk about is waste precisely because it's complicated, messy, and resistant to simple solutions.

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Decarbonize Weekly Episode 3 | Apr 5, 2026

Hey everyone! Quick update — we're taking a short break this week. No regular episode, but we'll be back on April 12th with full coverage.

In the meantime, check out our Deep Dive specials for focused episodes on hydrogen economics, carbon capture, and biofuel policy.

Thanks for listening and see you soon!

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📺 Decarbonize Deep Dive 002 | ~22 min

DEEP DIVE: Europe's Carbon Border Tax Redraws Global Trade

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is now live. In this deep dive, we unpack how the world's most ambitious climate trade policy is reshaping global supply chains, industrial strategy, and international relations.

Key topics covered:

• How CBAM actually works — certificates, verification, and compliance costs

• Who's getting hit hardest: China ($6-9B exposure), Turkey ($2-3B), India, Mozambique

• China's three-pronged response: carbon market expansion, tech leapfrogging, market segmentation

• The technology acceleration effect — hydrogen steel, clean aluminum, real-time emissions monitoring

• Supply chain reshuffling — Morocco, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest as winners

• The development challenge for countries that can't afford compliance infrastructure

• Will CBAM spark trade wars or set a new global standard?

Over $100 billion in annual trade is now subject to carbon transparency requirements.

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📺 Decarbonize Weekly Episode 2 | Mar 29, 2026 | ~10 min

A quick-hit roundup of the biggest decarbonization stories this week — the key developments you need to know in under 11 minutes.

In this episode:

1. Record US Biofuel Mandates — EPA finalizes historic 2026-2027 RFS with record-high blending requirements

2. UK Humber Green Hydrogen Hub — Uniper's 120MW Killingholme facility gets planning approval

3. EU Innovation Fund — €2.7B for 54 clean industry projects including Holcim carbon capture

4. UK SAF in ETS — Consultation on treating sustainable aviation fuel within UK carbon trading

5. Sungrow Hydrogen Goes Global — Chinese electrolyzer shipments span Oman, Italy, and Brazil

6. Shanghai Electric Biomethanol Bunkering — First large-scale green methanol marine fueling

7. 280 Earth DAC Milestone — $50M Series B + operating direct air capture facility in Oregon

8. Technip Energies Green H2 — Strategic stake in green hydrogen project development

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📺 Decarbonize Deep Dive 001 | ~20 min

DEEP DIVE: The Global Scramble for Jet Fuel Feedstock

A focused deep dive into the fierce global competition to secure feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Used cooking oil prices are soaring, HEFA technology is hitting its ceiling, and new pathways like LanzaJet's alcohol-to-jet breakthrough are reshaping the landscape.

Key topics covered:

• Why the US imports 2.8 billion pounds of used cooking oil from China

• How LanzaJet's Georgia facility changes the economics of SAF production

• China's bold bet on municipal solid waste and Fischer-Tropsch technology

• The real cost comparison: HEFA vs alcohol-to-jet vs Fischer-Tropsch vs power-to-liquid

• CORSIA Phase 1 and European mandates driving demand

• Which technology pathway will dominate by 2030

The SAF race isn't about the best technology — it's about who can build the most robust, scalable feedstock supply chain.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Decarbonize Weekly! Mike and Sarah break down the week's biggest decarbonization stories.

This week:
• China's 15th Five-Year Plan — hydrogen to ammonia, methanol & SAF
• US biodiesel groups urge RFS finalization amid Iran crisis
• European airlines challenge EU synthetic SAF mandate
• EU CBAM enters final phase — March 31 deadline
• Iran war drives SAF prices to $2,500/tonne
• Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations hit gas prices
• EU Innovation Fund attracts €10B in bids
• CMA CGM expands methanol fleet