November 17, 2020

Ep. 7: Matthew Eshed – Carbon Expert Matthew Eshed on Changing our Mindset and Approach to Climate Change

44 minutes

This week I’m joined by Matthew Eshed. He is an entrepreneur, systems designer and engineer working in climate innovation. Matthew’s extensive background has made him an expert in the carbon community. He talks about his experience as one of the early players in Direct Air Capture and his latest projects with his organization Climatetech Advisors. Matthew talks about the power of “awe” and how he wants to change the way the world values an ecosystem on both a systemic and individual level.

I met Matthew at AirMiners, where he and his fellow founders focus on creating, identifying and facilitating a market demand for products that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Matthew transitioned into his current organization, Climatetech Advisors, after demonstrating a direct air capture system at the Global Climate Action Summit. He sourced raw materials from other organizations in the community to create a concrete planter prototype. I loved my conversation with Matthew about how small behaviors can make a big impact in the world of climate.

What You’ll Hear on This Episode:

[1:23] I met Matthew at Air Miners where he and his fellow founders focus on creating, identifying and facilitating a market demand for products that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

[7:31] Matthew transitioned into his current organization, Climatetech Advisors, after demonstrating a direct air capture system at the Global Climate Action Summit. He sourced raw materials from other organizations in the community to create a concrete planter prototype.

[11:22] Direct Air Capture seems to be showing up everywhere these days. How does Matthew feel about this as an early player in the arena?

[16:15] Matthew talks about the power of “awe” at the core of healing and travel.

[19:20] What the climate future can and should look like; it’s contained in Project Drawdown’s book.

[22:15] Matthew discusses more in-depth what Climatetech Advisors is and how they’re working to change our everyday products into something that heals, instead of hurts, the planet.

[25:00] Matthew’s latest project required him to create a valuation of the ecosystem and his results are inspiring a new methodology within him.

[32:38 ] We should move from a society to where our GDP is a clean environment.

[34:58] How a 10-day Amtrak journey across the country brought Matthew his “awe”.

[37:07] There are ways that individuals can take climate change into their hands. Small behaviors can make big impacts and we shouldn’t be deterred if we can’t be zero waste.

[42:05] Matthew has funky musical tastes.

“There are millions of people—possibly even hundreds of millions or maybe even a billion people—all around the world who sincerely at their core want to be in partnership with the Earth just like we do. And all we have to do is be open to seeing that they’re all around us.”

Mentioned In This Episode:

Tomorrow’s Air

Climatetech Advisors

AirMiners

Impossible Labs

Institute for the Future

Global Climate Action Summit

Project Drawdown

...more

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