Contents: introduction, guest appearances, further reading, transcript, sources, credits
Now you've discovered what carbon removal is all about, what are you going to do next?
In this finale, we have brought together a mix of carbon removal-related inspiration:
- An interactive game to help us all understand the road to gigaton-scale carbon removal
- A reflection on how COP26 left the carbon removal space (spoiler - we really do need it and we really do need it now)
- An array of stories from our guests of how they found their groove in the carbon removal space
- Our top tips for how you can continue your carbon removal journey, whatever stage you're at
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We can't wait to join you again soon for season 2!
This episode's guests
Many thanks to our excellent guests throughout this series. In this episode, we hear again from Aldyen Donnelly (of episode 3 fame), Harriet Rix (episode 2), Diego Saez-Gil (episode 2), Apoorv Sinha (episode 7) and Katherine Romanak (episode 5).
| Name | Publisher | Publishing/Release Date | Source | Summary | Tag(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We can’t let markets decide the future of removing carbon from the atmosphere | Article | |||||
Carbon removal at COP26 & the US commits billions towards DAC | Podcast | |||||
COP26 Outcomes: Review and Analysis | Video | |||||
Carbon markets – COP26 closes biggest loopholes but lacks clarity on voluntary trade | Article | |||||
COP26 President Closing Remarks | Article | |||||
The Road to 10 Gigatons Game | Resource | |||||
Carbon removal hype is becoming a dangerous distraction | MIT Technology Review | July 8, 2021 | CriticismCorporate pledges | Article | ||
Five rules for evidence communication | Nature | November 19, 2020 | A comment article in Nature, offering quick tips and experience from evidence communication. In short: inform, not persuade; offer balance, not false balance; disclose uncertainties; state evidence quality and inoculate against misinformation (i.e. "prebunking" - address concerns or potential misunderstandings directly). | Evidence communication | Article | |
Nan Ransohoff and Ryan Orbuch, Stripe Climate Team | My Climate Journey | September 4, 2020 | A conversation with two key members of Stripe's climate team, who are responsible for the company's negative emissions commitment made in 2019. | Corporate pledgesPolicyOffsetsEconomics | Podcast | |
Carbon Capture Projects Map | Third Way | July 18, 2018 | Map of all active (operational, planned etc) carbon capture projects in the world. Good overview of what's going on where. Correct as of mid-2018. | Overview | Resource | |
Moving toward Net-Zero Emissions Requires New Alliances for Carbon Dioxide Removal | OneEarth | August 21, 2020 | This gives some overview of CDR technologies and the barriers we face in scaling up their deployment (governance, policy, acceptability). It argues that industry, researchers, policy-makers and the public must come together to deliver. | EconomicsScaling upEvidence communicationPolicy | Academic Journal | |
Seven key things to know about negative emissions | Carbon Brief | June 1, 2018 | Summarises three research papers which looked to understand the negative emissions space. 7 really useful pointers for key messages about carbon removal at the moment. | General | Article | |
Carbon removal academy (free course) | John Sanchez | November 30, 2020 | Academy with articles, videos and other useful resources split into different chapters. The Carbon Removal Academy is a useful course for getting up to speed with all things carbon removal. | Overview | Resource | |
Microsoft Carbon Removal portfolio | Microsoft | February 2, 2021 | This visualisation details who and how much Microsoft is investing in to reach its carbon removal goals. Currently, the portfolio is dominated by forestry projects. | Corporate pledgesMeasuring CO2OffsetsTrees | Resource | |
Carbon Dioxide Removal Primer | Various authors | January 1, 2021 | A summary of all things carbon dioxide removal related, written by several experts in the field. An invaluable resource, available as a book or freely available online. | Overview | Resource | |
Negative Emissions source materials | Stripe | May 1, 2020 | A link to applications completed by different CDR projects for support as part of Stripe's negative emissions commitment | Corporate pledgesOverview | Resource | |
Greenhouse gases must be scrubbed from the air | The Economist | November 16, 2017 | An early introduction to the need for extracting CO2 from the atmosphere, for hard-to-abate sectors. Uses the example of Sweden's decarbonisation pledge. | Overview | Article | |
Is there value in temporary carbon removal? | Robert Hoglund | August 11, 2021 | This article argues that temporary carbon removal credits do very little in contributing to solving or slowing the carbon crisis, and offers some alternative strategies (especially for companies) for contributing towards solving the situation. | AgriculturePermanenceCorporate pledgesMeasuring CO2OffsetsCriticism | Article | |
Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment | Stripe | August 15, 2019 | Stripe's announcement and rationale behind their negative emissions commitment | OffsetsCorporate pledges | Article |
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Credits
The Carbon Removal Show is a Restored.cc and Cofruition production. We are sponsored by Patch. Here's who made this episode happen:
- Emily Swaddle & Tom Previte - co-hosts
- Ben Weaver-Hincks - producer
- Henry Irvine - researcher
- Sam Floy & Patrick Carter - project managers
- Mercy Barno - editor
- Sam Carter - music producer
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