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Investment in Climate Restoration
They discuss the impact of the 45 Q legislation on spurring investment in climate restoration and highlight the economic case for incentivizing climate restoration projects.
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Today’s show:
Avnos CEO Will Kain joins Jason to discuss the importance of direct air capture technology for our planet (4:07), CO2's relationship to climate change (11:02), the path to reaching net zero (36:45), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Avnos CEO Will Kain joins Jason
(4:07) What carbon capture is and what makes it important
(6:15) The high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere
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(11:02) CO2’s relationship to climate change
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(20:36) Direct air capture (DAC) technology developments and the cost of carbon capture
(26:17) What is takes to power a DAC system, resource efficiency, and Avnos’ unique HDAC
(32:33) Environmental conditions for DAC
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(36:45) The path to reaching net zero
(38:49) Monetization strategies
(42:46) The section 45Q tax credit legislation and the VC angle
(50:48) Avnos’ number one goal
(55:44) Mastering natural systems
(59:36) AI’s impact on DAC technology
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