In February 2025, all probationary contract staff at the Department of Energy were terminated, including the most incredibly talented and experienced people who had turned the U.S. into a CDR powerhouse over the previous years.

What does this - alongside the freezing of IRA and BIL funds - mean for CDR in the U.S. moving forward? How will DAC Hubs be affected? What about the Public Procurement Purchase Prize?

To make sense of this very difficult and sensitive situation, Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart are joined by the one and only Noah Deich, who initiated and led many of the CDR initiatives the DoE became famous for.

Tune in to find out more.

Links:

Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and Website
Sebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and Website
Noah Deich: LinkedIn
Reversing Climate Change Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Sebastian’s post about CDR in DoE and follow-up/apology
X-Prize $100M Prize For Carbon Removal

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CDR at DoE is dead... or is it? - with Noah Deich