Get ready. This episode is a really detailed conversation about what could be one of the most important new technologies for addressing climate change. 

Here’s some context: The world has started working to decarbonize virtually every sector of the economy. Yet, even if we had all the political and corporate will, investments and incentives one could imagine, this would still be an incredibly complex process that takes decades. And so, we’ll continue to emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses for longer than we want.

Essentially, the faucet will stay on, and we need other ways to reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere to slow and eventually reverse climate change. That’s where carbon removal and today’s conversation comes in.

We’re joined by Tomás Álvarez Belón and Tito Jankowski. Tomás is a climate investor at Collaborative Fund, focused on decarbonization. Tito Jankowski is CEO of AirMiners, a community of innovators focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air to reverse climate change. These two are true experts and pioneers that are helping to build the carbon removal industry from scratch. I learned a ton and think you’ll enjoy. Here we go.

In today’s episode, we cover:

• [3:43] Collaborative Fund & Tomás’ role 
• [5:17] AirMiners & Tito’s role
• [6:08] Why focus on carbon removal
• [10:11] The difference between carbon removal & carbon capture
• [11:51] The knee-jerk reaction behind carbon removal
• [17:59] The state of the carbon removal space today
• [22:13] More about AirMiners, who they work with & what they offer
• [25:24] The impact of AirMiners to-date
• [28:38] Tomás’ learnings from the growth of carbon removal startups
• [31:56] Carbon removal becoming a commodity
• [34:14] Tito’s learnings from the growth of carbon removal startups
• [38:05] Collaborative Funds’ investments & the range of possibilities around carbon removal
• [50:09] How large investments have helped the marketplace grow
• [58:46] Why companies should get involved & become purchasers to support the carbon removal marketplace

Resources Mentioned

• Collaborative Fund
• AirMiners
• AirMiners Startup Accelerator
• AirMiners Youtube Channel
• XPRIZE for Carbon Removal
• Frontier: Stripe Climate
• Shopify’s Sustainability Fund
• South Pole: Carbon Removal Solutions
• Microsoft: Carbon Removal Program

Connect with Tomás Álvarez Belón & Tito Jankowski

• Connect with Tomás on LinkedIn
• Connect with Tito on LinkedIn

Connect with Jason Rissman

• InvestedinClimate.com
• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter

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