Reversing Climate Change

A temperature rise of three or four degrees doesn’t seem like a big deal… Until you go back a few million years and start exploring what the world looked like the last time the Earth was that hot and CO2 levels were even higher than they are now. Peter Brannen is an award-winning science journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, WIRED and The Guardian, among many other national publications. He is also the author of The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Peter joins Ross to discuss his most recent article in The Atlantic, ‘The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record.’  Peter explains what the planet was like during the Pliocene (the last time CO2 reached 400 PPM), the Miocene (500 PPM) and the Eocene (600-plus PPM), describing how rising levels of carbon dioxide might transform the Earth as we know it. Listen in for Peter’s insight on what an understanding of deep time can teach us about the impact climate change has on the planet and help us appreciate the difference three degrees can make. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Join Nori's Patreon book club Nori's website Nori on Twitter Resources Peter’s Website ‘The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record’ in The Atlantic The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen Peter on Reversing Climate Change EP087 David Grinspoon David Grinspoon on Reversing Climate Change: Geology Cage Match! The Sapiezoic vs. the Anthropocene—w/ Dr. David Grinspoon, astrobiologist David Grinspoon on Reversing Climate Change S1E47: 47: David Grinspoon, Astrobiologist The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate by David Archer Jessica Tierney on Twitter Ted Scripps Fellowship Program ‘Atmospheric CO2: Principal Control Knob Governing Earth’s Temperature’ in Science Wallace Broecker

Paul Kingsnorth is tired of talking about the scope of the climate crisis. In his view, we can’t fix climate change. But we can uncover the spiritual root of the problem and explore how we might live through it. Paul is the founder of The Dark Mountain Project and a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His latest release, the novel Alexandria, serves as the capstone of the acclaimed Buckmaster Trilogy. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Paul joins Ross to discuss the connection Paul sees between transhumanism and the climate crisis, explaining what’s behind our ideology against limits and why he believes the mind and soul can’t live separate from the body. Paul shares his take on capitalism versus distributism, describing how systems of radical local democracy would root us in community and prevent the kind of scale that leads to tyranny. Listen in for Paul’s insight on the emptying of the will at the heart of most religious traditions and learn why he believes a connection with something greater than ourselves is key to effective activism. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Join Nori's book club on Patreon Nori's website Nori on Twitter Resources Paul’s Website The Dark Mountain Project Alexandria by Paul Kingsnorth Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays by Paul Kingsnorth Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth Ronald Wright on The Progress Trap What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams ‘The Immortal’ by Jorge Luis Borges Gnosticism Distributism Catholic Social Teaching Dorothy Day Rerum Novarum, papal encyclical by Pope Leo XIII The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy Hieromonk Gabriel on Orthodox Christianity and Politics God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson

In the new community economy, many content creators have moved beyond simply sharing ideas with an audience. For many the goal is to facilitate connection among their followers and foster a sense of belonging. So, how can businesses and organizations in the climate space leverage community to shape the low-carbon future we need? Evan Hynes is a Cofounder at Climatebase, a platform that makes it easy to discover jobs, people, and organizations working to solve the climate crisis. On this bonus episode of the podcast, Evan joins Ross to discuss how Climatebase has evolved into a professional network for the climate space, sharing his team’s mission to build a one-stop shop for climate opportunities. Evan explores the sense of belonging that comes from being a part of a few small, unique climate communities and challenges content creators to complement each other rather than compete for attention. Listen in for Evan’s insight on following a healthy ‘information diet’ and learn how you can contribute to the next iteration of the Climatebase community. Connect with Ross & Nori Join Nori's community and book club on Patreon Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on LinkedIn Our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Climatebase Climatebase Public Profiles Climatebase Fellowship Program Application Nori’s Job Opening on Climatebase Evan Hynes on Twitter Evan Hynes on Climatebase Slack Clubhouse Paul Gambill on Climatebase Evan Hynes on Reversing Climate Change in May 2020 My Climate Journey Air Miners The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community Your Competitive Advantage by David Spinks Allbirds ‘Dunder Mifflin Infinity’ on The Office Chris Sacca on Twitter Discord

When artist Annalee Levin learned about carbon capture on the Reversing Climate Change podcast, the idea captured her imagination. Knowing that the technology exists to capture and store CO2 in concrete, for example, Annalee set out to find a way to make art out of materials containing captured carbon. Today, Annalee is the textile, hand embroidery, and sculpture artist behind Captured Carbon Studio, a space for exploring captured carbon as an art medium and avenue for educating the public about reversing climate change. She is also a chef-in-training, an experienced beekeeper and the first ever Artist-in-Residence at Carbon Upcycling Technologies. On this episode of the podcast, Annalee joins Ross to discuss her hands-on approach to making art and explain why she is drawn to physical, material crafts as opposed to other art forms. Annalee describes how she came to make crayons out of recycled CO2 and shares what she is trying to communicate by using captured carbon in her art. Listen in to understand how organic and industrial materials coexist within Annalee’s carbon removal aesthetic and learn how you can support her work or create your own art using tools that reverse climate change. Connect with Nori Join Nori's book club on Patreon Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Twitter Resources Captured Carbon Studio Captured Carbon Studio on Instagram Annalee’s Website Annalee on Instagram Carbon Upcycling Technologies Lorraine Smith on Reversing Climate Change EP044 Royal School of Needlework San Francisco School of Needlework and Design Luis Merchan SkyBaron Carbon Upcycling Technologies on Reversing Climate Change EP078 Carbon XPRIZE Graphitic Nanoplatelets Annalee’s Carbon Crayons Annalee’s Carbon Worry Stone On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee Alton Brown Jacques Pepin Maillard Reaction Samin Nosrat Nori Book Club Carbon Upcycling Pen-100 Nurdles & Talc Carbon Upcycling Enhanced Fly Ash

12 years ago, Nori cofounder and CEO Paul Gambill was a College Republican. And while he wasn’t a climate denier, he didn’t think that humanity’s 1% contribution to global CO2 emissions was a big deal. And then he read Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy and began to understand the outsized impact of our actions. Not only did the science fiction novels change Paul’s perspective on climate change, they inspired him to dedicate his life’s work to making it better. American novelist Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the foremost living writers of science fiction. Many of his books explore how climate change will impact us in the coming decades, including the new release (and self-described mic drop moment) The Ministry for the Future. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Stan joins Ross and Paul to discuss how science fiction can help us make better decisions and share his perspective on the politics of the genre. Stan explains why central banks play such a prominent role in his most recent work, introducing us to the financial system he imagines in his future history novels and sharing his ‘creeping reformist’ approach to building an economy around carbon removal. Listen in for Stan’s insight on why cryptocurrency is featured in his new book and learn how carbon sequestration might work within the framework of modern monetary theory. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Join the Nori book club on Patreon Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Resources There are so many things referenced in this show. When Anchor ups its character limit for show descriptions we will go back and add them all. Here's a curated list: Stan’s Website The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson J.G. Ballard Frederic Jameson Georgy Plekhanov Raymond Williams Ernst Bloch Louis Althusser Ursula K. Le Guin Iain Banks’ Culture Series Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark Fisher The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute and Peter Nicholls Delton Chen’s Carbon Coin Plan Socialist Calculation Debate

There is a new pattern emerging in humanity’s long, complicated relationship with nature. Namely, we’re at a point where the problems we’ve caused by intervening in our environment require interventions of their own. But in a world where we can’t fully anticipate the impact of our actions, should we be optimistic about using new technology to solve crises created by the old? Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction. Her latest book is called Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Elizabeth joins Ross and Christophe to explain how a reporting trip to see a super coral project inspired Under a White Sky and describe how the book is structured on a continuum—from small, regional interventions to more controversial, global strategies for solving the problems we’ve caused. Elizabeth walks us through several of the interventions introduced in the book, including an electrified river in Chicago, efforts to gene edit toxic cane toads, and a promising coral sex engineering project. Listen in for Elizabeth’s insight on the ethical concerns associated with interventions like CRISPR technology and solar radiation management and learn how she thinks about doubling down on our efforts to control the natural world. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Patreon Resources Elizabeth’s Website Elizabeth at The New Yorker Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert Josiah Zayner Dr. Mark Tizard Dr. Klaus Lackner at the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson The Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa Steward Brand Paul Kingsnorth David Remnick and Harry Finder on Reversing Climate Change S2EP37

Making art about climate is useful in that it reaches a part of the brain that science does not. And climate fiction as a genre gives us a way to get the climate conversation started. Better yet, cli-fi that focuses on solutions might actually help us find a way forward. Tory Stephens is the New England Network Weaver at Fix, the Grist Solutions Lab. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Tory joins Ross and cohost Jess Miles to discuss the launch of his team’s new climate fiction contest, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors and explain what differentiates his team’s writing contest from others of its kind. Tory offers insight around climate fiction and the subgenres of solarpunk and hopepunk, challenging writers to create intersectional, solutions-focused work. Listen in for an overview of Imagine 2200’s submission guidelines and learn how fiction might offer a pathway out of the climate crisis. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Patreon Nori Newsletter Resources Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors ‘We’re Launching a Fiction Contest’ on Grist Fix Solutions Lab The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson The Road by Cormac McCarthy ‘Hopepunk, the Latest Storytelling Trend, Is All About Weaponized Optimism’ in Vox Nnedi Okorafor Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Black Panther A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole Jess Miles on Reversing Climate Change S2EP12

In modern society, we’re conditioned to believe that acquiring more stuff makes our lives better. But what if getting back to basics leads to a richer life? What if consuming less and connecting with nature more opens us up to what really matters? Markus Torgeby is the author of Under the Open Skies: Finding Peace and Health in Nature. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Markus joins Ross to explain how he came to live alone in the forest of Northern Sweden and describe how stripping life down to the basic needs helped him identify what was truly important and heal from trauma. Markus shares his take on technology, discussing how to gauge how much screen time is right for you (and help your kids do the same). Listen in for insight on living a richer life by consuming less and get Markus’ advice on taking small steps to build your own deep relationship with nature. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori on Patreon Nori Newsletter Email podcast@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Under the Open Skies: Finding Peace and Health in Nature by Markus Torgeby and Frida Torgeby Desert Fathers Soren Kierkegaard Ingmar Bergman Wendell Berry Dialogues of Plato by Plato Peter Kalmus Walden by Henry David Thoreau Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Did you know that Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the biggest funders of fossil fuel projects in the world? Would you rather leverage your money to fight climate change? What if you could move your money to an entity that builds its lending portfolio around things like clean energy, regenerative agriculture, and direct air capture? Ravi Mikkelsen is the Cofounder of ATMOS Financial, a digital banking solution dedicated to funding a rapid transition to the clean economy. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Ravi joins Ross to discuss the growing cohort of impact companies at the intersection of climate and FinTech and explain how neobanks like ATMOS fit into the ecosystem. Ravi shares the market research around why consumers choose a bank, challenging us to consider what kinds of projects our financial institution funds and how big banks might transition their lending portfolios away from fossil fuels. Listen in for insight around the benefits of banking with ATMOS and find out why you don’t have to sacrifice user experience or pay more to do the right thing. George Bailey for the win! Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Patreon Resources ATMOS Financial ATMOS on Twitter ATMOS on Facebook ATMOS on Instagram ATMOS on LinkedIn Email ravi@joinatmos.com ATMOS Nonprofit Partners Arcadia Power It’s a Wonderful Life Prisoner’s Dilemma

The climate conversation is riddled with ideological battles. There are those who think climate change is the most pressing issue of our time pitted against those who don’t think it’s a big deal (if it’s even real). There are fights over ecological versus industrial forms of carbon removal. And there are those who believe that climate change can be reversed, while others have little hope that humanity will stick the landing. So, how do we move past these absolutist views and inspire action to solve the problem? Jeffrey Howard is the Editor-in-Chief at Erraticus and the host of the Damn the Absolute! podcast. Both platforms take a pragmatic approach to ideas, challenging dogma, fundamentalism and ideological hubris. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Jeffrey joins Ross to introduce the principles of pragmatism as a discrete philosophical school of thought, describing the intellectual context from which it emerged and how the philosophy seeks to reconcile the competing camps of Rationalism and Empiricism. Jeffrey explores how a pragmatic approach might break logjams in the climate conversation, explaining how pragmatists balance building an inclusive community of inquirers with taking action to solve problems in the real world. Listen in to understand how a pragmatist thinks about a climate solution like carbon capture and learn how pragmatism addresses our lived challenges, encouraging us to hold our views with humility as we work to improve life for all people. Connect with Ross: Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Patreon Resources: Too many things referenced for this episode! Will fix this in the future. In the meantime, here is a truncated portion: Erraticus Damn the Absolute! Podcast Jeffrey Howard on Reversing Climate Change EP107 Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life by John Kaag Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James William James Subsistence Agriculture in the US: Reconnecting to Work, Nature and Community by Ashley Colby On Richard Rorty on Damn the Absolute! EP001 Toward a Politics of Uncertainty on Damn the Absolute! EP002 David O’Hara on Damn the Absolute! EP007