Reversing Climate Change

With a problem as monumental as the climate crisis, we have a tendency toward proportionality bias. We often believe that the issue has a single cause and can only be solved with a few large-scale solutions.But in the case of climate change, a diversity of solutions may be faster and more effective than putting all our eggs in a few big baskets.And that’s why Todd Myers focuses on what individuals can do to solve climate change—while the politicians slug it out over broad policy measures.Todd serves as Environmental Director at the Washington Policy Center. He is also the author of the new book, Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet’s Biggest Problems.On this episode of the Reversing Climate Change podcast, Todd joins Ross to explore how individual efforts can fill in the gaps left behind by government policies and explain how climate change differs from pollution in the 1970’s.Todd discusses the data collected by citizen science apps like iNaturalist or eBird and describes how we can use both moral suasion and financial incentives to promote climate solutions.Listen in for Todd’s insight on striking the right balance between private sector and government climate initiatives and learn how a business in the carbon removal space might identify the right scale for its unique solution.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesWashington Policy CenterTime to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet’s Biggest Problems by Todd MyersTodd Myers on Reversing Climate Change EP052WILDLABSThe Earthshot PrizePuget Sound Salmon Recovery CouncilBill RuckelshausiNaturalistSeekeBirdMerlin Bird IDDr. Bryan Caplan on Reversing Climate Change S2EP2Octopus Energy Fan ClubSense Energy Monitor‘The Problem of Social Cost’ by RH CoaseGridWatch: Using Cell Sensors to Detect Power Outages

Of all philanthropy globally, only a couple percentage points go to climate in general. And of that couple percentage points, only something like 2% of climate giving is dedicated to carbon removal.The problem is, we need to fund several gigatonnes of carbon removal per year by 2050 to combat climate change. And that’s going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars.So, how do we encourage governments, corporations and philanthropists to support carbon removal? How might the average person make a tax-deductible donation to fund carbon removal?Alex Roetter is Founder of Terraset, a new nonprofit climate fund that uses private philanthropy to invest in carbon removal projects.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Alex joins Ross to explain how the underfunding of carbon removal inspires his philanthropic work, and why reducing emissions alone is not enough to curb climate change.Alex discusses the well-known donors and carbon removal providers Terraset is working with and describes the criteria his team uses to evaluate the projects they choose to fund.Listen in to understand how giving to a 501(c)(3) makes your dollars go further and learn how to make your own tax-deductible carbon removal purchase through Terraset.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesTerrasetEmail hello@terrasetclimate.orgGates FoundationIPCCFrontier Climate45Q Tax CreditInflation Reduction ActFord FoundationDr. Marcius Extavour on Reversing Climate Change S3EP28 BonusCharm IndustrialHeirloomCharm Industrial on Reversing Climate Change S3EP27Heirloom on Carbon Removal Newsroom S3EP23Lowercarbon CapitalBreakthrough EnergyDARPAClimeworksYvon Chouinard Gives Away Patagonia

Cheese can be both rarified and common. It is also an industry that impacts and is impacted by climate change.Today’s guest is author and cheese expert, Liz Thorpe. Liz is known for working her way up at New York City’s Murray’s Cheese shop, and taking it from a specialty shop to kiosks in Kroger stores across America, making cheese accessible and available to the American general public.Today, Liz serves as Founder of The People’s Cheese, a platform designed to teach a broader market why cheese matters and how to make it part of everyday life. She is also the author of The Book of Cheeseand The Cheese Chronicles.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Liz joins Ross to explain how she pushes back against an elitist interpretation of cheese, and explores how the American desire for choice and innovation translates to the cheese market in the US.Liz discusses how our industrialized food system contributes to climate change and describes how government subsidies and taxes often exacerbate the problem. Some cheeses are becoming more available, and others less. How many cheeses are going extinct due to climate change among other factors?!Listen in for Liz’s insight on the mission-driven nature of cheesemaking and learn how you can take advantage of the explosion of great cheese produced in the US in the last fifteen years.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesLiz’s WebsiteLiz on InstagramLiz’s Course at StanfordThe Book of Cheese: The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You’ll Love by Liz ThorpeThe Cheese Chronicles: A Journey Through the Making and Selling of Cheese in America, From Field to Farm to Table by Liz ThorpeMurray’s CheeseDan Saladino on Reversing Climate Change S3EP16Paul Wagner on Reversing Climate Change S3EP10Neal’s Yard DairyPoint Reyes Farmstead CheeseJasper Hill FarmCheese Sex Death

The first cleantech bubble burst in the oughts, but the industry didn’t go away. And now, we’ve entered a second big wave of "climatetech" investment.So, is this wave more promising than the first? Are we moving into a golden age for climatetech? Or is it too dissimilar to make comparisons?Joel Makower is Cofounder and Chairman of GreenBiz, a leading media and events company at the intersection of business, sustainability, and innovation. He also serves as cohost of theGreenBiz 350 Podcast.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Joel joins Ross to discuss how climatetech may have followed the Gartner Hype Cycle and describe what factors caused the first cleantech bubble to burst.Joel explains why corporations are much more involved in Cleantech 2.0 and explores the ongoing politicization of climate change, despite the efforts of some (like the military) to prepare for a climate crisis.Listen in for Joel’s insight on the near future of climatetech and learn about the extraordinary opportunity he believes we have to reinvent our world in a way that will benefit everyone.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesGreenBizGreenBiz EventsGreenBiz NewslettersGreenBiz 350 PodcastClean EdgeSolyndra CollapseGartner Hype CycleInflation Reduction ActTeslaThe Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future by Senator James InhofeCHIPS for America ActInfrastructure Investment and Jobs ActCOP 27

To tackle the climate change problem, we need to move traditional industries closer to net-zero and create new industries from scratch.But how do you build a new carbon removal industry, for example? What is the best way to nurture startups in the climatetech space?Jennifer Wagner is a Breakthrough Energy Business Fellow where she helps early-stage climatetech startups advance the groundbreaking technologies we need to reach net-zero by 2050.Prior to joining Breakthrough, Jennifer served as VP of Sustainability, EVP of Corporate Development, and President of CarbonCure Technologies in her 12 years with the company.On this bonus episode of Reversing Climate Change, Jennifer joins Siobhan and Asa to walk us through the journey of a Breakthrough Energy Fellows startup and describe how the program supports its teams in scaling up.Jennifer discusses the three teams with female founders she works with directly and explains how to work through a high volume of applicants and find the right people for your climate tech startup.Listen in for Jennifer’s insight on securing funding for a carbon removal startup and find out how you can be part of the prestigious Breakthrough Energy Fellows program.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesBreakthrough EnergyBreakthrough Energy Fellows ProgramBreakthrough Energy on LinkedInBreakthrough Energy on TwitterBreakthrough Energy Job BoardJack Andreasen of Breakthrough Energy on Reversing Climate ChangeLanzaJetCarbonCureXPRIZEAmazon’s $53M Fund for Female Climate Tech FoundersAirMinersRemoraCharm IndustrialLithos CarbonHow to Pursue a Career in Carbon Removal on Reversing Climate ChangeClimate PeopleCDR.FYIRobert Niven

Progressives generally support regulations that protect the environment.But the permitting process has become so complex that it can take five years and 500 pages of documentation to get a project off the ground.And that red tape is holding up the clean energy projects we need to reverse climate change.Chris Barnard is Policy Director at the American Conservation Coalition and a regular guest on our sister podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Chris joins Ross, Siobhan, and Asa to explain how regulations can prevent us from building climate infrastructure and explore the potential for bipartisan collaboration on permitting reform.Chris discusses how permitting interacts with issues of eminent domain and describes what community engagement looks like in the permitting process.Listen in for Chris’s insight on the regulatory barriers to realizing carbon removal at scale and learn how we might streamline the permitting process without weakening environmental standards.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesAmerican Conservation CoalitionCarbon Removal NewsroomParachute on RCC S3EP27Inflation Reduction ActSenator Manchin’s Permitting Reform BillNational Environmental Policy ActThe California Environmental Quality Act'Bootleggers and BaptistsHot CoffeeBureau of Land Management‘The Top Five Legal Barriers to Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Texas’ in ForbesOverton WindowLil Nas X’s ‘I Will Avenge U Mr. Van Gogh’ Meme

As the number of blockchain-enabled climate solutions multiplies, founders need funding to get their projects off the ground.Ben West is Head of Causes at Gitcoin, a company that helps early-stage crypto projects get funding. In his role, Ben supports Gitcoin’s climate solutions, DE&I, decentralized science, and advocacy rounds.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Ben joins Ross and cohosts Alexsandra Guerra, Head of Demand, and Daren McKelvey, Head of Crypto Partnerships at Nori, to discuss the process grantees go through to win funding from Gitcoin.Ben explains how his background in climate activism informs his work at Gitcoin and shares what he learned from researching blockchain-enabled climate solutions for the Ethereum Foundation.Listen in for Ben’s insight on the growth of the overlap between climate and crypto and learn how your project can apply for Gitcoin’s next climate round.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesGitcoinBen on TwitterAlbert Bates on Reversing Climate Change EP079Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis by Albert BatesRadicalxChangeVitalik ButerinToucanBankless DAOEthers.jsReturn ProtocolAstro ProtocolDemeterHolochainRadical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by Eric Glen Weyl & Eric A. PosnerFWBSev.en EnergyEthereum FoundationRocky Mountain InstituteFilecoin GreenPickering Microgrid CommunityZero LabsHeliosRegen Network

To facilitate carbon removal at gigaton scale, we need investors to put their money in climate solutions.But VCs are often used to investing in in bits, not atoms. Climatetech hardware is more expensive and more challenging to replicate than software in many cases. And it’s more challenging to achieve orders of magnitude growth in a physical environment than a digital one.So, what is the best way to finance climate solutions?Dr. Marcius Extavour, PhD, is Chief Scientist and EVP of Energy and Climate at XPRIZE, a nonprofit that facilitates large-scale global competitions to crowdsource solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Dr. Extavour joins Ross, Siobhan, and Asa to explore the current landscape of climatetech investment and explains why he wants to see more women and underrepresented minorities in the capital system.Dr. Extavour discusses the carbon removal projects that are farthest along in terms of capitalization and describes the opportunities for traditional finance to fund climate solutions.Listen in for Dr. Extavour’s insight on applying the spirit of collective action from crypto to the climate space and learn how you might participate in funding climate solutions.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesXPRIZE FoundationDr. Extavour on TwitterClimate Tech VC NewsletterThanks a TonDr. Extavour on Reversing Climate Change S3EP71COP27Rory JacobsonCarbon 180Carbon EngineeringClimeworksSwiss Re1PointFive

Darwin and others theorized that evolution was about the survival of the fittest. But when Peter Kropotkin followed up on Darwin’s research, he discovered the competition was only part of the story of evolution in nature.And Kropotkin argued that cooperation and collaboration among organisms also helps them evolve.So, why is Darwin’s narrative the dominant one? And how can an understanding of mutualism help us protect the ecosystems we depend on and find solutions to climate change?Kristin Ohlson is an award-winning freelance journalist and author of The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet. Her new release is called Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Kristin joins Ross to explain why the study of mutualism in the evolution of nature has lagged, and challenge us to recognize and protect the cooperative relationships among organisms in our ecosystems.Kristin shares some of her favorite stories from the book, describing how ranchers, scientists, and government leaders worked together to heal a degraded landscape in Eastern Nevada.Listen in for Kristin’s insight on the growth of regenerative agriculture and learn how mutualism gives organisms superpowers as they work together to survive and thrive in extreme environments.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesKristin OhlsonSweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World by Kristin OhlsonThe Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristin OhlsonSocial Statics: The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, and the First of Them Developed by Herbert SpencerMutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by Peter KropotkinThe Biology of Mutualism: Ecology and Evolution by Douglas H. BoucherMutualism by Judith L. BronsteinGabe Brown on Reversing Climate Change S2EP31

When corn is harvested, the remaining corn stover either gets tilled into the soil or left on top.But what if we took a portion of that corn stover, converted it into carbon-rich bio-oil, and pumped it deep underground?Peter Reinhardt is Cofounder and CEO of Charm Industrial, a carbon removal company that is working on a fleet of mobile pyrolyzers that covert ag biomass into bio-oil and sequester it underground.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Peter joins Ross, Siobhan, and Asa to walk us through the process Peter’s team uses to produce bio-oil and weigh in on why he refers to it as ‘BBQ sauce’ in his pitch for Charm.Peter explains why Charm developed its own measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system and explores how much bio-feedstock is available for bio-oil production in the US and around the world.Listen in to understand the big questions around IP in carbon removal and learn how Charm is turning biomass residue into bio-oil for use in carbon removal and other industrial applications like iron and steel.Connect with NoriPurchase Nori Carbon RemovalsNori's websiteNori on TwitterCheck out our other podcast, Carbon Removal NewsroomCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on InstagramResourcesCharm IndustrialCharm Industrial’s MRV ProtocolCharm Industrial’s Carbon Removal RegistryPeter’s Blog Post on MRVThanks a TonCarbon DirectClimeworksCarbon Removal Memes on TwitterCarbon Removal Memes on Instagram