"CDR is growing rapidly in APAC," Alvin Lee, Puro.Earth Head of Supply
In this episode, Alvin Lee, Head of Supply at Puro.earth, talks about the rapid growth of carbon removal in the APAC region, with the emerging sector seeing all-around support from policy, finance, supply and demand. This year, Puro.earth is hosting the 2025 APAC CDR Summit in Singapore, where all stakeholders will be able to engage in conversations about the future of carbon removal.
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"CDR can scale — if the funding's there," Leila Conners, film director
Our guest for this episode is film director Leila Conners -- the person behind climate documentaries The 11th Hour and Ice on Fire. Leila talks about her involvement in climate and discusses the ins and outs of making her latest movie, Legion 44, which is dedicated solely to carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
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"Biomass burial has immense potential to scale," Grant Canary, Mast Reforestation CEO
Joining us for today's episode is Grant Canary, CEO and Founder of forest restoration company Mast Reforestation. Grant talks in depth about the all-around benefits of biomass burial as an effective, scalable and inexpensive carbon removal solution.
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"We'll see an influx of corporate demand for CDR," Victoria Harvey, ClimeFi
For this episode, we're joined by Victoria Harvey, CDR Strategy Lead at ClimeFi, one of the world's leading global portfolio manager for permanent carbon removal (CDR) assets. Victoria touches on the company's approach to transparency and risk management, and walks us through how their novel Analyst Rating can help make the VCM more accessible to buyers.
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"We're seeing serious economic costs of climate change," Barclay Rogers, Graphyte CEO
Our guest for this episode is Barclay Rogers, CEO and Founder of carbon removal company Graphyte. Graphyte specializes in a process known as carbon casting, which does away with biomass waste, while also removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Barclay talks about the technology's potential to scale, and dives into matters like the future of carbon markets and the 45Q tax credit.
The Carbonsations podcast is hosted by Violet George and focuses on the leading figures of the emerging carbon industry, who are helping pave the way to net zero and beyond. We interview founders, CEOs, scientists and trailblazers for insight into their personal journeys within this rapidly growing sector, and how their work might be one of the keys to mitigating climate change.
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