"DAC can pay for itself," Harvey Hodd, Rivan Industries CEO
For this episode, we're joined by Harvey Hodd, CEO and co-founder of Rivan Industries - a company, which removes CO2 via direct air capture (DAC) and converts it into synthetic fuels. Rivan's case demonstrates that DAC doesn't have to be unreasonably expensive and can be part of a circular carbon economy today.
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"We make universal, replicable biofuels," Jakob Andersen, MASH Makes CEO
This episode features Jakob Andersen, CEO and co-founder of MASH Makes, a carbon removal company focused on biochar and biofuels. Jakob shares the details of producing valuable products while removing CO2 from the air and dives into some of the company's latest projects, such as its first vessel trial using biofuel.
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"BECCS is the way forward," Greg Stangl, Phoenix Energy CEO
For this episode, we are joined by Greg Stangl, CEO of Phoenix Energy, a company focused on removing CO2 from the atmosphere, while also generating energy for local communities. Phoenix Energy is among the earliest adopters of biochar, and today uses both biochar and BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) to fight the climate crisis.You can support Phoenix Energy via their crowdfunding campaign: https://shorturl.at/n46VJ
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"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).
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.