• Humanity's Plan B (And Plan C) w/ XPRIZE Finalist Captura
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Steve Oldham, CEO of Captura whose ocean-based carbon removal technology uses renewable electricity to extract CO2 directly from seawater.



    02:29 Understanding Captura's Mechanism

    03:54 The Shift from Air to Ocean Carbon Capture

    05:40 Carbon Removal and Geoengineering: Plans B and C

    11:46 Captura's Success and Innovation

    14:51 Solutions for Captura’s Energy Needs

    17:10 Hope and Motivation in Carbon Removal

    22:40 Future Industry Outlook


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    25 mins
  • CDR with a Side of Adaptation w/ XPRIZE Finalist Vesta
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Tom Green, CEO of Vesta, which enhances beaches with olivine, a mineral that removes CO2 from the atmosphere through chemical weathering


    00:49 Tom Green, CEO of Vesta

    02:36 Vesta's Recent Projects and Achievements

    04:10 Solutions in Coastal Protection

    06:38 Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)

    11:12 Regulatory and Future Pathways for Marine CDR

    14:16 Closing Thoughts and Future Outlook


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    16 mins
  • Software's Pivotal Role in CDR w/ XPRIZE Finalist UNDO Carbon
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Jim Mann, CEO and Founder of Undo which spreads finely crushed basalt rock onto farmlands, where it enhances soil health and sequesters CO2 through mineral weathering.


    00:55 Interview with Jim Mann CEO of Undo

    02:39 Enhanced Rock Weathering Explained

    04:54 Innovations in Carbon Removal

    05:40 Logistics and Software in ERW

    10:47 Scaling Carbon Removal: Financial and Operational Insights

    15:02 Future of Carbon Removal and Personal Reflections


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    17 mins
  • XPRIZE Carbon Removal Summit: DAC's Dirty Secret w/ XPRIZE Finalist Octavia Carbon
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Martin Freimuller of Octavia Carbon who design, manufacture, and develop direct air capture technology in Kenya


    00:56 Martin Freimuller of Octavia Carbon

    02:28 Why Kenya is Ideal for Direct Air Capture

    04:50 Operational Challenges and Advantages

    10:46 The Future of Direct Air Capture

    17:51 Closing Thoughts and Inspirations


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    20 mins
  • XPRIZE Carbon Removal Summit: Revenue Resilience for CDR w/ XPRIZE Finalist Applied Carbon
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Jason Aramburu, the CEO of Applied Carbon. Applied Carbon builds mobile machines that turn crop waste into biochar in the field.


    ​​00:00 Introduction to Jason Aramburu and Applied Carbon

    01:14 Company’s Name Change

    02:43 Addressing Waste Logistics in Carbon Removal

    05:42 Overcoming Carbon Removal Costs and Benefits to Farmers

    06:57 Jason's Journey and Inspiration in Biochar

    10:54 The Future of Carbon Removal and Biochar

    17:28 Personal Motivation

    19:16 Hope and Bipartisan Support in Climate Tech


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    22 mins
  • XPRIZE Carbon Removal Summit: Burying Sludge, and Carbon, w/ XPRIZE Finalist Vaulted Deep
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Omar Abou-Sayed, CEO of Valuted Deep. who sequester organic waste deep underground in earthen vaults using slurry injection technology that came out of the oil and gas industry.


    01:42 Omar Abu Sayed of Vaulted Deep

    01:52 Vaulted Deep's Innovative Carbon Removal Process

    07:31 Scaling and Regulatory Hurdles

    09:00 Future of Carbon Removal and Market Insights

    13:18 Hope for the Future of Climate Action

    15:52 Conclusion and Final Thoughts


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    17 mins
  • XPRIZE Carbon Removal Summit: Why Carbon Removal Prices Need to Go Up, Not Down- w/ XPRIZE Finalist NetZero
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Axel Reinaud, CEO of NetZero, a company which produces biochar in the tropics from unused crop residues, and is using a franchise model.


    01:20 NetZero's Unique Approach to Biochar

    05:58 Challenges in the Global South

    08:15 Geographic Comparative Advantage

    15:43 The Future of Carbon Removal and Industry Challenges

    22:01 Final Thoughts and Industry Outlook


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    26 mins
  • XPRIZE Carbon Removal Summit: The Moral Imperative of Carbon Removal w/ XPRIZE Finalist Kelp Blue
    Sep 18 2024

    This week host Susan Su takes you behind the scenes at the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit, offering exclusive insights from the forefront of CDR innovation.


    Experience the energy of the event as Susan interviews a broad lineup of industry pioneers from the most exciting carbon removal companies—live, on the conference floor.


    Learn how these innovators are advancing CDR technologies from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, and discover the bold strategies they’re using to secure funding and scale their breakthrough solutions in the fight against climate change.


    On this episode Susan and talks with Daniel Hooft- the founder and CEO of Kelp Blue. Kelp Blue cultivates and harvests large-scale kelp forests to remove carbon, and produce sustainable biomaterials.


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    17 mins