Humanity's Plan B (And Plan C) w/ XPRIZE Finalist Captura
09/18/24 • 24 min
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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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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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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Biodiversity and Climate Risk w/ "Nature-Tech" VC Tom Quigley of Superorganism
As biodiversity faces mounting risk from the explosion of H5N1 bird flu and climate change, can investing in nature-focused startups unlock new ways to safeguard our planet’s species and ecosystems?
On this episode of Climate on the Edge we’re joined by Tom Quigley, who discusses his unique journey from conservation biology to technology and eventually becoming a venture capitalist focusing on biodiversity. His experiences in field conservation then tech startups shaped his understanding of leveraging technology for conservation challenges.
The conversation explores concepts of ecosystem services, biodiversity measurement, land-use change, and the interplay between technology and nature. Quigley emphasizes nature's resilience, existing initiatives for biodiversity protection, and the future of nature tech.
He also shares personal reflections from his career working to support nature, and how he hopes to see much more of the finance world join the trend of investing in “nature-tech”.
02:19 From Conservationist to Tech Enthusiast
07:51 Challenges and Opportunities in Nature Tech
11:41 Understanding Biodiversity and Its Importance
18:31 The Economic Value of Ecosystem Services
25:47 Complexity of Measuring Biodiversity
30:10 Nature as Humanity's Defense Against Climate Disaster
32:20 The Role of Mangroves in Storm Protection
33:24 Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss
36:49 Understanding Zoonotic Diseases
42:12 Hopeful Solutions and Nature's Resilience
46:06 The Future of Nature Tech and Biodiversity Investments
54:56 Optimism for the Future
Episode Resources
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‘Terrifying’ Article on H5N1’s Effect on Biodiversity
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