The Carbon Removal Show

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The Carbon Removal Show is the world's leading in-depth podcast on carbon removal.

We combine hours of research and interviews with the world’s leading experts to explore the latest developments in carbon removal technology and policy in an easy to digest and engaging podcast format.

Our narrative driven, story-focused episodes are enjoyed by both experts in the field and climate-curious individuals wanting to learn more about this increasingly widespread topic. The problem of carbon emissions is clear - the solution, however, is not. Our succinct, level-headed and impartial approach to carbon removal gives our listeners the facts and the tools they need to make sense of, and take action on, how we as humanity can sustainably remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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Episodes

S1 #9 | What's next for carbon removal... and how can I help?

Now you've discovered what carbon removal is all about, what are you going to do next? In this finale, we have brought together a mix of carbon removal-related inspiration: An interactive game to help us all understand the road to gigaton-scale carbon removal A reflection on how COP26 left the carbon removal space (spoiler - we really do need it and we really do need it now) An array of stories from our guests of how they found their groove in the carbon removal space Our top tips for how you ca...

Dec 15, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9

S1 #8 | Perceptions: how do we think and talk about carbon?

What we do about climate change may be one of the biggest questions of our generation. Everyone should be able to have their say. This means we need to start having conversations in earnest to understand how we really think and feel about carbon removal. But these conversations about carbon removal may feel uncomfortable, a sad reflection on where we find ourselves and a dangerous distraction from the hard task of decarbonisation. How can we balance these concerns with others' hard-headed optimi...

Dec 08, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8

S1 #7 | Fundraising and finance: how do we scale up carbon removal?

"It's not going to take a few dozen, or a few hundred, or a couple thousand people working on this. We're going to need many more people working on this." (Marcius Extavour) These days, we talk about carbon removal at the scale of tonnes - hundreds...even thousands of them. Over the coming decades, we will likely need to be talking at the scale of billions . So how do we get there? And how can a young carbon removal business progress from "one small step" to many giant leaps towards healing huma...

Dec 01, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7

S1 #6 | Utilisation and marketplaces: how to reimagine carbon

For carbon removal to thrive under capitalism, we need thriving carbon removal businesses. And thriving carbon removal businesses need an income - but who's paying? Can a service like this, operating for the good of humanity, really work in a world that revolves around money? That's the crux of this week's episode. Carbon marketplaces offer one model: buy and sell carbon on the open market in the form of credits. It sounds straightforward enough, until you realise that no two tonnes of carbon re...

Nov 24, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1 #5.5 | A short break

We're taking a short mid-season break this week but don't worry, we'll be back next week. In this short bonus episode to tide you over, Tom and Emily discuss what we've learned so far and where we'll be going next. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn more about The Carbon Removal Show, including further reading, sources from the episode, and our free newsletter head to: https://restored.cc/ Thanks to Patch for sponsoring the podcast. And thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the ...

Nov 17, 2021•2 min

S1 #5 | DAC and storage: can we engineer our way out of this?

Measurable, instant, continuous carbon capture and safe, reliable, permanent storage. Sound too good to be true? Actually, this is exactly what engineered solutions like DAC (Direct Air Capture) and geological sequestration claim to bring to our carbon removal toolkit. The former promises technological innovation that does a tree's job better than a tree. The latter offers one of our surest bets that once we've got the CO2 down, we can keep it down, out of the atmosphere for as good as forever. ...

Nov 10, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1 #4 | Biochar and BECCS: can we do more with plant power?

At first, the idea of harvesting, harnessing, even burning our beloved biomass may seem counterintuitive, at least from a carbon removal perspective. Why not just leave biomass be? Well, as we've heard so far this season, the carbon cycle is out of kilter. Even with our best efforts of restoration and enhancement, relying on forests and soils alone for the carbon removal we need may be too slow, too short, too unreliable. This is where biochar and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS...

Nov 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1 #3 | Soil: carbon sink and saviour?

" We can sequester with regenerative agriculture between 5% of all emissions and 100% of all emissions. That's a big difference" Whenever we used to find ourselves around farmland, we never paid much attention to the soil beneath our feet. Making this episode will make us think twice next time... Why? Because, when you dig a little deeper, soil is far more important for carbon storage than you might have imagined. The world's soils hold more carbon than the atmosphere and the world's forests com...

Oct 27, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1 #2 | Trees: should we just plant more?

"The jingle which everyone quotes is the right tree in the right place" (Harriet Rix) At first, the clear need for carbon removal begs the question - isn't that what trees do? And they do - amongst a whole host of other benefits that they bring to our lives (tree-huggers exist for good reason). Yet human activity certainly does not always display our gratitude for the value that trees bring us. With continued deforestation, raging wildfires and rising storm damage, our forests are facing a tough...

Oct 20, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1 #1 | The case for carbon removal

" The need is irrefutable. It's scientific fact. We need carbon removal" (Sophie Purdom) If you're reading this, you've probably considered a certain question at some point in your life. It's the same question that puzzles the mind of many others, from activists to artists, businesses to busy parents: how do we heal the damage we've caused - and are still causing - in our planet's climate? Step one - Plan A - has to be stopping our greenhouse gas emissions. But even if we managed to do that tomo...

Oct 20, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Trailer: The Carbon Removal Show

The facts are clear - the planet is heating up because of emissions humans are putting into the atmosphere. Even if we are able to cut out all our carbon emissions as fast as possible, we would still need to remove carbon we've already put in the atmosphere to hit global temperature targets. Join Emily Swaddle and Tom Previte as they explore the world of carbon removal. What is it? Why is it necessary? How does it work? And who is doing it? Along the way they'll be speaking to the people who are...

Oct 15, 2021•1 min

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