Turning Air into Stone: Tech-Based Carbon Removal
Climate One
English - March 11, 2022 08:01 - 53 minutes - ★★★★★ - 502 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences environment climate change public policy water talk radio news climate economy energy science global warming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It has been 3 million years since there’s been this much CO2 in the atmosphere. Even if we stop all burning of fossil fuels today, humans have already emitted enough CO2 that we’ll continue experiencing extreme weather events for years to come. Not only do we need to stop emitting greenhouse gasses, but according to the IPCC, we also need to accelerate the removal of CO2. With forests burning faster than we can grow them, nature-based solutions may not be enough. What role might tech-based solutions play? Can they be implemented in a just, equitable way that does not give license for fossil fuel interests to continue business as usual?
Guests:
Marcius Extavour, VP, Energy & Climate, XPRIZE
Angela Anderson, Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal at World Resources Institute
Rachel Glennerster, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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It has been 3 million years since there’s been this much CO2 in the atmosphere. Even if we stop all burning of fossil fuels today, humans have already emitted enough CO2 that we’ll continue experiencing extreme weather events for years to come. Not only do we need to stop emitting greenhouse gasses, but according to the IPCC, we also need to accelerate the removal of CO2. With forests burning faster than we can grow them, nature-based solutions may not be enough. What role might tech-based solutions play? Can they be implemented in a just, equitable way that does not give license for fossil fuel interests to continue business as usual?
Guests:
Marcius Extavour, VP, Energy & Climate, XPRIZE
Angela Anderson, Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal at World Resources Institute
Rachel Glennerster, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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