Carbon removal is sometimes thought to be enjoying policy tailwinds. But is it anywhere close to what we need to avoid the worst of climate change?



A new report from the Rhodium Group suggests the CDR industry is receiving about 1% of what it would need to reach a one CO2 gigatonne/year capacity! Our regular panelists, Drs. Holly Jean Buck & Wil Burns discuss the challenges of government budgeting, politics, eminent domain, profit-sharing Community Benefits Agreements, and so much else as this industry tries to scale.



On This Episode



⁠⁠Wil Burns⁠⁠ (  / drburns  )



⁠⁠Holly Jean Buck⁠⁠ (https://www.geo.design/)



Asa Kamer (  / asa-kamer  )



Resources



Rhodium Group's "The Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Removal and US Policies to Scale Solutions" report (https://rhg.com/research/carbon-dioxi...)



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Nori’s other podcast ⁠⁠Reversing Climate Change⁠⁠ (https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-c...)



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