Conversations in GGR

Conversations in GGR Susan Dorward (#02) - 06192023

We thought you might like some of these links ready to help you research the many things discussed: https://www.raritanval.edu/general-information/newsroom/national-group-ranks-rvcc-%231-two-year-college-sustainability-efforts [https://www.raritanval.edu/general-information/newsroom/national-group-ranks-rvcc-%231-two-year-college-sustainability-efforts] Columbia University Carbon Management - MA Carbon Management https://www.eee.columbia.edu/master/carbon-management [https://www.eee.columbia.edu/master/carbon-management]  Klaus Lackner; ASU - https://search.asu.edu/profile/2483273 [https://search.asu.edu/profile/2483273] Columbia University- https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/klaus-s-lackner [https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/klaus-s-lackner]  * Klaus Lackner’s Mechanical Tree- https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/04/22/asu-researcher-builds-mechanical-tree-capture-carbon-dioxide/7398671001/ [https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/04/22/asu-researcher-builds-mechanical-tree-capture-carbon-dioxide/7398671001/]  * Carbon Dioxide Disposal in Carbonate Minerals- (1995 not 1991 report) http://home.dgeo.uevora.pt/~cribeiro/CO2Seq/Lackner%20et%20al%201995%20-%20CO2%20disposal%20in%20Carbonates.pdf [http://home.dgeo.uevora.pt/~cribeiro/CO2Seq/Lackner%20et%20al%201995%20-%20CO2%20disposal%20in%20Carbonates.pdf]  * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/036054429500071N [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/036054429500071N]  Peter Kelemen - https://lamont.columbia.edu/directory/peter-b-kelemen [https://lamont.columbia.edu/directory/peter-b-kelemen]  World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/insights/carbon-mineralization-carbon-removal [https://www.wri.org/insights/carbon-mineralization-carbon-removal]  Why do we need CDR? https://www.ciphernews.com/why-we-need-to-remove-carbon-from-the-air [https://www.ciphernews.com/why-we-need-to-remove-carbon-from-the-air]  * Jason Grillo- Air Miners https://airminers.org/ [https://airminers.org/]  * Chris Neidl - Open Air Collective https://openaircollective.cc/ [https://openaircollective.cc/] / NRDC- https://www.nrdc.org/ [https://www.nrdc.org/]  Legislation discussed: * https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8171 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8171]  * https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S542 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S542]  * https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/S287/2022 [https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/S287/2022]  * https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7434 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7434] * https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1576?s=1&r=18 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1576?s=1&r=18]   Videos:  * Terri’s Shorts - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2eO8zQV4OladUEgJI8UFAyXXrb9AltqR [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2eO8zQV4OladUEgJI8UFAyXXrb9AltqR]  * Terri’s website - https://www.worldora.org/ [https://www.worldora.org/]  * Philip’s Carbon Market News - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2eO8zQV4OlYd16A-G78qSpVrPUTP5kDr [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2eO8zQV4OlYd16A-G78qSpVrPUTP5kDr]  https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/] IRA - Inflation Reduction Act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/opinion/climate-change-trees-global-warming.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/opinion/climate-change-trees-global-warming.html] Opinion piece on planting a million trees

Conversations in GGR Sebastian Manhart of Carbonfuture (#01)-05182023

In this episode, we're talking to Sebastian Manhart, Senior Policy Advisor at Carbonfuture. We'll be discussing the Carbon Unbound NYC 2023 conference. Sebastian is a serial tech entrepreneur and policy expert. He spent a decade in startups, including as Chief Operating Officer of the world´s only nonprofit biometrics company (Simprints). He has a realistic perspective on the direction of Greenhouse Gas Removal. Listen in to hear his perspective on the future of CDR. WorldOra’s Podcast- Sebastian Manhart Notes and Links- 05182023 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmanhart/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmanhart/]  Twitter: @sebmanhart https://www.carbonfuture.earth/magazine/exclusive-analysis-carbon-dioxide-removal-policy-across-all-50-us-states durability of several centuries- excludes a lot of nature based solutions * 4 basic removal systems: Biochar, Enhanced Rock Weathering, DAC, BECCS * Verified. We act as a broker. Build MRV. 25% of high quality with third party standards. Accelerator action as well MRV- Monitoring Reporting and Verification of CO2 removal * Helps to verify and protect business by proving through a third party the importance of the credits and CDR Washington State budget $32 million set aside for CDR from CCA [https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Climate-Commitment-Act]-The ⁠⁠⁠⁠Open Air Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://openaircollective.cc/] (Chris Neidl and Matt Battles), ⁠PacCLEAN⁠⁠ [https://www.pacclean.org/]- Pacific Coast Legacy Emissions Action Network (Mike Robinson), ⁠⁠⁠AirMiners⁠⁠⁠ [https://airminers.org/] (Jason Grillo), ⁠⁠⁠Spark Climate ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.sparkclimate.org/](Daphne Wysham), and the Foundation for Climate Restoration [https://foundationforclimaterestoration.org/] (with me, Terri Pugh) - money acquired from the WA state Climate Commitment Act. [https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Climate-Commitment-Act]Thanks to the political leaders in WA state: ⁠Senator Matt Boehnke⁠ [https://mattboehnke.src.wastateleg.org/], ⁠Senator Mark Mullet⁠ [https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/mullet/] and ⁠Representative Joe Fitzgibbon⁠ [https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/fitzgibbon/] A TRUE HERO too; WA Lobbyist: ⁠KATE WHITE TUDOR  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-white-tudor-jd-6278967/] Klaus Lackner- “the father of CDR” Klaus S. Lackner Sebastian’s maturity scale: Voluntary markets are easiest to get off the ground, 1 million- Move into government procurement 10’s of billions and will be more predictable for decades -Compliance markets will have to offset residual emissions, 100’s of billions might help us reach the levels we are going to need. Paul Tonko’s FCDRLA- Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act [https://tonko.house.gov/uploadedfiles/carbon_dioxide_removal_act_fact_sheet_4.22.pdf] Sebastian - * Global south often has conditions that favor CO@ removal but funding will likely stay in the north Terri- Duncan Kariuki- Octavia [https://www.octaviacarbon.com/] Open Air Collective [https://openaircollective.cc/]- (A highly recommend joining the team here!) Help support Marius Iragi Ziganira’s small scale Biochar kiln project, contact the string together project of the Nakivale Refugee Camp- Umoja Foundation, here's the website: https://www.phoenixfunctions.com.au/ucf_home.html [https://www.phoenixfunctions.com.au/ucf_home.html], https://gofund.me/6591fa8a [https://gofund.me/6591fa8a], https://gofund.me/8e5955ce [https://gofund.me/8e5955ce]  * Concrete is a big emitter and can be forced to comply more easily through policy  The Farm Bill and support regenerative agriculture  Industry- compliance; must decarbonize