"Nature-Based and Tech-Based Carbon Removal Work Better Together," Christoph Gebald, Climeworks CEO

"Nature-Based and Tech-Based Carbon Removal Work Better Together," Christoph Gebald, Climeworks CEO

In this episode, our guest is Christoph Gebald, CEO and co-founder of direct air capture pioneer Climeworks. As one of the first DAC companies on the market, Climeworks has a rich history of successes and lessons, some of which we discuss with Christoph, alongside DAC's unique ability to constantly improve and surpass expectations. Christoph also shares his view of the carbon removal market, some of its current major trends, and thoughts on why nature-based solutions must be paired with tech-based CDR to ensure growth.

"Accuracy is the most important thing for carbon markets," Nick Marshall Project Developer Forum Chair

Today we're joined by Nick Marshall, Chair of the Project Developer Forum - a global network and collective voice of over 60 companies and practitioners dedicated to developing and financing carbon credit projects. Nick talks about some of the main issues with carbon markets today, their evolution and the scrutiny they've come under in recent years, as well as some of the main challenges developers face.

"The carbon market is already maturing," Jan-Willem, Puro.earth President

For this episode, we are joined by Jan-Willem Bode, President of the world's leading crediting platform for engineered carbon removal, Puro.earth [http://Puro.earth]. JW walks us through his lengthy experience in the voluntary carbon market basically since its inception and shares his thoughts on the progress made so far, and what 2026 will likely bring for carbon removals.

"Soil carbon credits should stay in the food value chain," Robin Saluoks, eAgronom

Our guest in today's episode is Robin Saluoks, CEO and co-founder of sustainable agriculture platform eAgronom. Robin dives deep into the importance of soil carbon and regenerative agriculture practices as a means of improving soil health, crop yields and mitigating rising temperatures.

"We must move faster to scale carbon removal," Dr. Mai Bui, Supercritical

In this episode, Dr. Mai Bui, Head of Climate Science at carbon removal marketplace Supercritical, shares her multifaceted experience all across the board of developing CDR methodologies, working with policy and verifying carbon projects. Mai dives deep into what goes into building a balanced portfolio and emphasizes the urgency, with which we need to scale these solutions.