Episode 14: Delivering underground storage with Kurt Jagger Lyke

Episode 14: Delivering underground storage with Kurt Jagger Lyke

In this episode of What Goes Up Must Come Down, Simon spoke with Kurt Jager Lykke, Head of Business DK at INEOS Energy and head of Project Greensand. Kurt has led the commercial side of Greensand since its inception and took over as project head in 2024. Their conversation covers the project's origins, the organisations that made it possible, and what the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector can take from it.

EP 13 Defining quality standards for CDR with Stacy Kauk

In this episode of What Goes Up Must Come Down, Simon is joined by Stacy Kauk, Chief Science Officer at Isometric, a carbon registry. Together, they explore the challenges of scaling a market where buyers do not fully trust what they are buying, suppliers struggle to finance what they are building, and the science is still catching up with the ambition.

EP 12 Scaling distributed biochar with Berend De Haas

In this episode of What Goes Up Must Come Down, Simon is joined by Berend De Haas, co-founder of Carboneers, a distributed biochar supplier in India and Ghana. Together, they explore the challenges of running biochar projects across multiple countries, the impact of Carboneers’ initiatives, and what the future holds for biochar as a carbon removal solution.

EP11 Coming compliance markets with Marian Krüger

In this episode of What Goes Up Must Come Down, Simon is joined by Marian Krüger, founder of Remove, a nonprofit supporting carbon removal startups worldwide. Together, they explore the motivations behind why companies buy carbon removal credits and how compliance will shape the sector’s future.

EP10 CDR & Systems thinking with Noah McQueen

In this episode, Simon Bager, Co-Founder and COO at Klimate, speaks with Noah McQueen, Director of Science and Innovation at Carbon180, about CDR in a systems thinking perspective, geopolitical uncertainties, and resilience systems.