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How do registries create carbon removal methodologies? Who should be involved in the process, and to what degree? How does one balance all of the competing attributes and stakeholders?

Today's episode is a show in three parts:

First, Nori co-founder and host ofReversing Climate Changeintroduces the context for the main segment which was recorded the better part of a year before its airing. He explores whether or not the quasi-regulatory requirement for registries not to also be marketplaces leads to proprietary methodologies.

Secondly, as Nori has closed down since the recording of this episode, Ross chats with Anu Khan, the Founder and Executive Director of the Carbon Removal Standards Initiative to discuss her work of building an ark for carbon removal methodologies and how that work informs policy and the growth of carbon removal.

Thirdly, is the original body of the podcast where Ross speaks with Radhika Moolgavkar, formerly the VP of Supply & Methodology at Nori, and Rick Berg, formerly Nori’s Director of Methodology, about the development of Nori’s Direct Air Capture + Storage methodology.

They discuss the importance of open methodology development for transparency and trust, and ungating their work so that others can use it and adapt it under the right Creative Commons licensure.

The nuts and bolts of how the expert advisory panel and public comment period work, as well as how that feedback filters back into the methodology, is explained.

The podcast also covers the decision behind selecting DAC amongst all of the other CDR methodologies, the challenges in methodology harmonization across registries and geographies, and how to handle the future of methodological updates as the industry evolves and more is learned.

Resources

Become a paid subscriber toReversing Climate Change

Read Nori's DAC+S Methodology (coming soon!)

Carbon Removal Standards Initiative

Nori's Creative Commons license

Stationary bandit theory

"The Constitution of No Authority" by Lysander Spooner

ICROA andICVCM

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The Grounded podcast takes over Reversing Climate Change! Tom Previte of The Carbon Removal Show, founded a new biochar company in the United Kingdom called Restord. And like any good podcaster, he decided to make a show about it!

Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey, just wrapped its five-episode first season documenting Tom's attempts to start a new biochar company. He walks listeners through so many of the basic questions of starting a business, and specifically a business in a new category like carbon removal. What standard should one try to work within? Which parts of the life-cycle assessment matter? Who actually wants this product?!

What's especially novel about this episode is that Tom and his producer Ben Weaver-Hincks produced it in the style of Grounded, with voiceover segments and various other effects!

Tom and Ross talk about how to make podcasts about carbon removal interesting, how various design decisions impact quality and frequency of publishing, and what we can do to get more people into CDR and climate action through creative media work.

Resources
⁠The Carbon Removal Show
Grounded
Restord
Restord's crowdfunding campaign

The Green Revolution in the second half of the 20th century was seen as an important solution to the problem of malnutrition in the developing world at the time.

And while it may have succeeded in staving off hunger, the industrialization of agriculture created a whole new set of problems, chief among them a lack of diversity in our food system.

Why does this matter? What is the food monoculture costing us? And what can we do to bring back some of the diverse foodways we’ve lost along the way?

Dan Saladino is the renowned food journalist behind BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme and author of Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Dan joins Ross to explain why we so desperately need biodiversity in our food system, exploring why diverse foods may taste better, and could be better for us.

Dan walks us through several examples of rare foods discussed in his book and offers insight on the people working to revive old foodways.

Listen in to understand how the war in Ukraine is causing a food crisis and learn what we can do to create a system that is more resilient, more robust, and healthier—both for people and the planet.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino

The Food Programme

Slow Food International

Ark of Taste

Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew Research

Stichelton Dairy

The Dark Matter of Nutrition

Vavilov Institute

UN World Food Programme

Consider the Axe: Food, Farming and the Wonders of Stonehenge on The Food Programme

Heritage Seed Library

Many of the artists and creators who mint nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are concerned about the environmental impact of the blockchain.

But what if they could pair carbon removal with any given NFT to make it carbon-negative?

Alexander Salnikov is Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer at Rarible: a multichain, community-centric NFT marketplace.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Alexander joins Ross and cohost Alexsandra Guerra, Nori’s Director of Corporate Development, to discuss the partnership between Nori and Rarible, describing how it affords Rarible users the opportunity to address their carbon footprint.

Alexander explains how NFTs function as an effective way to store assets on the blockchain, exploring the many different use cases for NFTs, and how having access to a community is attracting new users to the space.

Listen in for Alexander’s insight around the future of NFTs and learn how blockchain technology might be used to make all our systems more transparent, faster, and more efficient.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

Rarible

Rarible’s Partnership with Nori

Bored Ape Yacht Club

CryptoKitties

Aspen Ideas Climate Conference

Ready Player One

Retina Ghost: creator of the Nori Proof-of-Attendance NFTs from the Miami event

Nori Token Pre-Launch Carnival Recap

Jesse Smith on Reversing Climate Change S3EP12

Ross’s Nori Logo Graveyard NFT

Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money by Nathaniel Popper

Doodles

NFT.NYC

Art Basel

Imogen Heap on Reversing Climate Change S2EP72

Aragon Court

Mónica Guzmán has some difficult conversations with her parents. She’s a liberal Democrat, while her mom and dad voted enthusiastically for Trump both times.

So, how does she bridge the political divide and maintain a loving relationship with her parents, despite their differences of opinion?

And what can you and I do to develop intellectual curiosity and see difficult issues from different points of view?

Mónica is the Digital Director at Braver Angels , the nation’s largest nonprofit working to depolarize America. She is also the author of the new book, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Mónica joins Ross to discuss how she navigates the relationship with her conservative Republican parents, describing why it’s important to maintain connections with friends and family who don’t see things the way you do.

Mónica explains how condescension and curiosity are mutually exclusive, challenging us to begin conversations by believing that the other person’s perspective is valid and asking questions around how they came to their beliefs.

Listen in to understand how the more facets of an issue you see, the closer you are to the truth, and learn how to be open to influence or new information that might change your opinion.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman

Braver Angels

Monica on Braver Angels

Monica’s Website

A long-term study of climate and conflict determined that in places with large populations and a history of political exclusion of ethnic groups, nearly one-third of the wars initiated in the last 40 years were preceded by a climate disaster.

So, what is the connection between climate emergencies and armed conflict? Why do climate disasters escalate political disputes? And what can we do about it?

Scott Carney is an investigative journalist, anthropologist, and New York Times bestselling author. Dr. Jason Miklian serves as a senior researcher at the Center for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo. Together they are the authors of The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Scott and Jason join Ross to discuss the geopolitical landscape of South Asia after World War II and explain how the 1970 Bhola Cyclone led to the genocide of 3 million people and triggered the Indo-Pakistani War.

Scott and Jason describe how the conflict between West Pakistan, East Pakistan (later, Bangladesh) and India played out geopolitically with the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union and offer insight into President Nixon and Pakistani President Yahya Khan’s roles in furthering the Sino-Soviet split.

Listen in to understand why climate disasters serve as catalysts for war, what lessons we can learn from the fight for Bangladesh, and what we can do to prevent armed conflict in the wake of climate emergencies moving forward.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian

Scott Carney

Scott Carney on YouTube

Center for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo

What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength by Scott Carney

Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh

George Kennan and Containment

The Sino-Soviet Split

‘Fortress India: Why Is Delhi Building a Berline Wall to Keep Out Its Bangladeshi Neighbors?’ in Foreign Policy

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

What is the gap between what farmers know now and what they need to know to farm more regeneratively? How do we close that gap?

What is the best way to advocate for the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices?

Jesse Smith is the Director of Land Stewardship at White Buffalo Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to practicing, promoting and perfecting the principles and practices of regenerative ag.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Jesse joins Ross to explain how WBLT furthers regenerative ag through the development of products, training programs, and scientific research.

Jesse shares WBLT’s focus on teaching the integration of annual and perennial cropping with animal systems and offers advice on attracting young engineers, scientists, and creative artists to the regenerative ag space.

He goes on to discuss the benefit of ecosystem service payments, describing what he views as the unfair advantage producers have in regions with a higher potential for carbon sequestration and what markets like Nori can do about it.

Listen in for Jesse’s insight on using distributed ledger technology and blockchain to support regenerative ag and learn how you can support White Buffalo Land Trust and its consumer-facing brand, Figure Ate Foods.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

White Buffalo Land Trust

WBLT on Instagram

WBLT Training Programs

Figure Ate Foods

Roots of the Future II Event

Savory Institute

Kiss the Ground

The Biggest Little Farm

Leah Penniman on Reversing Climate Change S2EP57

Books by Bill Mollison

Rudolf Steiner

Center for Regenerative Agriculture at Jalama Canyon Ranch

California’s Healthy Soils Program

The NRCS EQIP Program

The NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program

USDA Local Food Promotion Program

Regen Network

How a Warming Climate Is Changing Wine on Reversing Climate Change S3EP10

The Rhône Valley of France is famous for its Syrah, Grenache, and Viognier grapes (among others), while Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cab Franc (et al!) are grown in Bordeaux. And these wine grapes have thrived in their respective regions for centuries.

But what happens when rising temperatures change the kinds of grapes that can be grown in a particular area?

How is the climate crisis changing the way wine is produced? And what can we do as consumers to promote sustainability among winemakers?

Paul Wagner is a Viticulture and Winery Technology Instructor at Napa Valley College and Cohost of Bottle Talk with Rick and Paul. He also serves as guest lecturer at multiple universities in Europe and the US and offers several wine-related courses as part of The Great Courses lecture series.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Paul joins Ross to explain what attracts him to the artistry and experience of winemaking, exploring what makes wine grapes sweeter than any other fruit and how they give you a sense of both place and time.

Paul describes how climate is changing the way wine is made everywhere in the world, discussing what winemakers are doing to avoid rising temperatures and how the climate crisis might influence the evolution of wine in places like Bordeaux and Rhone.

Listen in for insight on how climate informs the alcohol content in wine and get Paul’s advice for the environmentally conscious on choosing a wine you like—and then finding a winemaker who’s working toward carbon neutrality.

(Wine is discussed for its own sake for the first twenty or so minutes. If you want to skip right to the intersection with climate, it begins at 24:32.)

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

Bottle Talk with Rick & Paul

Bottle Talk on CapRadio

Paul Wagner Wine

Paul on The Great Courses

Robert Mondavi

Napa Valley College Viticulture & Winery Technology Department

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat

Decanter World Wine Awards

Familia Torres: Wine & Climate Change

Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack

Hugh Johnson

Carbon Removal Newsroom, the sister podcast to Reversing Climate Change, was born out of a desire to explore current events in the carbon removal space from a policy perspective.

But since the show debuted in early 2019, its production team has evolved and so has our approach to discussing the latest in climate news.

Radhika Moolgavkar is Head of Supply and Methodology at Nori and Host of Carbon Removal Newsroom, and Asa Kamer serves as Producer of CRN.

On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Radhika and Asa join Ross to explain how CRN evolved to focus on the business, policy, and science of carbon removal news and share their favorite episodes from the recent past.

Radhika and Asa explore how podcasting facilitates thoughtful public conversations around meaningful issues and describe how a show benefits when its host approaches the subject matter with a beginner’s mind.

Listen in to understand how CRN stays up on big news in the industry and get Radhika and Asa’s take on the future of carbon removal.

Connect with Nori

Purchase Nori Carbon Removals

Nori's website

Nori on Twitter

Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom

Resources

Carbon Removal Newsroom

Air Miners

Carbon180

The Carbon Removal Show

Political Climate

The Energy Gang

Holly Jean Buck

Chris Barnard at the American Conservation Coalition

Susan Su

Jane Zelikova

The Boom in Carbon Removal Legislation and Funding on CRN EP045

Noah McQueen of Heirloom on CRN S3EP28

OpenAir’s Toby Bryce on CRN S3EP29

Chan-Zuckerburg Initiative Invests $44M in Carbon Removal on CRN S3EP30

Ocean-Based Carbon Removal on CRN S3EP32

Ton-Year Accounting with Carbon Direct on CRN S3EP31

Eight DAC Companies to Watch in 2022 on CRN S3EP27

Forest Carbon Over-Crediting on CRN S3EP21

Climate Reparations on CRN S3EP26

Carbon Removal Memes on Instagram

Carbon Removal Memes for Climate Restorative Teens on Facebook

Carbon Removal Memes for Climate Restorative Teens on Twitter

OpenAir Collective