Examining the strategies and deployments around decarbonisation in hard to abate sectors, we speak with CEOs, heads of corporate strategy, CTOs, Innovation/R&D, project directors & heads of carbon management from around the world. Hosted by Alex Cameron of the Decarbonization Leaders Network and Decarb Connect & produced by Janno Media.
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How SMEs and Scale Ups are catalyzing decarb and industrial change: Peter Dushenski, Managing Director of GlasCurtain
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In this episode Peter Dushenski, Managing Director of GlasCurtain (building materials producer), talks with Alex about the role that nimble and innovative companies can play in driving innovation and decarb activity by larger players. If you’re someone working in a start up or SME you’ll enjoy this as a clarion call for your work in the climate spa…
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Apoorv Sinha of Carbon Upcycling explores how to commercialize the Co2 Waste-to-Value Chain
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Carbon Capture Utilization is a growing category of tech and in this episode Alex Cameron, CEO of Decarb Connect, talks with one of the most advanced disruptors in the space about how they have created a commercial business model for co2 recycling that creates real financial as well as climate value. Seeing waste (in the form of co2 in particular) …
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How Urban Future Lab delivers high start-up to scale-up climate tech success results
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Listen in to this conversation between Fred Clerc, Interim MD of Urban Future Lab (part of NYU Tandon School of Engineering), and Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect as they talk about the accelerator program UFL runs and its outsized performance results. UFL has welcomed 170 companies into its accelerator programs the last few years, and these…
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CRH Ventures’ drive to support First Of A Kind plants and tech commercialization
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Join Eduardo Gomez Mendoza, SVP and Head of CRH Ventures as he shares his perspective on how we can scale the most-needed hardware tech to deliver industrial decarbonisation. Welcome to this special edition of the Decarb Connect podcast featuring one of the 50+ speakers at Decarb Techinvest. We will be exploring, through a few conversations, how we…
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How do we make climate tech, and new hardtech platforms in particular, more profitable?
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Join Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect and Anne Lyck Smitshuysen, partner in DynElectro for a discussion about how scaling climate tech can make new hardware platforms cost effective and profitable, even in early stages. Anne is a fuel cell specialist and a member of the Forbes 2023 30 under 30 list – she holds a Masters in Physics and Nanote…
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Embedding AI to dramatically improve the co2 output and energy spend of data centres and other energy-intensive sectors
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If you’re exploring using AI to reduce energy spend and co2 output, or are investing in this space, listen in to Alex’s conversation with Clifford Federspiel, the co-founder and President/CTO of Vigilent, an AI platform focused on optimizing energy use and reducing carbon emissions in data centers. With a background in mechanical engineering and AI…
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CCU, Fertilisers and FMCG: CCm Technologies role in taking waste CO2 emissions to solve Scope 3 challenges
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In 2023 the University of Cambridge published details that quantified how manure and synthetic fertilisers emit the equivalent of 2.6 gigatonnes of carbon per year which is more than the emissions from global aviation and shipping combined. Read up on that article in Nature Magazine here. Global fertiliser production is both essential and also huge…
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Dr Nicola Kimm: Exploring the strategic role and influence of sustainability and decarbonisation at Heidelberg Materials
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Listen in to this recording with Dr. Nicola Kimm, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer at Heidelberg Materials, to learn about the strategic role that sustainability has at Heidelberg Materials and its involvement at board level, with value chain partners and across key projects. Key Takeaways - How involving sustainability at board level dr…
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How the nuclear market can be restructured and reimagined to effectively tackle industrial decarbonisation and the energy transition
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In this episode we look to a very specific nuclear technology that reuses nuclear waste. You’ll hear from Andrew Murdoch, the Managing Director of UK Ops for newcleo as he talks through the structural and market changes that would support wider use of nuclear as a clean energy. Key takeaways to listen out for: What it takes to create a zero carbon …
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Securing authentic customer-driven demand for the energy transition and its critical projects
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Krista Johnson brings a real passion for enabling universal access to clean energy to this episode of the podcast. Listen in for a conversation that explores what it means to get true customer-driven demand for projects and how to engage authentically and positively with the neighbours and stakeholders of your projects. Anyone working to execute ma…
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Rebuilding global fertiliser market infrastructure to drive net zero
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Join Alex Cameron for this episode which welcomes Petter Østbø, former CEO of EuroChem and Founder/CEO of AtlasAgro. You’ll hear about the route to net zero in global fertilisers and the development of AtlasAgro’s ‘plant of the future’. The economic realities that large fertilizer companies face, largely due to fossil fuel-based assets and the natu…
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Guest Podcast: The price of everything - SAF
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This week we are partnering with General Index to share their episode which explores the market and pricing dynamics around SAF. We chose this episode as our Guest Podcast because of the links with co2 reuse, industrial decarbonization as well as the opportunity to host a discussion which was more focused on the economics of a key green product. Th…
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Bruno Fux, Siam City Cement: Driving decarbonisation and sustainability at Siam City Cement
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In this week’s podcast, Bruno Fux joins Alex Cameron to discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for decarbonisation in Vietnam, and specifically his plans for Siam City Cement. considering the country's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. You’ll hear a comparison of Siam City Cement's initiatives vs those in regions benefiting…
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Steve Meller, Founder & CEO, CH4 Global: Reducing methane in cattle with the twin focus of radical climate impact plus a profitable, marketable and scalable tech platform
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Steve Meller, Founder and CEO of CH4 Global, joined Alex to talk about the scale up of his company which is focused on massively reducing methane emissions from cattle using a seaweed technology. Steve Meller brings experience from the corporate, entrepreneurial and academic world to his leadership of CH4 Global – all are playing their part from th…
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Characterizing the opportunity and unique challenges for India’s clean energy transition: Jai Asundi of CSTEP
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India’s watershed moment in climate-terms was the Paris COP where commitments were made on co2 sequestration, co2 intensity and renewables. More recently at COP Last year more commitments were made including hitting Net Zero by 2070. India is a developing industrial nation that needs to balance the right of a population to seek better overall livin…
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What industrials need to know about co2 transport and storage with Malc Kent, CGG
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CCS drives discussion whether you’re for it, against it or just hope it’s a solution you’ll be able to use. In this episode, Alex Cameron talks with Malc Kent to get to the heart of the questions that industrial members of the Decarbonization Leaders Network ask, specifically: o What do we really know about the safety and security of long term unde…
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Turning £66m seed money into £200m+ of co investment (and growing): The Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge
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This episode steps back to the early innovation cycle that is still needed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation. Bruce Adderley joins the podcast to explore how the £66m of the TFI Challenge in the UK has had an amplified effect, securing £200m+ of co-investment for collaborations across steel, cement, chem, glass and more of the foundation ind…
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Point Source Carbon Capture: Amines, MOFs, Membranes – Understanding the pro’s and con’s with Erica Nemser of CMS
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If you’re an industrial or an investor exploring the Carbon Capture space, listen in to this conversation with Erica Nemser, CEO of Compact Membrane System, and Alex Cameron, CEO of Decarb Connect. You’ll hear about the growing ecosystem, types of point source carbon capture technology – and also will get the inside story on how CMS is scaling its …
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Abby Smith, Team Pennsylvania: The essential role of a neutral convener in driving forward state-wide decarbonization opportunities
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Team Pennsylvania (Team PA) has 27 years of history as a non-partisan organisation convening public-private partnerships are critical economic opportunities. Abby Smith joins Alex to talk about what the role of neutral convener can do to accelerate non-partisan pathways around decarbonization (and other issues) and just what it is that they do to b…
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National Highways – how a major buyer can work with industry and contractors to build a market for low carbon strategic materials
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National Highways owns the strategy for a significant proportion of the UK’s roads and are a major buyer of asphalt, cement and steel. In this podcast you’ll join Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, in conversation with the Executive Director of Procurement, Malcolm Dare, and the Director of Environmental Sustainability, Steve Elderkin, to lea…
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Arun Gupta, CEO, Skyven How to scale technology that’s critical to industrial decarbonization?
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The typical belief around industrial net zero is that industrial processes are “hard-to-abate” because of complex processes which require additional tech and because at-scale projects are financially unattractive. But what if there was already an example of financing-in-action and technology that can remove barriers to decarbonization more quickly?…
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The Rt Hon. Chris Skidmore, MP: Can the UK retain a global leadership role in Net Zero?
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Chris was first elected to Kingswood Constituency in 2010 and still serves there, the area he grew up in. He took on the portfolio for Minister of Energy in 2019 and since then has had a specific focus on how the UK can really lead on climate issues and deliver net zero. With its 2019 legislation, the UK became the first G7 country to commit to net…
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What to expect from COP28 with Anand Gopal, Executive Director, Energy Innovation
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To kick off the new series of Decarb Connect’s podcast, join Alex Cameron and Anand Gopal, Executive Director of Policy Research at Energy innovation, to explore their expectations of COP28 and how industrial decarbonisation could be pushed forward at the meeting. Whether you’re 100% focused in the climate space or not, there’s no escaping the medi…
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Marty Neese, CEO of Verdagy: Reasons for Green H2 Optimism (and its path to fossil parity)
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Green hydrogen is one of the climate technologies that has its fair share of detractors and supporters. In this episode we explore some of the common assumptions about green h2 and identify the reasons we can be positive about its future. Decarbonisation leaders in steel, glass and a range of sectors have their sights set on hydrogen as their futur…
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Scott Harden | Schneider Electric: The role of the Prosumer in accelerating the energy transition - what solutions will enable a more resilient and flexible grid?
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Scott Harden, CTO of Innovation at Schneider Electric, leads the technology roadmap for Innovation across Schneider Electric, which as all our listeners will know is a leader in the sustainability. Scott joins the podcast to talk about the prosumer and its impact in the energy transition. Our core discussion centers on the need for electrification …
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Martin Keighley, CEO of CarbonFree: Creating a global market that decarbonises critical materials utilizing co2 reuse
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Creating a global market that decarbonises critical materials: CarbonFree and the co2 reuse market Join Alex Cameron and the CEO of CarbonFree, Martin Keighley (the Former CEO of Tata Chemicals US) to talk about co2 reuse and how to decarbonise critical materials. You'll hear about how the market opportunity for converting co2 into key materials - …
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Brenmiller Energy: Leveraging the EU’s green industrial plan to scale long term energy storage business models
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Doron Brenmiller, Chief Business Officer, joins Alex to talk about thermal energy storage but also how Brenmiller and its tech, listed on Nasdaq, have leveraged EU incentives to develop commercial projects and to scale With many different pots of incentives and cash within the EU industrial plan and other innovation funds, we wanted to talk with a …
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Accelerating the path to sustainable concrete - Concrete Sustainability Council
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Joining Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, are Christian Artelt, Senior Manager Sustainable Construction & Public Affairs, Heidelberg Materials and Michael Scharpf, Head of Sustainable Construction, Holcim. Episode Sponsor: Janno Media Concrete is the most widely used manmade material and, by volume, one of the major sources of CO2 globally. …
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BlackRock: Leveraging climate metrics to catalyze investment flow
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Ewa Jackson joins Alex to talk about climate metrics and their role in accelerating the flow of capital into climate tech (including industrial applications) Ewa Jackson, Managing Director of Sustainable and Transition Solutions at BlackRock, joins Alex Cameron of Decarb Connect to explore how the landscape for investment in decarbonisation and ene…
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A couple of months ago we produced a report with Gaffney Cline that looked at the evolution of the Carbon Capture and Storage Value Chain. Today I’m joined by Mark Wilkie and Nick Fulford of Gaffney Cline. We’ll dig into the findings a little but also hear how their perspective is continuing to evolve. If you’re working on industrial decarbonisatio…
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Heat pump innovation: Decarbonising industrial steam and heat
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Andrei Klochko joins Alex to explore how heat pump technology is scaling to take on the heat and steam requirements of industry For many working on decarbonisation of industry, the typical roadmap includes renewables, ccus, hydrogen and energy efficiency. But with heat pump tech stepping up to the industrial landscape, this podcast is a chance to h…
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Exploring Shopify’s perspective and approach around the growing Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) market
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Join Alex and Stacy Kauk, Head of Sustainability for Shopify, to explore what the CDR market is along with the approach that Shopify is taking in supporting carbon dioxide removals. Stacy Kauk joined Shopify in January 2020, and as Head of Sustainability, Stacy’s role is to ensure that the millions of businesses and customers using Shopify’s platfo…
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Planning an energy transition project: How Project Resop utilises data and local government/utilities/industry stakeholder collaboration to reduce co2
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How can multi-party projects leverage data effectively to deliver an energy transition project? Join Lily Cairns Haylor and Alex Cameron to find out how local government and local stakeholders can collaborate to drive systems-level change. Join Lily Cairns Haylor and Alex Cameron to talk about how collaboration and the right data and modelling capa…
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Developing carbon negative materials to decarbonize global manufacturing supply chains
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With net zero targets being set across the industrial landscape, there’s a growing sense that companies are having a bit of a reality check on what this will mean for their supply chains etc. One particular area of focus is on the footprint and impact of different materials used across supply chains – and this is where John Bissell and the team at …
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How is Wyoming, a major fossil fuel state, creating the foundations and infrastructure for a future Hydrogen market??
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Energy Crisis Part 3 - Craig Golinowski talks Underinvestment, the Energy Crisis and Policy Durability
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40bn tonnes a year of GHGs is a massive issue that people on all sides of the political spectrum are committed to tackling. But are our international policies up to the task? Can we get around the historic lack of investment in energy that has both created a reliance on key products/markets and is now effectively pushing some countries to spend eve…
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Energy Crisis Part 2 - Decarbonising industry through the energy crisis - finding the opportunities
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Jerome Lucaes joins Alex Cameron to talk about the impact of the European energy crisis on industrial co2 strategies. Jerome brings plenty of experience from both RUSAL and Rio Tinto and critical industries on the creation of high-value net zero strategies. Jerome Lucaes is the former Head of Marketing and Sustainability for RUSAL and now leads FFZ…
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Reducing steel’s co2 by 95% - the H2 Green Steel experience
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Steel is responsible for 8% of global co2 each year, and contributes as much as 40% of all industrial co2. Listen in to hear Kajsa Ryttberg-Wallgren’s insights into the at-scale green steel project she’s tasked with and the potential for transforming the global steel value chain. With every ton of steel emitting (on average) 1.85 tons of co2, the i…
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Microscale carbon capture and the decarbonisation of heating systems
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Jaeson Cardiff, Founder & CEO of CleanO2, talks with Alex about how they are pursuing the decarbonisation of heat. You’ll explore what microscale carbon capture is and the impact it can have across the millions of appliances in buildings (from hospitals to hotels, condos and other sites). You’ll also find out how their technology captures carbon di…
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Energy Crisis Part 1 - How does the energy crisis impact energy transition for industrials?
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Over the next couple of months, we’ll host a number of guests talking about their perspective on the energy and inflation crisis and its impact on decarbonisation and energy transition plans. In this first conversation on the issue, Ben Moens joins from Engie Impact and explores the impact of the energy crisis on industrials. The discussion explore…
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Accelerating global government commitments to green steel and green cement procurement
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Rana Ghoneim, Head of Energy Systems & Decarbonization Unit, UNIDO (UN’s Industrial Development Organisation), first joined the podcast ahead of COP26 in Glasgow where she was launching the Green Public Procurement Pledge. Governments buy as much as 40% of these key materials for major projects around the world, so getting commitments from countrie…
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Disrupting Foundation Industries: Material Evolution
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Concrete is the most used man-made material on earth and with the cement industry contributes 8% of co2 emissions due to the sheer volume used. Liz Gilligan is co-founder and CEO of Material Evolution, a disruptive force in the concrete sector producing a low carbon replacement for cement that can reduce (and soon strip out) co2. The conversation c…
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How do you drive decarbonization when resource or capacity-constrained?
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Listen in to learn about a decarbonisation solution for industrials looking to effect change in the short term. Janice Tran, Co-Founder and CEO of Kanin Energy, talks with Alex about how waste-heat-to-energy can act as an in-road for industrials seeking to decarbonise. Janice talks about how tech like this can help fund further decarbonisation plan…
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What is green hydrogen’s role in the energy transition?
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Electrification won’t be straight forward for all industries, especially those with high industrial heat requirements. Energy-intensive manufacturers around the world are curious about the potential for green hydrogen as one of the potential routes they could take. Join Alex Cameron in conversation with Lorenzo Ducci and Filippo Bartoloni of ENEL G…
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Investing in the system as well as the technology to drive decarbonisation
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Whilst many investors focus purely on the teams and technology when investing, Systemiq Capital is placing capital where it can influence the overall industrial system as well as making a dent in emissions. Join Irena Spazzapan, Managing Partner of Systemiq Capital, and Alex Cameron, Founder of Decarb Connect, to hear how a systemic approach to inv…
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How could carbon market changes revolutionise cement production in the next 3 years?
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David Boyd from Carbon Re joins Alex to talk about how cement manufacturers will need to step up to the changes in ETS rules that lie ahead. Cement producers have so far avoided significant negative impact of carbon taxes on their co2 output as their free allowances have largely balanced their typical average emissions - they only have to buy credi…
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Disrupting old school feedstocks with new, plant-based materials
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Wendy Owens, Founder & CEO of Hexas, joins Alex to talk about how regenerative, plant-based raw materials can ultimately replace wood and fossil fuel-based materials in a variety of sectors. With applications in energy, chemicals, packaging, textiles, composites, structural/non-structural products, bioremediation, and more, Wendy talks about Hexas’…
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How to engage industrials as a key partner in scaling negative emissions tech
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Investment in climate tech is rising – but do we yet have the best possible (and scalable) solutions to complex decarbonisation challenges? Benjamin Tincq, Co Founder of Marble Studios, talks with Alex about the need for disruptive tech that targets the most critical problems, tech that is created for the issue rather than a tech in search of an is…
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Focusing on the U of CCUS – how CarbonCure reuses co2 in the concrete sector
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CarbonCure has been a favourite of investors and a winner of the XPrize – for ten years they have worked hard to help the concrete sector reduce co2 footprints by working specifically on reuse of co2 within the product mix. Sean Monkman joins Alex Cameron to talk about permanent co2 removals, how to scale as a disruptor in the decarbonisation space…
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John O’Donnell, Rondo: Making renewables a reliable option for industrial heat
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Think that renewables can’t sustain high industrial heat? Listen in to learn how storing energy as heat is allowing companies that rely on high industrial heat to reconsider renewables as a cheap and emission-free fuel source. Summary: John O’Donnell joins Alex to look at how renewables could become a competitive option for fuelling energy-intensiv…
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