carbon dioxide removal

also referred to as: cdr

11 statements across 5 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 23, 2023 by Savvy Bowman · across every show →

Everything said about carbon dioxide removal, oldest first

Aug 23, 2023 positive
Opinion
Bowman: UNFCCC should align with IPCC and embrace carbon removal
“But I think that the UNFCCC should be aligning closely to the IPCC report's definition of carbon dioxide removal. In that it is a solution that's part of the puzzle to reaching our net zero goals.”
Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 5:09 As debate over carbon removal swirls, America steps up funding
Aug 23, 2023 bullish
Assertion Supported
Bowman: DOE Launches World's First Direct Government Carbon Removal Purchasing Program
“The notice of intent last Thursday covers that sixty million of the funds will actually go towards direct your capture, but I think what's even more exciting is the Track Two CDR purchase pilot, because this is allocating thirty-five million, roughly over seve…”
Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 19:33 As debate over carbon removal swirls, America steps up funding
Aug 23, 2023 bullish
Opinion
Bowman: Carbon removal is proven tech; the real issue is scale
“This is a proven technology, and we have the ability to develop this technology now. I think the question that we really should be focused on is scale.”
Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 6:16 As debate over carbon removal swirls, America steps up funding
Aug 23, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bowman: Global Carbon Removal Must Reach 10 Gigatons Annually by 2050
“The National Academies of Science estimates that we will need to remove 10 gigatons that's ten billion metric tons of carbon dioxide yearly by twenty-fifty, and then doubling that by 2100.”
Savvy Bowman Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 8:18 As debate over carbon removal swirls, America steps up funding
Jan 8, 2025
Opinion
Chan: Scaling CDR demand requires compliance markets or government procurement
“And then there's that kind of question of like, hey, what would take that step change up to real demand is probably more of a compliance market or governmental demand as well.”
Doug Chan Jan 8, 2025 ▶ 29:34 Building the world’s biggest DAC facility
Jan 8, 2025
Insight
Chan: Corporate offtake demand, not project financing, limits DAC scale
“Yeah, the thing that keeps me up most is definitely that first one that you mentioned, the market and the demand because your second one, like you said, the project financing that will come if the demand is there. So, having more businesses beyond those first …”
Doug Chan Jan 8, 2025 ▶ 28:56 Building the world’s biggest DAC facility
Jan 8, 2025 negative
Insight
Chan: CDR buyers waiting for proven deployment creates a vicious cycle
“So, kind of what we're seeing in the industry at the moment is people are kind of waiting to see that CDR can be deployed before they make the commitments as well. So, it's kind of this vicious cycle.”
Doug Chan Jan 8, 2025 ▶ 9:01 Building the world’s biggest DAC facility
Feb 5, 2025 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Frontier buyers are willing to pay upwards of $5,000/ton for CO2 removal
“There's, you know, a number of companies, particularly around Frontier, that are willing to pay upwards of 5000 dollars a ton for CO two”
Lara Pierpoint Feb 5, 2025 ▶ 13:59 The first commercial construction project for low-carbon cement
Nov 19, 2025 positive
Opinion
Tech giants back CDR to secure future low-cost capacity
“There are companies like Microsoft, Frontier, and others that are seeking to create a market and build a supplier base. I see those companies providing the leadership in the market. They're doing it for good reasons for themselves as well. Securing a first rig…”
Steve Oldham Nov 19, 2025 ▶ 27:45 Captura's high-stakes gamble
Dec 12, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
IPCC 2°C global warming scenarios require carbon dioxide removal
“All of the scenarios modeled by the IPCC that keep climate change to two degrees or lower by the end of the century agree. In addition to decarbonizing, we're going to need CDR.”
Lara Pierpoint Dec 12, 2025 ▶ 4:07 Inside Microsoft’s plan to remove 50 years of carbon emissions
Dec 12, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Microsoft claims the AI boom has not altered its carbon negative goals
“AI doesn't change our sustainability goals. We're still buying CDR in pursuit of our carbon negative goal. And the AI hasn't really changed that target for us. It just increased the importance of a net zero world still needs to be possible in it, despite the A…”
Phil Goodman Dec 12, 2025 ▶ 8:17 Inside Microsoft’s plan to remove 50 years of carbon emissions
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