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Reversing the carbon cycle
Newsletter: @peterolivier

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🚨It's happening! 🚨

The biochar world is changing, and fast. After writing about what didn't go well, I dive into how I think the industry *can* scale.

New post on biochar for carbon offsets:
https://t.co/IRcUpnR3GH

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@SampoTukiainen Nerd

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Excellent overview of Frontier, our carbon removal AMC, from @robinsonmeyer at @TheAtlantic:
https://t.co/P6oc4uNf2p

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Excited to share that we're hiring our first ever Head of Science at Stripe Climate. Since we started ~18mos ago, our fund size has grown substantially and CDR approaches have become increasingly diverse. So we're growing, too. Please share widely! https://t.co/sWMN9HIrNb

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex Always flexing on us Sampo

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@SampoTukiainen @carboculture @carbofex ❤️

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex But just so fun. And, seemingly, makes a lot of sense.

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex Always been a cost issue, imo. Tough to sort out how to make the char cheap enough to use as aggregate. As always, we're gonna need more pyrolyzers.

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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@SampoTukiainen Plant farther north, they said...

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@imVisIR @BlackgoesGreen1 How many years in are you? Would love to see any preliminary results!

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Massive opportunity for the biochar community to help address PFAS remediation.

https://t.co/KaZQcCHYgV

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@PuroCO2Removal So exciting.

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex 🙏🙏🙏

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🚨It's happening! 🚨

The biochar world is changing, and fast. After writing about what didn't go well, I dive into how I think the industry *can* scale.

New post on biochar for carbon offsets:
https://t.co/IRcUpnR3GH

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@SampoTukiainen @carbofex Hell yes! Any link I I can highlight?

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@stickfarmeruk Right! I read a collection of old papers on charcoal use in fields, mostly from the US circa 1750-1850, and it's insane. They knew about nutrient capture, water retention. 🤯

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@RobertHoglund (Usually) Not long enough in duration, and usually not high enough volume to cover the risk.

I suspect @southpoleglobal's Carbo Culture deal, and carbon.future's @PacificBiochar deal are some of the larger ones, but I don't have specifics.

Lots of pre-purchases would help.

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@stickfarmeruk I award you, the OG medal of honor
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@RobertHoglund Thanks Robert!

I would say everyone raising right now has something defensible - carbo culture tech, climate robotics tech/ai, pure life tech, etc.

Re project finance: ideally, equity isn't used for equipment as risk 📈. As the piece lays out, I hope that changes fast.

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@MattDelaneyOR 🔥🔥🔥

Good luck!