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“There’s a Genius to Nature”: Organizing the Future of Carbon Removal with Chandler Van Voorhis, ACRE Investment Management Co-Founder

In the first episode, we're joined by Chandler Van Voorhis, co-founder and manager of ACRE Investment Management, to about the role of reforestation in carbon removal, the importance of bringing landowners into the market, and the infrastructure needed to accelerate participation. We also discuss ACRE’s 1-million-ton carbon removal deal, its ambitious oyster restoration project in the Chesapeake Bay, and the hidden nursery supply crisis that could constrain future reforestation.

"We must build demand for carbon-negative products," Marta Sjögren, Paebbl Co-CEO & Co-Founder

For this episode, we were joined by Marta Sjögren, Co-CEO and Co-founder of Paebbl, a company that's developing carbon-storing building materials by permanently mineralizing captured CO2 into valuable industrial products. Marta shares the complexities of bringing sustainable building materials to scale, including navigating buyer demand, policy, regulation and the uncertainty of a maturing market.

"Carbon Removal Is a Boots-on-the-Ground Business," Diego Justiniano, Exomad Green CEO

Joining us in today's episode is Diego Justiniano, CEO and founder of carbon removal company and the world's largest biochar supplier Exomad Green. Diego shared the company's journey to its latest milestone of 2.3 million tonnes of CDR credits sold and over 300,000 tonnes delivered, and stressed the importance of understanding that carbon removal requires a hands-on approach to achieve industrial scale.

"Nature-Based and Tech-Based Carbon Removal Work Better Together," Christoph Gebald, Climeworks CEO

In this episode, our guest is Christoph Gebald, CEO and co-founder of direct air capture pioneer Climeworks. As one of the first DAC companies on the market, Climeworks has a rich history of successes and lessons, some of which we discuss with Christoph, alongside DAC's unique ability to constantly improve and surpass expectations. Christoph also shares his view of the carbon removal market, some of its current major trends, and thoughts on why nature-based solutions must be paired with tech-based CDR to ensure growth.

"Accuracy is the most important thing for carbon markets," Nick Marshall Project Developer Forum Chair

Today we're joined by Nick Marshall, Chair of the Project Developer Forum - a global network and collective voice of over 60 companies and practitioners dedicated to developing and financing carbon credit projects. Nick talks about some of the main issues with carbon markets today, their evolution and the scrutiny they've come under in recent years, as well as some of the main challenges developers face.

"The carbon market is already maturing," Jan-Willem, Puro.earth President

For this episode, we are joined by Jan-Willem Bode, President of the world's leading crediting platform for engineered carbon removal, Puro.earth. JW walks us through his lengthy experience in the voluntary carbon market basically since its inception and shares his thoughts on the progress made so far, and what 2026 will likely bring for carbon removals.

"Soil carbon credits should stay in the food value chain," Robin Saluoks, eAgronom

Our guest in today's episode is Robin Saluoks, CEO and co-founder of sustainable agriculture platform eAgronom. Robin dives deep into the importance of soil carbon and regenerative agriculture practices as a means of improving soil health, crop yields and mitigating rising temperatures.

"We must move faster to scale carbon removal," Dr. Mai Bui, Supercritical

In this episode, Dr. Mai Bui, Head of Climate Science at carbon removal marketplace Supercritical, shares her multifaceted experience all across the board of developing CDR methodologies, working with policy and verifying carbon projects. Mai dives deep into what goes into building a balanced portfolio and emphasizes the urgency, with which we need to scale these solutions.

"Government support gives confidence in carbon markets," Fiona Perera, Gold Standard

For this episode, we're joined by Dr. Fiona Perera, Manager of Methodology Development & Innovations at Gold Standard. Fiona talks about the importance of robust carbon removal methodologies, the delecate balancing act between scientific rigor and the urgency of bringing new CDR solutions to market, and why government backing is crucial for today's carbon markets.

"Today's carbon credit demand is just the tip of the iceberg," Aadith Moorthy, Boomitra CEO

Our guest in this episode is Aadith Moorthy, founder and CEO of leading soil carbon project developer Boomitra. Boomitra has facilitated the world's largest soil carbon credit purchases, and Aadith shares his insights about how converging voluntary and compliance markets are already shaping what is to be the vast carbon market of tomorrow.

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